Azulykit - Plan No. 6

This smooth plank boat with a spritsail rig was designed circa 1890, probably by George Kneiss, and built for use as a working Whitehall in San Francisco. Bob first saw the original under a porch in Inverness, California in 1963, and brought the boat home with him to Massachusetts. She now resides at Mystic Seaport.

Azulykit is an excellent rowing boat, heavy enough to keep her way well, and relaxing to handle under sail or oars. She has two rowing stations and carries four adults.

"This was a very fast boat and used mostly by newsmen and couriers who went out to meet ships entering the harbor. -- RHB