Classic Whitehall Spirit® 17 Expedition Sailing and Sculling Rowboat

The Whitehall Spirit® 17 Expedition is the flagship of all the Classic Whitehall Spirit® boat models. This extraordinarily beautiful boat is meant for exploring, camping, or heading out for a nice row or a delightful day sail. Wherever it goes, when there’s people around, it always draws a crowd that stops to admire its fine lines and elegant appearance.

This boat will float in only 6 inches of water with its bronze centreboard and kick up rudder fully retracted. This means it can sail or row into quiet, unexplored, uncrowded spots that are not accessible by large craft. It’s totally beachable for landing ashore, setting up camp, or exploring the shoreline. It’s easily towed on a small trailer by almost any small car for highway travel and off road trips.

Sailing

As with all Whitehall Spirit® models, the sailing gear is quick and easy to set up or remove without the use of specialized tools. The mast simply lifts out of its reinforced support socket. The mainsail boom includes a bronze clew outhaul tackle. The mast is two-part in Sitka spruce fitted with a carbon fiber sleeve and meticulously varnished. Being able to break into two parts enables compact stowage inside the boat. It is 6″ longer than the regular 17′ sailing models mast so it can accommodate the roller furling light air jib. This light air jib mounts on the removable teak bowsprit and furls from the cockpit.

The boat can be sailed with the mast set up free standing, however an included feature are Spectra running backstays with a deadeye styled backstay tensioner offering better headstay tension, sail shape, and windward sailing ability. Jiffy reefing gear on the mainsail is standard. The mainsail can also be reefed while out on the water. The fixed seats are removable to provide more space when sailing if desired.

Here is a link to the video showing How to Setup & Rig the Whitehall Spirit® Expedition 17 Sailing Rowboat

Sculling

For those who desire a low-impact, full-body workout, in slide seat sculling mode the layout is virtually identical the Whitehall Spirit® Slide Seat Sculling Model. The Expedition 17 model includes two slide seat sculling units with bronze hinging outriggers. The slide seat units can be removed or installed in just a minute or two when needed. Slide seat sculling is so smooth and enjoyable in this model it is the kind of activity that owners often do for many years on a regular basis. If sculling oars are required, we stock and can supply Club Style carbon fiber sculling oars.

Traditional Rowing

With the fixed seats installed the boat now becomes a three-position traditional rowboat that also can be rowed by one, two or three people. If you require traditional oars we supply the best available. There is a choice of Spruce/Carbon Traditional Oars with Leather collars and pressure cast oarlocks or all Carbon Fiber Traditional Oars with plastic collars and offset oarlocks.

These can be shipped to you along with your boat. The aft or center fixed seat rowing stations work great for when rowing alone. Three people rowing at once is a fun family activity. This boat will cruise along at 5 to 6 knots (10-12K), looking quite amazing to any watching from ashore.

This Classic Whitehall Spirit® 17 is right at home on the deck of a yacht, at the cottage, on a trailer, in the garage or parked on a dock. If stored outside and exposed to weather, on a Dock Bunk, Boat Dolly, or a small boat trailer, fitting it out with Lexan battens and a fitted Sunbrella cover is recommended to keep it looking good.

The Whitehall Spirit® Expedition 17 is entirely custom built in our shop by our master craftsmen to impeccable standards at our shop in Victoria, BC. It is a rowing sailing boat built to last 100 years or more providing sailing and rowing pleasure for generations. Our commitment to highest quality along with superior design makes this the ultimate boat of its type in the world. It is CE certified, US and Canadian Coast Guard approved. Built-in buoyancy makes it virtually unsinkable.

Included with this model:

The Whitehall Spirit® 17 Expedition comes equipped with two removable slide seat sculling units, a two-part carbon fiber sleeved Sitka spruce mast, spectra adjustable running backstays, spruce boom with leathered jaws, mainsail with jiffy reefing, jib, detachable teak bowsprit, roller furling light air jib, jib jammer racks, custom teak blocks, sheets and halliards, and the choice of either solid teak floorboards or fully buoyant ocean tender floor.

At Whitehall Rowing and Sail we have over thirty years of experience talking with thousands of happy owners about their experiences. Therefore, regarding any specific questions or specific requirements so please do not hesitate to connect with us.

We are happy to offer our assistance either by phone or by email to provide additional information or a quote for a Classic Whitehall Spirit® Expedition 17 and accessories delivered to your driveway or cottage anywhere in Canada, mainland USA, or shipped elsewhere in the world. We offer certified custom crating for offshore boat deliveries and have shipped worldwide for over 30 years. At present there are thousands of Whitehall Spirit® boat owners located in over 52 countries.

Please call or contact us for details and any further information.

Check out the PDF Order Form below or call for more information toll free in North America at 1-844-880-5151 or International Call 00+1 250590 6574 or email to sales@whitehallrow.com.

How to Order

Many customers first print the “Pricing and Accessories PDF”, in the “Pricing” tab above, for the boat they are planning to purchase, and then check-off the items they are interested in before calling or sending it to us. This is a good way to begin the process.

Alternatively, you can call to discuss your options, especially if you are unsure about what Whitehall boat model you are interested in. Your order may be as simple as a basic rowing model with oars, or as elaborate as a slide-seat rowing & sailing model with accessories, delivered to another continent.

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