Launchings

Built from just a single sheet of plywood, this Puddle Boat designed by William Garden got plenty of attention from Denney Freeston's grandchildren this summer.

Robert Ellis calls this Glen-L 'Bojest' design LITEN TUT, which is Norwegian for Little Toot. It is 17'10" long with a beam just under 8 feet. Power comes from a Yanmar 1GMIO, 9.1-hp motor, which allows the boat to cruise at 7 knots.

Launching Mimi, Rooster # 747, at the first annual Rooster Week, in 2014.

Taking plans and instructions from Dynamite Payson's plans and book, Build The New Instant Boats, Brendan Shea built this Diablo skiff, DY-NO-MITE, and launched her in July, 2011. The hull is 15′ LOA with a 5′ Beam, and is constructed from marine plywood with ash rails.

Built Six years ago in Perth Western Australia. Relaunched after health issues prevented sailing for a while.
Higher Freeboard, Self Draining Cockpit Deck and Sail furling added to Gary Deirkings design.

David Schmidt and Michael Crisell built this 15'7" sharpie skiff, designed by Steve Redmond, under the watchful eye of James Younes in his boat shop in Suquamish, WA. They used okoume plywood, mahogany, and Western red cedar.

Rusty Wendt of Greensboro, North Carolina recently built Shearwater Sport kayak, which he named OSPREY.

I built this boat from a kit purchased from Chesapeake Light Craft. I have built 4 wood strip boats previously. I built a kayak, a canoe, a row boat and a sail boat. My saying is “never build your last boat”.

George Thomas built this modified Swampscott Dory from plans and instructions given in John Gardner's book, Building Classic Small Craft (available from The WoodenBoat Store).

David and Benji Cantera, father and son, asked their friend, John Swain, a shipwright, to design and help them build a 10′8″ skiff, LEAPIN’ LENA. They covered the hull bottom, transom, and deck in marine plywood sheathed with Dynel cloth. They planked the hull in white cedar on white oak frames.