Classic open sailing/rowing boat SPIRIT® 17

expeditionwith open transomsloop

The Whitehall Spirit® 17 Expedition model is our top-of-the-line sailing & sculling rowboat and available fully equipped including two slide seat sculling units, two-part mast, bowsprit, roller furling light air jib, a choice of either solid teak floorboards or fully buoyant ocean tender floor plus much more. Check out the PDF Order Form or call for details. This boat is impeccably custom built by our master craftsmen in our shop in Victoria BC. It is a rowing sailing boat built to last 100 years or more providing sailing and rowing pleasure for generations. Our commitment to highest quality plus superior design makes this the ultimate boat of its type in the marketplace. It is CE certified and US Coast Guard approved. Built-in buoyancy makes it virtually unsinkable. Perfect for fun day sailing, sculling or rowing while exploring coastal waters, lakes, or rivers. Needing only 6 inches of water with its bronze centreboard and rudder fully retracted, this boat can tuck into quiet, unexplored, and uncrowded spots. It’s trailerable for travelling and beachable, for landing ashore to camp or checking out the shoreline. This boat is right at home stored on the deck of a yacht, at the cabin, parked on a dock, or on a trailer in the garage. As with all our models, the sailing gear is fast and easy to install or remove without tools. The mast simply lifts out of its reinforced support socket. The mainsail boom includes a bronze clew outhaul tackle.The mast is two-part with a carbon fiber sleeve, enabling compact stowage inside the boat. It is 6″ longer than the regular 17′ sailing models mast to accommodate a roller furling light air jib.