Chase Small Craft

Did you know we have a full Drawing Board of interesting projects destined to become new kits and plans and finished boats. A lot of our best boats started as one of these, a project waiting to happen and needing funding. This work takes an immense amount of time and contrary to what a lot of people think, the profit from the kits does not cover it! The profit from the kits covers the time, materials and value inherent in the kits themselves. The weeks of design work to get to the point of being able to cut a kit is not covered. So we look for individuals or groups who can help cover the cost through a sort of crowdfunding scheme. This has worked well for boats like the Calendar Islands 16 and the Deer Isle Koster. The top of the list right now is the Drake 22; we have one individual ready to share the cost with at least one person. This will be an amazing boat capable of expeditions, cruising, and racing for up to three people.
https://www.chase-small-craft.com/drawing-board

Always exciting to see a new IMOCA come out of the shed! Especially when it is a Malizia!

I can cut, pack and deliver oarmaking kits for delivery at the WoodenBoat Show in Mystic at the end of the month.
https://www.chase-small-craft.com/oarmaking

New blog post is up at Chase Small Craft.com https://www.chase-small-craft.com/boat-kit-blog/2026/6/3/introducing-the-speed-pram

Looking forward to a new class and a new boat with WoodenBoat School!
Join us August 2-8th for Building the Speed Pram, a new power boat designed for WoodenBoat School.

New blog post is up at Chase Small Craft.com https://www.chase-small-craft.com/boat-kit-blog/2026/6/3/introducing-the-speed-pram

Still space in this class - it is essentially an introduction to wood-epoxy boatbuilding while a group of us build this beautiful small motorboat designed by F. Vivier. Can't wait.

WoodenBoat School
Spend two immersive weeks in Brooklin, Maine, building Kerisper, a 16′ outboard skiff designed by François Vivier, while learning both stitch-and-glue and traditional glue-lapstrake techniques with instructor Clint Chase. Stable, efficient, and seaworthy, Kerisper is a versatile power skiff suited for everything from quiet cruising to spirited coastal runs.
https://www.thewoodenboatschool.com/courses/building-kerisper/

Ralph has moved his Calendar Islands 16 to a new spot near his home - a 20-foot shipping containers. Just as we have utilized shipping containers for shop space, others are finding them ideal for storage. They are long and narrow as boats tend to be; they are wind and weather tight (of course); they are rodent proof (my favorite feature); they last much longer than a wood shed; and they are mobile (not permanent structures, my second favorite feature). In this case the CI-16 on a Trailex trailer and the mast down out the transom just fits a 20-footer and there is space to work around it. Ramps are easy to find that make rolling the boat in and out a breeze. I highly suggest shipping containers for storage and even for shops space. They can be fully insulated, electrified and finished. If you need more info, contact Clint!

It will forever be known as Container Day. They are all in place...let the container shop be born. A huge shout out to some wonderful people who helped make this happen. The guys who made the containers and the contractors who I now consider friends. We all worked together to pull it off and it was about as good as you can do it. Then it snowed, a lot, the next day! So many transformations heading into the new year.