East Coast PT Skiff
This lovely shot was sent in by new PT Skiff owner/builder Jim Long.
BIEKER BOATS IS MOVING!
After 12 years in Frelard, we are moving the office to Anacortes, 80 miles North of Seattle. 619 Commercial Ave, Anacortes Wa 48.517019N,122.612477W Our new mailing address is: Bieker Boats Box 296 Anacortes, Wa 98221
Fujin Back in Form
A nice article in Scuttlebutt Sailing News about Fujin’s refit: Fujin: Upright and better than ever
Welcome Evan
Bieker Boats welcomes Evan Walker as our latest employee. Evan is a crack sailor, sail maker, rigger and SolidWorks wizard. We’re lucky to have him here!
Another PT Skiff launched
Another of our PT Skiff designs comes out of the shop, this one from Australia. Built from Russell and Ashlyn Brown’s kit, which can be found here: PT Watercraft. A very tidy piece of workmanship.
Introducting the B53
Introducing the B53 high-performance cruising cat, just beginning construction at Gold Coast Yachts in the US Virgin Islands for a veteran Seattle sailing couple. More details to follow in coming days. Overall Length 16.33 m Waterline Length (heeled) 16.17 m Beam Overall 8.0 m Draft 3.0 m max, 0.4 m min Bridgedeck Clearance 0.96 m upright,…
Riptide 35s get 1st and 2nd in the 2014 Swiftsure Classic
Longboard (a Riptide 35 MkII) and Terremoto (a Riptide 35 MkI) placed 1st and 2nd in the PHRF division of this years Swiftsure Classic http://www.swiftsure.org/. RT35 MkII Longboard RT35 MkI Terremoto
Riptide 55 out cruising
We just received a nice note from TJ Durnham, the current owner of Rocket Science. Rocket science is the first keel boat that I designed (back in 1998). She is a long, lean and lightweight performance cruiser with hard chines and twin rudders. After 16 years she still looks cutting edge. Rocket Science is in the…
26 ft Power Cat Launch
Gordy and Judy Cole launched their 26 foot power cat Slightly Dangerous today in Seattle. She is named after a WWII P-38 Lightning and sports graphics to match. They did a beautiful job on the build and finish. Slightly Dangerous is not a kit boat really, but all the plywood and foam parts were NC…
Dogzilla Has a New Home
A worthy final resting place for the 33rd America’s Cup winner. Bieker Boats designed and engineered the support system and rigging for displaying the USA 17 Trimaran at Oracle headquarters.