Clark Mills (boatbuilder and designer)

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Clark Mills (1915-2001) 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.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] 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.