Clark Wilbur Mills (1915, Michigan - December 11, 2001, Clearwater Florida) was an American designer and builder of boats.

He was best known as the designer of 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.

Clark Mills (boatbuilder)

Mills was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2017.

Clark Mills (boatbuilder)

Designs

Com-Pac 16

Com-Pac 23

Com-Pac Sun Cat

Com-Pac Sunday Cat

Optimist

US1

Windmill

References

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. National Sailing Hall of Fame Induction

Clark Mills (boatbuilder)

Footnotes

American boat builders

American yacht designers

1915 births

2001 deaths

20th-century American engineers