There is a Tyee skiff that is a prize in a lottery that will be won by some lucky person at the Maritime Center in Cowichan Bay B.C. Canada. Tickets are $5. CDN for one and $20 for five. This beautiful example of a Tyee guide boat was recently built by a boat building class at the Maritime Center under the instruction of Mark Reuton of Nomad Boat Building. Google the Maritime Center in Cow Bay for more information about this and other small west coast fishing boats like the handliner they have on display.
I went to the website and found a description of the Tyee lottery but couldn’t figure out how to buy a ticket (other than visiting the museum?) Did anyone else have better luck?
Yes, I think the lottery is pretty much a local thing which raises funds for the Maritime Center. I apologize if I gave the impression tickets can be bought on line. But if anyone is planning a visit to southern Vancouver Island, the Maritime Center in Cow Bay (near Duncan) is well worth a visit.
No worries. Being from the States, it would have also meant import duties and complications. We'll leave it for our fellow Canadian opportunists. Thanks though. It was still a good shout out.
This design is very similar to the concept of a Whitehall. She is fuller in the bottom, which gives her more righting moment and makes her more forgiving when less skilled "dudes" are working off centerline to fish or haul nets and buoys.
We’d love to share more articles on regional designs…and especially from all different regions of North America and countries abroad. So we invite readers everywhere to write about small-boat designs that have served unique regional needs over the years—rowing, sailing, whatever. Your stories don’t have to be accompanied by elegant drawings (although lines help), but photos are sure helpful, or links to sources of drawings or images.
What caught my eye as a non-boat builder in the Tyee drawing was the higher mid-ships freeboard. When I looked at the other skiff drawings it seemed to confirm what I saw. Always sussing boats for wingnut expeditions. Thanks.
Thompson Skiff! I spent my first summer after High School on the York River in one of these. I was a helper taking Blue crab out of crab banks on both the north and south shores about a mile or two south of West Point, Va. Same floor boards and shape (albeit slightly larger) which worked well with a 25 hp Chrysler outboard.
If I had to choose between these designs, I'd fall for the Poulsbo and or maybe the Watermans. I've fallen for the stability of the beamy lapstrake hulls after four plus years in my ILUR - not to mention the traditional lines that just "get you."
Although I designed Nereid with an eye toward sailing her, I am feeling a bit nervous about raising sail the first time. I notice the elegant Whitehall is longer and has less beam than Nereid. Will she have a sailing rig or strictly rowing? As a canoe sailor, I believe I am competent to handle her under sail, but . . .
There is a Tyee skiff that is a prize in a lottery that will be won by some lucky person at the Maritime Center in Cowichan Bay B.C. Canada. Tickets are $5. CDN for one and $20 for five. This beautiful example of a Tyee guide boat was recently built by a boat building class at the Maritime Center under the instruction of Mark Reuton of Nomad Boat Building. Google the Maritime Center in Cow Bay for more information about this and other small west coast fishing boats like the handliner they have on display.
I went to the website and found a description of the Tyee lottery but couldn’t figure out how to buy a ticket (other than visiting the museum?) Did anyone else have better luck?
I had the same experience. Maybe we have to visit in person? Womp, womp.
Yes, I think the lottery is pretty much a local thing which raises funds for the Maritime Center. I apologize if I gave the impression tickets can be bought on line. But if anyone is planning a visit to southern Vancouver Island, the Maritime Center in Cow Bay (near Duncan) is well worth a visit.
No worries. Being from the States, it would have also meant import duties and complications. We'll leave it for our fellow Canadian opportunists. Thanks though. It was still a good shout out.
This design is very similar to the concept of a Whitehall. She is fuller in the bottom, which gives her more righting moment and makes her more forgiving when less skilled "dudes" are working off centerline to fish or haul nets and buoys.
This is a wonderful article. I would love to see more of this sort of material in Small Craft Advisor. Keep up the good work folks.
We’d love to share more articles on regional designs…and especially from all different regions of North America and countries abroad. So we invite readers everywhere to write about small-boat designs that have served unique regional needs over the years—rowing, sailing, whatever. Your stories don’t have to be accompanied by elegant drawings (although lines help), but photos are sure helpful, or links to sources of drawings or images.
What caught my eye as a non-boat builder in the Tyee drawing was the higher mid-ships freeboard. When I looked at the other skiff drawings it seemed to confirm what I saw. Always sussing boats for wingnut expeditions. Thanks.
Thompson Skiff! I spent my first summer after High School on the York River in one of these. I was a helper taking Blue crab out of crab banks on both the north and south shores about a mile or two south of West Point, Va. Same floor boards and shape (albeit slightly larger) which worked well with a 25 hp Chrysler outboard.
If I had to choose between these designs, I'd fall for the Poulsbo and or maybe the Watermans. I've fallen for the stability of the beamy lapstrake hulls after four plus years in my ILUR - not to mention the traditional lines that just "get you."
You just named my three favorite boat types!
Although I designed Nereid with an eye toward sailing her, I am feeling a bit nervous about raising sail the first time. I notice the elegant Whitehall is longer and has less beam than Nereid. Will she have a sailing rig or strictly rowing? As a canoe sailor, I believe I am competent to handle her under sail, but . . .