Welcome to the new Windward Boatworks website..

February 2009

Windward Boatworks is looking to help you upgrade your program.

Are you looking to get a better boat or perhaps find a new boat but at a used price? How about helping us to find good and not so good used boats. What we are looking for are boats with good parts and not so good hulls so that we can put together packages combining new hulls and these good parts.These boats will be available for a great price depending on the cost of the trade ins. So if you know of that older Butterfly along the fence, sitting down at the club, or in the back of the garage it could get you into a recycled program for a great price.

If your boat is a little tired but a newer hull sounds like just the trick, recycling your parts might be a great option. If you do know of used boats we are also trying to get these boats into the hands of people wanting to learn to sail and race the Butterfly. We are willing to refurbish these boats and give them a second life in the Butterfly World. Help us to find these boats and give them a second chance. There are many people out there right now looking for that first Butterfly or that second boat to get their other children out racing. Help us to get the word out.

This refurbishing and recycling program gets more boats out racing and makes the Butterfly an even greater value.

Call us at 608.831.877 for a quote on this new program

November 10. 20008

Drop the sails, ditch the crew and full speed for the finish line.

The finish of all finishes, flat water and a dying breeze.

Greg and Kathy scooting along.

September 2008

2008 Inland 20 National Champions

Steve Scheck and Leigh Leonard

2008 Inland 20 Nationals

With a few weeks to go there are already 28 boats registered and more coming. This could be the largest National Regatta to date. If you have not signed up or are looking for a boat to sail contact the I-20 class or WBW for all the latest information. See you in Green Lake.

August 2008

Butterflys Swarm the Westerns

This years WMYA Championship is in Muskegon hosted by the Grand Rapids YC. The Butterfly class again has the largest number of boats registered for the event with 51. All year long it has been an outstanding number of people participating in events all over the country and the WMYA Championship is no exception. Expect great racing and results to follow.

July 2008

2008 Butterfly National Champions

The 2008 championship was sailed at Torch Lake, Michigan and what a great club and site.
This years champions are Mike Knapp in the open and Stephen and Geoffry Nelson in the youth. Congratulations to both winners.
The regatta was well attended and could possibly be the largest scow regatta of the year with 114 boats sailing. What is exciting to see is the level of club and sailing school participation with big trailers and lots of boats in tow. Never in one place have I seen so many multiple boat trailers at any scow regatta.
Next years Butterfly Nationals for 2009 is at Spring Lake and lets see you there. For more information checkout the Butterflyer website.

Can you beat this guy?

Oshkosh Yacht Club Inland 20 racing Sunday mornings.
There was great wind for the races the first week. There were three races back to back starting at 9:30 and finished around noon.
The rest of the Inland 20 schedule for Oshkosh is as follows:
July 13, Aug 24, and Aug 31. Rain date if there is a cancelation. First race at 9:30 am. Several races to follow. Hope you can make it.

It is sailing time in Madison!! The water is down and the racing is up.

June 2008

Photo Credit: Nina McKeough
Butterfly season is just starting.

May 2008

2008 Spring Fling Champions:
Joe and LaCinda Terry

Photo Credit: Brook Patten;More photos here

In breezy and in light conditions, consistent sailing pays off. Joe was able to head off the fleet by doing just that. In the windy conditions on Saturday, Brooke and Anne Patten were able to beat the rest and win their first regatta race ending up in fifth overall. In second place was Aaron Lynn sailing with Mark Buchheit on Freedom. Aaron drove all the way out from Aberdeen, Maryland to sail in the regatta this past weekend. More details to follow.
Click here for results.