Launchings

Dennis Hefling and his son built this 17'5" cedar-strip canoe from plans that Dennis drew up.

GUNKHOLER travels the waters of San Francisco Bay and the Petaluma River. Builder John Price has been peacefully gunkholing these California waters since the launch in October 2002.

After purchasing the plans in 2007, I didn't start building until 2012 when life, work, and materials lined up.

I started designing her in June of 2008. I had to put her up each fall to work on Christmas presents among other projects, but launched her this past weekend.

The Mebo 12 is a new versatile nesting dinghy I designed and built last winter and spring.

“Rhode Runner” is a stitch and glue wooden craft reminiscent of the 1950’s style runabouts designed by Chesapeake Light Craft. Brian Daniels built the runabout over the winter of 2023/24 and was launched on May 29, 2024 on beautiful Higgins lake, Michigan. 

This Didi 23 was built over the course of 2 years and 4 months. She was launched in October of 2022. She has a couple of modifications from the original design. First, I added a sugar scoop transom, extending her length by 20 inches.

How to Spend One's Summer Vacation...

James McFadden, age 4, has a wonderful pilot in his 11-year-old brother Dominic, on this Chesapeake Light Craft 14′ Wood Duck Double Kayak. Dominic built it with a little help from his grandfather, Ned Farinholt. Dominic and James live near the Shenandoah River in Front Royal, Virginia.