First run of a new foiling, sailing challenge in Eastern NC. The "Lookout Loop" circumnavigates Shackleford Island clockwise past Cape Lookout Light, out Barden inlet, on the outside and back in Beaufort inlet starting and finishing at Harkers Island. It's a lot packed into 23nm with tons of variables to keep it exciting. Details: https://alanosauras.github.io/lookoutloop/ First ever run by Alan Stewart on Aug. 11th 2025 in a NE wind but the real challenge will be a SW wind and incoming tide. Track: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vYDyBYp8i24VRlin_meZZqPimzuJZZ0&usp=sharing Custom Board build: https://photos.app.goo.gl/XTh2xh2wrccsHoYy7 Camera Setup: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14kEQNH_RZ6fmPL6zkMQD0RXwV0V-EzbDqHORLLCL80g/edit?usp=sharing

First run of a new foiling, sailing challenge in Eastern NC. The "Lookout Loop" circumnavigates Shackleford Island clockwise past Cape Lookout Light, out Barden inlet, on the outside and back in Beaufort inlet starting and finishing at Harkers Island. It's a lot packed into 23nm with tons of variables to keep it exciting. Details: https://alanosauras.github.io/lookoutloop/ First ever run by Alan Stewart on Aug. 11th 2025 in a NE wind but the real challenge will be a SW wind and incoming tide. Track: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vYDyBYp8i24VRlin_meZZqPimzuJZZ0&usp=sharing

Our interview with Koray Gömeç in Turkey who just launched his Ocracoke 20-B after a 2 year build. He did an amazing job having never built a boat before. The boat was built using our DXF files and was CNC cut in Istanbul. More about the Ocracoke 20B can be found here: https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/ocracoke20b Check out all his pictures on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ocracoke_20b?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D Read more in this Epoxyworks article from a couple years ago: https://epoxycraft.com/news/ocracoke-20-b/

Available as a complete cnc cut plywood kit or as templates for download and printing and CNC cut files for anyone who wants to cut one out themselves (link below). Planning to do more plywood foil board kits. Probably a mid length next. Hollow plywood foil board kit. https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/wingfoil/ pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/EBvBF73EnSqaujcY6 Gear: Homemade light wind board, 5.5m 2022 duotone slick sls and Code 1300s/med/150AR w/ 85cm mast.

Description of the material and construction of the Spear, a hollow plywood foil board developed as a cnc kit by B&B Yacht Designs in July 2024. More info can be found here: https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/wingfoil/

We had a "sleigh ride" second day up Core Sound with the asymmetrical spinnaker pulling us the whole way.

In this video, SOS and Sandybottom in the Core Sound 17 Mark 3 (Carlita) and Nate aka KnottySheets in the Spindrift 12 launch off the beach at Cedar island for the 2025 Watertribe NC Challenge at 0600. We were the only 2 boats to launch at that time because of some stormy looking clouds but they resolved to the north and we were off! Be sure to put next year on your calendar! https://www.watertribe.com/Events/NorthCarolinaChallenge/Default.aspx

Video taken by Graham on in May 2023 during his sailing for Parkinsons cruise. Jay and Carol joined Graham on a sail to New Bern during the trip where Graham took this video. The Matthew Flinders 246 is Graham Byrnes small ocean capable mini cruiser for 2. Designed and CNC cut by B&B Yacht Designs where plans and kits are available. https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/sailboats/mf-246/

In this video we discuss how to deal with epoxy resin that has crystallized in the jug. In short it should be heated to dissolve any solids that have formed in the resin so that they don't clog up the resin pump. We recommend keeping your epoxy in a warm container or using a epoxy dispenser with a small oil pan or engine block heater such as the one we mention in this article. https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/epoxydispenser For more information you can see our "Basics of Working with Epoxy" article here. https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/blog/working-with-epoxy-the-basics/ Or checkout our Boatbuilders Handbook a document we update with more tips and tricks. https://gdoc.pub/doc/e/2PACX-1vSoO_kPN4yq3i8C8cCkrvGAQTTsv0ED8n-ZMdj4ZjC2yobCgbapmcXRNjpcD17h1dmBGEd5WcIhCiF5 B&B sells epoxy for all of our kits and we use the same epoxy regularly at our shop so we know it works! https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/building-supplies/epoxy/