Our Boats

Specializing in boat lumber and marine plywood allows us an outlet for our personal interest in the boating industry. Our location on Vancouver Island gives us two distinct advantages. We are located in the centre of world-class boat building lumber ... and of course, we are located in the centre of world class boating waters. All three men have built boats: 

1. Ove - 46’ Robert Allan Fisheries’ Patrol Design (Lene-Marie) 
2. Jan - 21.5’ Howard Chapelle/Bill Garden Gentleman's Launch (Puddleduck)
3. Lars - 22’ Bartender (Marika I). 

In 1998, Jan and Shelley purchased Toby, a 1948 30' Chris-Craft sedan cruiser from S.A.L.T. Society in Victoria, BC.  Reselling her to Lars, he renamed the Chris-Craft,  Marika II.  Lars revitalized her to her original condition and now she is living the life of a grand dame on the Rhine River in Germany, and Lars is once again a boat owner of a 32' Barrie Farrell tri-cabin trawler; needing some TLC.   Look to see him and the family on the water sooner rather than later. 

In the meantime, Jan and Shelley are proud owners of an Ed Monk Sr. 32' Dulwen; built in 1957 by Philbrook and Sons Boatyard, Sidney, BC.   Our motto: "Never a dull moment and never be without a boat!!"  Ask about Jan and Lars' latest acquisitions from the Silva Bay Shipbuilding School.  Lovelly little sailing ladies called Duckweed, Topsey-Turvey and Racoon.  All Paul Gartside designs.

Puddleduck at the William Garden Rendezvous, Sidney, BC.

Dulwen outside Salt Spring Island.

Marika II

Duckweed was built as a project by one of the students with our wood,
at the Silva Bay Shipyard School on Gabriola Island, BC.

Topsy Turvey is boat #2 built as a student project at the Silva Bay Shipyard School
on Gabriola Island for Lars.......of course it highlights our wood.


Renamed Lucy, this is boat #3 that West Wind Hardwood has sponsored
as another student project at Silva Bay Shipyard School......and always our wood.


After 2 ½ year rebuild beside Lars’s residence she is now cruising the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.