Launchings

Scotland Island, on Pittwater, a large body of water about 30 miles north of Sydney, Australia, is the home port of this 20' Oxford rowing shell designed by Chesapeake Light Craft.

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.

Dwight Jacobus calls his boat an "outboard cabin launch". Though he lives in Kentucky, he trailered PARASOL 1000 miles to southwestern Florida to launch her on January 15, 2003, after spending 15 months constructing her.

Two weeks ago we launched a “périssoire” built with plans from François Sergent, a french naval architect, during la fête du nautisme at the lake of Eguzon.

Stephen Champagne and his wife bought DRIFTWOOD, a 32′ Grand Banks, in May 2014. They put her in drydock for seven weeks and had a crew of five shipwrights working on her. They sistered 17 of her frames, replaced both chines, and 160 feet of planking.

Kwei U, of Mill Valley, California, had built model boats and airplanes for 50 years before deciding to build a full-sized boat.

A stripper that goes by the name BONNIE. Built from recycled pine, oak and black walnut. She’s a cross between a kayak and and a canoe… a kayoe if you will.

Rooster Class #750, YANKEE DOODLE, completed July 2021, in Conroe, TX. Launched July 10, 2021 at East Ferry Landing (Narragannsett Bay), Jamestown, R.I.

1972 mahogany Van Dusseldorp FD. Spare boat for the Dutch Olympic team (Imhoff / Korver) at the Olympic Games in Kiel, Germany.

Steve and Jamie Reed of Greeley, Colorado, built this cute little rocking boat with no metal fasteners, just glue and dowels. They used teak, purple heart, poplar, pine, ash, and oak. Some tiny Reed captain should be overjoyed with their first command.