Photos by Tag: lapstrake
Viking boatbuilder launches a beauty
Renowned Fidalgo Island boat builder Jay Smith gathered with crew and admirers Thursday to launch a new 56-foot long ship at Skyline Marina. As you might expect, the launch drew quite a crowd. See video below. Click here for more information.
Image from the archives: 2004
This photo of a “Viking ship” built here on Fidalgo Island was taken on the beach at Bowman Bay in 2004. Builder was Jay Smith of Anacortes, using the lapstrake construction method. As an American of Norwegian/Danish descent, I have heard countless times over the years that Scandinavians were drawn in part to the Northwest […]
Classic lapstrake
Given my ethnic background (Norwegian and Dane), I am fascinated by things Scandinavian. Lapstrake, also known as clinker building, is a method of constructing hulls of boats and ships by fixing wooden planks so that the planks overlap along their edges. According to Wikipedia.com, the overlapping joint is called a land. The whole length of […]