This site is a place to share my interest in the history of wooden boatbuilding on the BC coast. It began as part of the Royal BC Museum's Living Landscapes project, Keeping the Coast Afloat: Wooden Boatbuilding on the North Coast.

A move to Vancouver expanded my horizons to explore boatbuilding in the south.

This is an ongoing project. If you can add information about any boats or boatbuilders, please contact me at boats[at]halfmoon.ca

Wooden Boat Galleries

Nanaimo Dock Walk

 

My Wooden Boats pictures on Flickr

Wooden Boats Built on the North Coast

Alphabetical Index. Look up boats by name:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

This growing database lists wooden boats built on the north and central coast of BC. It's focus is mainland coast and nearby islands around Prince Rupert and the Skeena River. However, to help get an understanding of wooden boatbuilding on the whole of the north and central coasts, wooden boats built north of Campbell River have also been included. Also some well-known north coast boats which were built in the south have been added.

Links

Keeping the Coast Afloat: Wooden Boatbuilding on the North Coast.

City of Richmond Archives has a large collection of wooden boat images.

Read tales of navigating the tides and currents of the coast with Alan Haig-Brown's Tide and Current blog.

Vessel Registry Query System Current vessel registration information on line.