WINDWARD BOATWORKS
Windward Boatworks is your complete source for Butterfly Sailboats & Parts. We have been building Butterfly sailboats since 2006. Butterfly sailboats are large enough to accommodate several people, fast enough for serious competition, light enough for launching by one person, and virtually maintenance free. The Butterfly has a strong National Organization and holds annual National Championship regattas. From a cottage boat to serious one-design racer – the Butterfly does it all.
What’s New with Windward Boatworks and Butterfly Sailboats
Skimmer 45 time of year!
We are building the 2025’s
Race upgrades for your Butterfly sailboat
Who doesn’t love a classic new blue Butterfly!
A place to put your stuff.
We have been working on an improvement the last month or so which allows for more space in the cockpit. What happened in the end is that it allowed for us, an easier way to remove wet foam from the early boats that were built by the previous builder. In an afternoon you can remove a fair amount of foam and install this as well. It was a win for everyone.
Fall sale starting this week!
It’s almost Duck Season!
Summer is Still Sailing!
The state of the Butterfly class is strong!
What an exceptional regatta up at Glen Lake Michigan. We had 62 Butterflies racing with 40 in the junior fleet alone. That tallies to some 80 kids sailing at least. Some of our strongest clubs had conflicts with the Mac race and were unable to attend but everyone else just showed up. This shows most all of our clubs are very strong and are turning out the next generation of sailors and scow sailors. A long time WMYA member commented that, the Butterfly class is creating the future of scow sailing in Michigan if not the country, keep up the good work. So yes the Butterfly class is strong and yes it is growing. See you in White Lake next at the WMYA.