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The Borealis 45 “Kia Kaha” is a light weight performance cruising yacht, intended for anything from leisurely coastal sailing, to long distance ocean passages.
Built at our winter home in Belize from local woods: Honduras mahogany for frames, stringers, etc; Spanish cedar for the planks.
Geoff and Jean Lee wanted a boat that they could row and sail with equal ease in the open waters of Biscayne Bay, Florida. They found the design for this 18' William Chamberlain Gunning Dory in John Gardner's book The Dory Book.
Chris DeFirmian is a woodworker in Santa Barbara, CA who uses his dinghy LARK to transport himself and his tools to jobs about the harbor. LARK is equipped with a center-lifting hatch to keep his tools dry.
As a student of Ted Moores' WoodenBoat School class, David Racicot worked on this strip-built Freedom 17 canoe, designed by Steve Killing. David took it home and launched it in September 2002 at Suffolk, VA.
Tom Hill designed this Charlotte lapstrake canoe, named FIDDLEHEAD by builder Bob MacEwen of Brunswick, ME. With a length of 11′6″ and beam of 2′4″, she weighs only 27 pounds.
KNIPAN is the name of a black seabird with a dark green head, and of this 14′ boat built by Larserik Blixt, of Yxlan, Sweden. They launched her on May 7th amidst friends and family and warm spring sunshine.
Bob Linton of Rainbow Canoes designed and built this 20' x 37" asymmetrical flat-bottomed canoe with extreme tumblehome, caned seat backs, and a fan-shaped down wind sail.
Reminiscences about racing war canoes at summer camp gave Rex Rothing and Bot Clinefelter the idea to build a war canoe (or two) of their own.
Jim McQuaide and Eric Schade spent August of 2008 building canoes at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. Eric built the Schoodic 14 design, while Jim built a Schoodic 17.
1952 Old Town OTCA sailing canoe17'. Mahogany trim, Gunwales and thwarts.
A blend of traditional New England and European launches with full displacement hull combined wit
Fiberglass bottom, trailer. Built in 2005 by Old Wharf Dory Company in Wellfleet, MA.
