Launchings

When his grandchild Eden was born, Stan Swan started building her an Original Gloucester Rocker. After several more months than he anticipated, he finally finished it and presented it to one-year-old Eden on July 10th this year.

Bruce Johnson built this Steve Killing designed Endeavour 17 sea kayak in 2002. ANONA is strip-planked with western red cedar, maple, and "Louisville slugger" ash. ANONA is a native American word meaning 'laughing water'.

After reading Mike O’Brien’s review of Oonagh in WB No. 237, David Keller thought it was just the boat to fit his needs. He hadn't built a boat before, didn’t let that prevent him from ordering plans from Doug Hylan (http://www.dhylanboats.com).

Sixteen year old Hannah Dumser is at it again. She and her dad just completed a 12′6″ Kaholo paddleboard kit from Chesapeake Light Craft.

Glen Rahtz has been busy: he built three canoes and launched an outboard skiff that he restored over the course of 2010-2011.

David Schmidt and Michael Crisell built this 15'7" sharpie skiff, designed by Steve Redmond, under the watchful eye of James Younes in his boat shop in Suquamish, WA. They used okoume plywood, mahogany, and Western red cedar.

The Shimaihagi is a traditional fishing boat used for inshore fishing in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. These boats are built without any plans, all of the dimensions are memorized by the builders.

Brian and Brenda Isaacs built this Melonseed skiff in the early 1990s. They used the information in Howard Chapelle's book "American Small Sailing Craft," extending the length by 18" to make room for their cargo of children and dogs.

This rowing/sailing dinghy is based on George Cockshott’s 1913 design done for the British Boat Racing Association.