However, because of the nostalgic value and beauty of wooden boats, the wooden boat market did not completely disappear. The construction technique based on laminating wood veneers together with epoxy, which the Gougeon Brothers developed for building the iceboats, was also used to build a few high profile racing sailboats. This 35-foot trimaran was designed and built by the Gougeons and launched in 1970. Another notable boat built in this manner was the Holland-designed Golden Dazy , which won the Canada's Cup Regatta in 1975. They realized that they could build stiffer and stronger hulls with wood and epoxy than they could with fiberglass, and do so without increasing the weight.
Many custom builders continue to choose wood and epoxy as their construction materials today.
Slingshot recorded the second fastest time at the World Speed Trials in 1979. Gougeon Brothers developed a production version of the Olympic Class Tornado catamaran, which they built in 1975 and 1976. A Gougeon-built Tornado was sailed to win a Silver Medal in the 1976 Olympics. Patient Lady , a C-Class catamaran built by Gougeon Brothers, won the 1977 Little America's Cup. Adrenalin , a Formula 40 Trimaran, was built for Bill Piper of Ossineke, Michigan in 1987.