This is not a Tideway it is far better, both in construction and the materials used. However, both in size and design she has many of the features of a Tideway dinghy. This boat is newly built and was launched on a fresh water lake for testing purposes only. Instead of ply decks she has an oiled, inlaid mahogany foredeck and internal seats. She has been built in the traditional way with a clinker hull of mahogany planks on oak frames, using copper rivets. She is 12 ft in length with a 5 ft beam. There is absolutely no plastic used in this boat. She was built using specialist techni... read more