Clark Mills (boatbuilder and designer)

Clark Mills (1915, Michigan - December 11, 2001, Clearwater Florida^[1]) was an American designer and builder of boats.

He was best known as the designer economical and practical boats such as the Optimist pram, Windmill, Com-Pac 16 and others. He began building boats before World War II and after the war opened the Mills Boat Works in Clearwater, Florida.

See also

• Optimist pram
• Windmill
• Com-Pac 16
• Naval architecture

References

• International Optimist Dinghy Association: Clark Mills, designer of the Optimist
• Sailing Magazine, March 1999: An 8-foot giant of a sailboat
• Hutchins Company Profile discusses the Com-Pac 16 designed by Clark Mills.
• Builder of Snipes.

Footnotes

1. ^ http://landsendmarina.info/mills.html#Obituary