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By Grace Ombry Jan Gougeon’s monumental launch of STRINGS occurred in July of 2011, over a decade after the birth of the project. Jan passed away on December 18, 2012. We miss him. —ED In Epoxyworks 17, we published a photo with the following caption: In the recess of the Gougeon boat shop loft, something […]
by Bruce Niederer — GBI Technical Advisor Above: The proa Slingshot was one of the true pioneers of speed, topping out at 40 knots. There are those who believe sailing fast means advanced composites with high-tech fibers, exotic cores, and plenty of cash. Very few think of wood when they think of fast, but before […]
By Tim Atkinson — Senior Chemist Editors note: Our head chemist Tim Atkinson penned this piece on some of the history of Gougeon Brothers, Inc. on the occasion of our 25th anniversary, back in 1994. In 1969, Meade Gougeon and his younger brother Jan founded Gougeon Brothers’ Boatworks to build iceboats. These lightweight, sail-powered vessels were built […]
Gougeon Manufacturing Corp. continued to fine tune the design and production of the Gougeon 32 sailboat in 1993, adding a sporty, wrap-around window look.
