CLASSIC BOAT FEBRUARY 2018 91DANISH OAK FISHING BOAT
The inspiration for the smakke jolle Helge is from a Danish museum boat
of the 1890s. She’s living history, all traditionally built with a near-
rectangular sprit-rigged main, jib, and riveted oak planks that look the
business. The 16ft (4.9m) double-ender was built for, and by, Angus Biles.
BEAULIEU SCOW
Ex-fundraiser and IT specialist Jamie Chitty built this to replace the
family’s ageing Beaulieu Scow, a class raced on the Beaulieu River.
She’s just 11ft 3in (3.4m) long and under 100kg, built in two layers of
double diagonal with an outer fore-and-aft layer for a carvel look.MOTH
Jake Stow’s 11ft (3.4m) Moth looks
every inch the speed machine it
should be. The build is broad panels
of ply stitched and glued with
bulkheads for stiffness.
Meanwhile the high-tech bits include a
variable angle daggerboard, foil
rudder, aluminium mast and naturally
Jake fitted a large sail area.JENNY STEERJENNY STEERJENNY STEERNESS YAWL
The dishy shape of an Orkney yole is hard to miss, but
so far, only one person we know has built them –
Orcadian boatbuilder Ian B Richardson, who supplied
the design to Rod Anderson Boyle to build this unique
clinker Vendia ply, engineless version. She is an 18ft
(5.5m) gunter-rigged sail-and-oar boat that Rod will
keep locally and enjoy for family adventures. Ian’s seal
of approval was very important to Rod after finishing
this very ambitious project.