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 …
UPDATE on Gilbert Klingel’s “Freya”
I recently returned from a trip to Maine, in part to visit with Mark Jackson on Green Island. Mark was the Maritime Technical Instructor at Vinalhaven High School and he was seeking a boat that needed restoration and would fulfill the need of his project; to provide a sailing experience and a challenge for the …