Launchings

PINNIPED was relaunched on Lake Champlain in July of 2019

This sloop is an Ebihen 16. I built it using plans from French naval architect Francois Vivier and a kit from Hewes & Co., Blue Hill ME. The kit was comprised of CNC-cut Okume plywood.

A Kaholo from CLC build, in France. This is the 12.6′ model.

Built from 1/4" strips of red and yellow cedar, David Samuelsson's Cosine Wherry looks quite pretty on a beach in British Columbia. David referred to the book "Rip, Strip, and Row" by J. D. Brown in his construction of this boat.

The B&B Yacht Designs Two-Paw 8. The Two-Paw is a nesting pram, stitched-and-glued using Okoume, Sitka Spruce, Mahogany and Ash.

This sharpie was launched at Lake Wyvenhoe, Queensland, Australia. It was built by John Hockings over six months, and was inspired by Bill Schwicker's Egret and his 3 fathom sharpie.

"There once was a group of retirees, Sitting around in old dungarees, What were the old fogies to do? Why, build three wood-strip canoes, So they all simply rolled up their sleeves.

Michael Henderson of Gloucester, Ontario built SHUSHUGAH from a Sea Wolf Kit designed by Ray Folland Kayaks. She is built of plywood and epoxy using the stitch-and-glue method. He launched her at Go Home Bay on July 4, 2002.

John Rhyne launched this Great Auk design kayak on August 31, 2003 near his home in Tennessee. The design is from Nick Schade's book, "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak." John used pine and Western red cedar in the construction.

John and Barbara Strattan built these kayaks in 2003. They are Mill Creek 13 kayaks, designed by Chris Kulczyki of CLC. They use the pair on the streams and rivers of north central Kentucky.