Reference: National Fisherman, March, 1979 While cruising the Bay in their deep-draft sailboat, Gilbert and Virginia Klingel were often intrigued by the creeks and shallows they could not access. As a retirement project, Klingel designed a flat-bottom sailing scow with the idea of accessing those remote spots. Drawing on his memories of Vietnamese sampans of …
The Green Heron
The boat, Green Heron, that Gilbert Klingel built allowed him to continue his passion for observing the far ends of creeks and rivers, where wildlife and plant life were undisturbed. She draws only a foot of water and remains upright on the shore. She is a scow design which is flat-bottomed and her sail was Lateen, which is …