Launchings

SOAR, launched November 2023.  8′ tender, glued lap construction, butternut thwart, western red cedar floor boards, cast bronze knees. 

Last summer, Steve Smith launched this 14′4″ x 4′6″ Cosine Wherry, designed by John Hartsock. Steve spent 275 hours on this boat following directions from J.D. Brown’s Rip, Strip, and Row, available from the WoodenBoat Store.

Wood canvas canoe built 2010 at WoodenBoat School under instruction from Jerry Stelmok. Launched September 10, 2012 Sabine Bay Pensacola Beach Florida.

I built the Shearwater Sport kayak kit from Chesapeake Light Craft and added a Kuvia kayak sail. The boat is made with okume and sapele marine grade plywood. Picture taken at Moraine state park north of Pittsburgh PA for initial launch.

Just in time for the winter sailing season; Carpinteria Dory Company (http://www.carpdory.com) recently completed this Maine Peapod designed by Arch Davis (http://www.archdavisedesigns.com).

Bill Sterling has been building this Haven steadily for the last 17 years, starting in California and then trailering her half-finished hull across the country to complete her in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Today (7-26-20) is the day after many hours and years of life, that I get to finally launch my new canoe.It is a 13′ 7″ MACGREGOR canoe designed by Iain Oughtred.

This boat was built to use in the sounds and inland waters of eastern North Carolina. Framing is douglas fir, with marine plywood planking for the hull. Two layers of 10oz fiberglass cloth were added to the hull for strength and durability. Powered by a Yahama 90hp two stroke.

This was my first wooden boat project and it took me 4 months to finish it. I’ve used abachi and iroko for the strips

Builder Byron Marks writes that this canoe, launched Sept 3, 2002, roughly follows the lines of the Freedom 17 designed by Steve Killing (found in "Canoecraft" by Ted Moores). For the hull, he used white cedar with walnut accents.