The Story

Schooner Leatherworks was established in May 2024 in Wrangell, AK by Bronson Leyva. The name is derived from the owner’s first large sailboat Oomiak which has a schooner rig. The purchase of Oomiak prompted Bronson to dive deeply into learning the schooner rig with its many intricacies and its utility. Leather became a convenient way to express the beauty that these ships inspired with the same utility that brought the schooner design so much success in trade and warfare.