Martin, Terry's son was always in the yard, ready to help and learn the tricks of the trade. From his father he inherited 'an eye for a good boat' and learned the ways of a traditional boatbuilder. He has now been running the yard for over 15 years and little has changed in this time - the boats are still built to the same, strong traditional standards.

The 23' Falmouth Working Boat has strength which is inherent in both the design and the construction. The hull lay-up is impressive. It is hand laid and the deck beams and carlins are assembled in the traditional manner. The deck itself is ¾" plywood sheathed in two layers of glass to render the whole area watertight, and if required, a teak finish may be laid.

The cabin structure is again wood with glass-sheathed plywood for the cabin furniture. For the layout its down to the customer with the only restriction being that the forward bulkhead must be positioned just aft of the mast, be it deck or keep stepped.

The interior space is amazing and no boats are identical. However over the years, this has become standardised to a degree.

Under sail the 23' Falmouth Working Boat comes into her own. She is exceptionally well balanced, she will in true oyster dredger style, respond readily to sail trim.

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