Irle White

Miranda began her life in Irle and Dori’s backyard in Belmont, California, overlooking San Francisco Bay. A John Atkin schooner design based on the Little Maid of Kent, she was framed, above, in 2 x 2 oak. Irle added touches to her interior, such as laminated beams, below left, and a wood-burning stove, below right. The steering wheel was a gift from a friend and changed their plans from tiller to wheel steering. It sits in the bottom left photo awaiting installation.

Creating Miranda

Experiencing the value and beauty of simplicity Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 In the early 1960s i tooK a JoB in California. My wife, Dori, and I bought a house in Belmont, a small town in the hills overloo...

August 6, 2026