# Van Dam

> Van Dam Custom Boats builds one\-of\-one wooden boats and yachts in Boyne City, Michigan\. From 16’ runabouts to 70’ motor yachts — the world’s finest since 1977\.

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## Pages
- [Our History](https://www.vandamboats.com/our-history/)
- [Contact Us](https://www.vandamboats.com/contact-us/)
- [Campus](https://www.vandamboats.com/campus/)
- [Our Experience](https://www.vandamboats.com/our-experience/)
- [Our Culture](https://www.vandamboats.com/our-culture/)
- [Our Team](https://www.vandamboats.com/our-team/)
- [Careers](https://www.vandamboats.com/careers/)
- [Future](https://www.vandamboats.com/future/)
- [Past](https://www.vandamboats.com/past/)
- [Present](https://www.vandamboats.com/present/)
- [Press \& Media Coverage](https://www.vandamboats.com/press-releases/)
- [Videos](https://www.vandamboats.com/videos/)

## Boats
- [VDCB Canoe](https://www.vandamboats.com/boats/sail/vdcb-canoe/)
- [Tattler II](https://www.vandamboats.com/boats/sail/modern-sandbagger-sloop-wooden-sailboat/): Modern 1800s Sandbagger Gaff Rigged Sloop\.
- [Arline](https://www.vandamboats.com/boats/power/arline/)
- [Alpha Z](https://www.vandamboats.com/boats/power/exotic-custom-wooden-speed-performance/): Exotic Performance Speed Boat
- [Victoria Z](https://www.vandamboats.com/boats/power/victoria-z-exotic-speedboat/): Exotic High Performance Speed Boat

## Press Releases
- [Professional BoatBuilder Goes Inside the Van Dam Shop](https://www.vandamboats.com/press/professional-boatbuilder-goes-inside-the-van-dam-shop/)
- [Classic Boat Magazine Calls Van Dam's Builds "The Most Radical Boats in the World"](https://www.vandamboats.com/press/classic-boat-magazine-calls-van-dams-builds-the-most-radical-boats-in-the-world/)
- [Michigan Wooden Boat Builder Featured by University of Michigan](https://www.vandamboats.com/press/michigan-wooden-boat-builder-featured-by-u-m/)
- [Speed on the Water Goes "Deep in the Woods" With Van Dam Custom Boats](https://www.vandamboats.com/press/van-dam-custom-boats-michigan-craftsmanship/)
- [SOAR Magazine: "No Man Made Products Match the Beauty and Versatility of Wood"](https://www.vandamboats.com/press/soar-magazine-summer-classics/)

## Team Members
- [Ralph](https://www.vandamboats.com/team/ralph/)
- [Heather](https://www.vandamboats.com/team/heather-2/)
- [Kate](https://www.vandamboats.com/team/kate/)
- [Jesse](https://www.vandamboats.com/team/jesse/)
- [Nick](https://www.vandamboats.com/team/nick/)

## Magazines
- [Inside Van Dam's Metal Shop: Custom Marine Hardware Built from Scratch](https://www.vandamboats.com/magazine/inside-van-dams-metal-shop-custom-marine-hardware-built-from-scratch/)
- [Van Dam Custom Boats 2023: Inside a Year of R\&D, Craft, and Building the World's Most Detailed Wooden Boat](https://www.vandamboats.com/magazine/van-dam-custom-boats-2023-inside-a-year-of-rd-craft-and-building-the-worlds-most-detailed-wooden-boat/)
- [Van Dam Custom Boats 2025: A Year of Landmark Builds and Relentless Craft](https://www.vandamboats.com/magazine/2025-year-in-review-magazine/)
- [Van Dam Custom Boats 2024: A Year of Record Craftsmanship and Bold Innovation](https://www.vandamboats.com/magazine/van-dam-custom-boats-2024-a-year-of-record-craftsmanship-and-bold-innovation/)
- [Van Dam Custom Boats 2022: 45 Years, Two New Launches, and the Start of the Most Ambitious Build in the Shop's History](https://www.vandamboats.com/magazine/van-dam-custom-boats-2022-45-years-two-new-launches-and-the-start-of-the-most-ambitious-build-in-the-shops-history/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.vandamboats.com/sitemap_index.xml)