Dad's Wake
- Sailing skiff
- Length: 15′
- Beam: 5′
- Designer: Warren Jordan. Builder: Ray Oatley. Owner: Ray Oatley. Photographer: Sandi Oatley
- Launched: May 19, 2018
- Place of use: East coast.
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