TOMALES BAY BOAT

Forcola Boatworks designed this fun daysailer for exploring Tomales Bay, a beautiful long inlet of Northern California in Marin County. The Tomales Bay boat is designed to perform as a safe and nimble sailboat as well as a comfortable rowboat, with ergonomics of both conditions equally taken into consideration. The boat can easily be beached in the abundant shoals and shallows of the region by cranking up its ballasted centerboard and kicking up its buoyant rudder. We are currently building it at our shop in San Francisco – follow along with the progress on our Instagram page!

Cold-molded hull construction from Fijian mahogany and Alaskan yellow cedar over laminated mahogany frames
Compressed cork sole and deck surfaces with clear varnished mahogany topsides
18′-0″ LOA
5′-2″ beam
9″ minimum draft with foils retracted
4′-2″ maximum draft with foils fully lowered
850 lbs displacement (200 lbs in ballast)
120 SF sail area (main + jib)
Self-bailing cockpit and over 2000 lbs of air-tight positive buoyancy
Self-righting through 120 degree inversion!