Launchings

Bob Ward, of Umatilla, Oregon, built this Baby Tender for his first grand niece, Caroline, who was born last September. The tender, named CAROLINE after her skipper, was launched in November.

SHIRLEY is a Redfish Kayaks Spring Run. She has been something of labour of love, having been in progress for 4 plus years. She is built of Western Red Cedar, Paulownia and Hoop Pine, and comes in at about 18Kg or 40lbs.

TUBBY TUG (9' LOA) was launched in August 2001 on the St. John River in Belleisle Bay, New Brunswick. Glen-L Boats of Bellflower, CA designed her, and Tom Wetzel of Grand Manan built her using the stitch-and-glue method. TUBBY TUG is owned by 5-year-old Dylan MacKenzie of Hampton, New Brunswick.

My Kayak is a Chesapeake Light Craft “Wood Duck Hybrid.” I started the build on 11/6/14 and completedit on 12/30/14. It took approximately 185 hours to complete the kayak, including time spent on making a “Greenland Paddle” and a few mistakes that needed to be rectified!

Dennis Williams believes this 11' skiff to have built sometime in the 1950s. It was restored by Fabian and Sachs restorations. It was a sailing skiff, which Dennis had converted to a rowing skiff. He uses her in the West River at Shady Side, MD.

Jim Force writes that it took him three years to finish the 12' semi-dory he won in the draw at John Karbott's WoodenBoat class in 1999. The lapstrake planking is mahogany marine plywood (okoume bottom and transom are pine; stem and frames are oak.

Cedric Brannen built this skiff for Rob McCauley over the winter of 2002-2003, using the same molds he used to build two skiffs for Rob's father 30 years ago.

The MARY OLIVER, built for photographer Amy Melious, is named for the poet, and for all poems inspired by nature. The designer and builder, Martin Herbert, looked hard at the work of J. Henry Rushton as well as commentaries on the type by Iain Oughtred.

Connie Nelson sent in a report of the construction of the canoe LOUISE. In 1998, her husband Earl was forced into retirement for health reasons and needed a project.

Dunwerkin is our first wooden boat. It’s a 14′ square stern kayak made of cedar. Runs like a dream. I am proud of it although I just paddle. I didn't build it. That job was left to a friend.