Happy 95th Anniversary Wooldridge Boats!!! 1

It was 1915 when "Grandpa" Wooldridge (1896-1986) built his first river boat to make that first-ever float down Oregon's Rogue River. The evolution of Wooldridge Boats from the past to the present was laced with many firsts,…

…like the first-ever trip UP the Rogue River in 1947 … with a prop, of course, no jets back then!!! 

The history of Wooldridge Boats and company founder Glen Wooldridge has been chronicled in numerous books, magazines and films since 1915. 

Ted Trueblood, famous associate Editor of Field & Stream, who ran rivers and fished with Wooldridge, wrote a glowing foreword to Florence Arman's book, "The Rogue, a River to Run". This volume gathers up many of the adventures, legendary stories and history of the era along with fascinating historical photos and facts.

The Rogue River trip was just one of Glen’s many “first-evers.” The adventures ranged from Alaska's Yukon River to California's Klamath, including the powerful and intimidating Idaho rivers and those seldom touched in British Columbia. At age 79, "Grandpa" Glen was first to run the fearsome Hells Gate on BC's Fraser River. At the root of it all was a Wooldridge Boat.
Wooldridge designed boats, built boats and blazed a historic trail along the way, guiding such prestigious folks as President Herbert Hoover, Clark Gable and Ginger Rogers, to name a few. Wooldridge was drifting, running props and was close-at-hand during development of the outboard jet by Dick Stallman, who created and produces the outboard jet drives used on motors worldwide.

Of course there's more, lots more. Wooldridge Boats are no longer made of wood, the material of choice is now aluminum, all-welded of course, and the lineup now includes several deep water prop and inboard jet designs. The fourth generation Wooldridge, Grant, is building boats, and a vital cog in the operation. The third generation Wooldridge, Glen, is President, of the company. Named after his grandfather, Glen continues the family tradition as an innovator, explorer and fine boatman. His dad, Bob, lends valuable advice and boat building experience

The evolution of Wooldridge Boats during these many decades has contributed to the continuity of the product and its customer friendly design. There is that ever present awareness that folks buy boats to get at the very best of our outdoors and that demands boats that offer superior handling every step of the way.

The Evolution of the Wooldridge hull is very apparent in their new 95th Anniversary edition!

"Little Red" is an agile, stylish, high performance dynamo that is as home on the rivers as it is on the lakes and bays! Versatile is the word here!

With innovative, affordable watercraft like this available to the everyday angler and boater, it's a safe bet that Wooldridge will be around for another 95 years!