Spars

HMS Rose new yardarm installedHMS Rose yardarm transportSteve Garrand, Ed Farley, and I installing the skipjack HM Krentz's bowspritBowsprits for the Camden, Maine, schooners Grace Bailey and MercantileBowsprit for the St. Michaels, Maryland, skipjack HM Krentz

I build a wide variety of spars from whole log shaped masts for tall ships to hollow- or solid-section laminations for yachts.

The tall ship (top left and right) was the HMS Rose when Nathan Greeley, David Short, and I built a new yardarm for her. She has since been renamed HMS Surprise in honor of her role in the film, Master and Commander: Far Side of the World.

The historic skipjack HM Krentz (center) is an authentic sail-powered oyster catcher. Steve Garrand and I traveled to St. Michaels, Maryland, to help Capt. Ed Farley with her rebuild, including a new mast and bowsprit (bottom right).

The two bowsprits in progress (bottom left) now are part of the schooner fleet of Camden, Maine, respectively Mercantile and Grace Bailey.