Between 1957 and 1970 Cheoy Lee produced approximatley 133 folkboats originaly sold as the the Offshore 25, better known as the Frisco Flyer.

There were three versions of this small blue-water boat. 91 in all wood and 42 in Fiberglass with wood. There were 55 Type I's and II's and 78 of the Type III's. The Type I (aka the Pacific Clipper) was an all wood boat, had a mast that was stepped through the deck, a traditional folkboat fractional rig and a smaller cabin. The Type II's had a larger teak trunk cabin and a masthead rig. The Type III's had a larger teak dog-house cabin, some "standing" headroom and a masthead rig stepped on deck. The earlier Type III's were solid teak built onto a fiberglass hull and the later Type III’s (1966-1970) were made entirely out of fiberglass with teak paneling.

This boat, Yard # 1507 is one of approximatley only 30 Type III's left. It was out of the water for the previous 16 years when I got it and then about another 5 more while I rebuilt it. It was an empty, cracked hull when given to me and needed a complete restoration/refit. It took about five years of long nights and weekends of working outside under a tarp, in the garage or in the boat during cold winter nights, wet rainy afternoons and everything in between. The occasionally eager assistant on the project was my four (now ten) year old daughter who can have this boat as soon as I convince her mother to get another one. This blog is the record of all the work that "we" have done to the boat as well as some other somewhat related events with friends and family. Eventually, this will be put together in a book which will stay with the boat.

She still has plenty more to go but for now, Jackaroe has been in the water for a couple years now and thats all that matters...

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Thursday, February 8, 2007

More History



Folkboat History






In 1941, the association of Scandinavian sailing interests, Scandinaviska Seglarforbundet, organized a design competition for a small cruising sailboat that would provide accommodations for two or three adults and would be suitable for class racing. Design entries by Jac Iversen of Sweden and Knud Olsen of Denmark were well received. Tord Sunden of Gothenburg, Sweden was tasked with developing the Folkboat design based on the Iversen and Olsen designs and the criticisms and inputs from the design competition committee.


The Folkboat is raced as a one design class. Fiberglass variants that preserve the weights and centers of the original wood design have been built by several manufacturers and are recognized as members of the one design class. The Folkboat has also spawned many variants which are not recognized as members of the one design class.


Awareness of the Folkboat class in the United States was greatly enhanced by the first official single-handed transatlantic race in 1960 from Plymouth, England to New York City. Five competitors took part in the race. Two of the competitors sailed Folkboats.

Valentine Howells participated in Eira. Eira was a clinker built Folkboat. Eira appears to closely follow the original Folkboat plans except for the cabin trunk which extends forward of the mast.

Photo: Eileen Ramsay, Hamble.

World War II hero and wind-vane self-steering innovator Blondie Hasler participated in a highly modified Folkboat named Jester. Jester featured a carvel-planked Folkboat hull topped by an unusual deck arrangement with no cockpit and a single-masted junk rig.

Photo: Eileen Ramsay, Hamble.

Jester incorporated many innovations. Blondie Hasler was a pioneer in the development of pendulum servo windvane self-steering gear. Jester was steered from below decks via a whipstaff. All sail handling could be performed from a central hatch without going on deck.
Blondie Hasler sailed Jester in the 1960 and 1964 single-handed transatlantic races. Jester has participated in every subsequent single-handed transatlantic race under the command of her second owner, Michael Richey. During the 1988 race, Jester was abandoned at sea after sustaining damage during a storm. A near duplicate of the original Jester was built of cold-molded construction to continue the tradition of her participation in the single-handed transatlantic race.


In 1968, Tord Sunden produced an updated version of his Folkboat design for production in fiberglass by Marieholmsbruk A/S. The new design was known as the International Folkboat (IF). The IF is not recognized as a member of the Folkboat one design class, but is raced as a one design class of its own in Scandinavia.




The Folkboat has spawned many variants. Many of the wooden Folkboats built in Britain utilized carvel construction rather than the clinker construction of the original design. In addition to the IF, many other fiberglass variants have been designed.

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