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  1. The Norwalk Islands 18 and Its Cousins

    The Norwalk Islands 18 and Its Cousins

  2. nisboats : Norwalk Islands Sharpies : plans kits building sailing

    We were crossing Investigator Straight between Kangaroo Island and Port Vincent in St Vincents Gulf, in late 1988, in NIS 23 Charlie Fisher, a boat that was only weeks old, and largely new to me. The conditions were at variance to the forecast. It felt pretty brisk all right, but were in no danger. The boat itself was quiet and handled the ...

  3. nisboats : Norwalk Islands Sharpies : plans kits building sailing

    Precut Gaboon Plywood Kits are available NOW for NIS 18 /ketch/yawl or Cat Boat hulls. Metric measuring is now the Standard. All the plans are now of the MK2 versions, except for the NIS 29, 31 and 43. ... click images to enlarge: Buy Kit : NIS 18 - Kit : Complete NIS 18 hull for ketch or yawl epoxy sealed inside and out, glassed and Cop R Bote ...

  4. The Norwalk Islands Sharpies

    Bruce Kirby designed the original NIS fleet, in lengths of 18', 23', 26', 29', 31' and 43', inspired by the Connecticut River oyster fishing sharpies of the late 19th century. My son Jacob will tell you he was more than skeptical about the little plywood boat. He was pretty sure his older brother, Noah, and I were in the midst of ...

  5. nisboats : Norwalk Islands Sharpies : plans kits building sailing

    NIS 43 : Capable liveaboard open water cruiser racer rocket ship. Bruce Kirby has gone back to the sheet ply hull building concept of the NIS 18, 23, 26 and 29 and blown it out to 43 feet. The design, launched in South Carolina for the first time in early 2003 is a stayed ketch rigged rocket ship. Read More: Buy Kit

  6. Ketch and Yawl Rigs for Norwalk Island Sharpie 18

    The very portable looking NIS 18. All the other NIS's are ketches. But the 18 was drawn with a large single mast and a large mainsail for sparkling light wind performance. ... 3/ The boat will sit happily head to wind for extended periods with the mizzen sheeted tight so the main can be raised, lowered or reefed at leisure. ...

  7. Norwalk Islands Sharpie 18

    Length: 18' Beam: 6'7" Draft: 10" to 4' Weight Empty: 2200 lbs. Ballast: 600 lbs. Rig: Cat, cat yawl Sails: Main: Marconi, gaff 129 sq.ft. Mizzen: 52 sq.ft. Related boats: Norwalk Islands Sharpie 23 Links: nisboats.com nisboats - Norwalk Islands Sharpies (NIS) Forum melantho.com NIS 18 at Ottawa Small Boat Messabout ...

  8. NIS 18

    The Boat. The Norwalk Islands Sharpie is a line of boats from 18 ft. to 31 ft. designed as a shoal draft weekender/cruiser by Bruce Kirby. He used the traditions of the Sharpie and the advent of modern building materials to draw a boat easy to build for the inexperienced.

  9. Norwalk Islands Sharpie NIS 18 Cat Yawl 'Missie Lee'

    World's first NIS 18 cat yawl on its first day' sail in Moreton Bay Queensland off the beach at Coochiemudlo Island. The Bruce Kirby designed Norwalk Island...

  10. Norwalk Islands Sharpie NIS 18 cat yawl 'Missie Lee' sailing

    Sailing on Moreton Bay Queensland off the beach of Coochiemudlo Island. Bruce Kirby (of Laser dinghy fame) designed the Norwalk Islands Sharpie range for sa...

  11. nisboats : Norwalk Islands Sharpies : plans kits building sailing

    NIS 18. Click to see pics: 1/4 Berth And Stowage. Access Step In Cabin. Ballast Tiles. Building Respite. ... Phil's Boat Building Tent. Phil's Shed Outside. Fitting Lead. Sink Work. Stephen Kris End Point. ... All new Full Colour NIS Study Book! 69 page large (A3) format, spiral bound covering NIS 5.8, NIS 7, ...

  12. Norwalk Islands Sharpies

    Bruce Kirby designed Norwalk Islands Sharpies - NIS 26 'Kelpie' and NIS 18 'Jacana' - sailing on the Derwent Estuary in Hobart, Tasmania during the Australia...

  13. Norwalk Islands Sharpie 23

    Norwalk Islands Sharpie 23

  14. straydog Wooden Boats : plans kits building sailing rigging & lots of

    NIS 43 $5745.00. All Plans include a sail number for the use of the purchaser to build one boat only. Kits may not be ordered without proof of purchase of plans. Plans may not be transferred without written permission from Stray Dog Boat Works. Mk2 NIS 29, 35 and 43 hull kits are coming soon. Mk2 Hull Kits for NIS 18, 23 and 26 are available ...

  15. The Norwalk Islands 26

    NIS - is a trailerable (in case of 18′-29′ versions) yacht with hard chines, very robust, weighing around 8-900kg in the case of the 18′, and maybe 2000kg in the case of the 26′, designed primarily for cruising, has at least 250-300kg (18′) and perhaps 600kg (in case of the 26′) of ballast attached to the bottom and a barely ...

  16. PDF Norwalk Islands Sharpie 18 shape

    We also cross braced bulkhead B. We applied a 1-2mm layer of E-Glue to the chine log, sheer clamp and bulkhead edges, then refitted the topside with the three screws, battens and clamps. We crawled inside under the transom and carefully cleaned the excess E-Glue from the joints with a 25mm s/s spatula. The voids at the rear of.

  17. PDF BoaT ShoWN: NIS18 YaWl Missie Lee NIS 18 Mk2 Yawl

    of the NIS Sharpie range in general. Well done, Gavin and Elaine. Missie Lee NIS 18 Mk2 Yawl by Robert Ayliffe Gavin and Elaine Williams are the world's first to complete a new NIS 18 Yawl. NIS 18 interior looking aft. Note galley on starboard side, quarter berth on port. Porta Potti is located behind door in centre of boat, and under cockpit ...

  18. US 18

    A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.

  19. Anna Nicole Smith's Daughter Dannielynn Birkhead Turns 18

    Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead's daughter, Dannielynn, reached another milestone birthday! Dannielynn celebrated her 18th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 7. Spooky season came a month early ...

  20. PDF NIS18 Ketch

    NISBOATS.COM. Box 843 Mount Barker, SA 5251 Ph/Fax: 08 8391 3705 www.nisboats.com. ERT AYLIFFEI first sailed the NIS1. in Darwin. My friend, Greg Henderson built this boat around 1. years ago. His has the original fully battened marc o n i catboat rig, tall too, nearly nine metres abov. the water. Add lots of roach and a slippery hull and you ...

  21. About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off

    ROME (AP) — About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N. refugee agency and the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. Seven Syrians were rescued and taken to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, Italian rescuers said. The coast guard said local officials had spotted the ...

  22. PDF NORWALK ISLANDS SHARPIES Sharpie lookout

    NIS 18, so a larger car is required and 33ft (10m) is needed to store the boat, because of the mainmast length. The 23 sleeps "two brilliantly and four adequately", depending on the cabin set-up. Of course, there is always the cockpit option. There is, as with the 18, no attempt at headroom. Both the 18 and 23 are affected by crew

  23. My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)

    My Hero Academia: You're Next: Directed by Tensai Okamura. With Kaito Ishikawa, Yûki Kaji, Kayli Mills, Kenta Miyake. Izuku Midoriya, a U.A. High School student who aspires to be the best hero he can be, confronts the villain who imitates the hero he once admired.