Launchings

Lee Rea sent in his recently completed Ken Hankinson runabout, RETROSPECTIVE.

Chesapeake style v-bottom sailing skiff.
All hardwoods Sapele
Meranti Plywood
Cypress spars and oars
Bronze fasteners and hardware

Built by Russ Sabia of Belmont, Massachusetts and donated to the 7 Lakes Alliance in Belgrade Lakes, Maine to help raise funds to support their land and water conservation efforts around the Belgrade Lakes.This solo canoe is 11′6″ with a 2′4″ beam and took approximately 120 hours to build.

Fishing kayak design by Nick Schade combines speed and stability well suited for hot weather fishing. Thanks to the folks at Chesapeake Light Craft for their great kit.

Steve Redmond designed this 20' Elver Canoe Yawl built by Jeff Waddington of Sidney, BC, Canada. Launched Friday, July 13, 2001 Jeff sails her out of Port Sidney. He writes that the hull is strip-planked Douglas fir, with epoxy and nails between strips.

Michael Lampman built the hull of this 20' MacKenzie Boats rowing scull from Atlantic white cedar wood strips covered with epoxy. The trim is Honduras mahogany. The boat, which he named SOLITAIRE, weighs only 31 pounds. Michael uses his scull on the waters near Tallahassee, Florida.

Paul Cartier bought his 1962 Chris-Craft Sea Skiff for "what the trailer as worth. The boat had mostly good bones but was cosmetically in very rough shape.

Nicky Bastidas, our exchange student from Ecuador, and I built this Solo Carry, based on Eric Schade’s design. (WoodenBoat 205 and 206), as a complement to a paddle I made her.

Hugh Groth has built seven canoes but this is the first strip-built one, and the first one he designed himself. He designed it specifically for he and his wife to use together, moving the stern seat forward to improve balance.

Serge Larocque launched his Penobscot 14 earlier this year in July after spending 18 months building it. He chose a lug rig for its ease of use with no standing rigging to deal with. Serge reports that it’s a fun and responsive boat.