Launchings

This section of our web site, an extension of the Launchings department of WoodenBoat magazine, is dedicated to sharing news of recently launched wooden boats built or restored by our readers. If you’ve launched a boat within the past year, please email us at launchings@woodenboat.com, or post your news here.
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Huntington Harbor

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Jason Johnston

Woodie

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Tom Cullison

Chesapeake 17 hybrid kit. Stitch & glue hull, cedar strip deck.

Cedar Strip Restoration

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Michael Connelly

The canoe came from a restaurant in Kansas where it hung from the ceiling. All the old fiberglass had to be stripped off and refinished, and the end stems rebuilt.

ORIGINAL OAK AND BLUE BIRCH AND FINE FIR

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George, Andrew, and Aaron Eckley

George Eckley, and his sons Andrew and Aaron, wanted to kayak fishing, but found the typical 34" cockpit too small to work with their poles and tackle boxes. So they built their own kayaks. First they built ORIGINAL OAK, which is 14'6' long, with a 29' beam, and a 64" cockpit.

Geoff Meissner with Kahalo Stand Up Paddleboard 14 feet

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Kaholo 14 foot Stand Up Paddleboard

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Geoff Meissner

I went overboard on the design, but it was great to build but it took a long time (almost a year in the making!). I love the results. This is a hybrid SUP, plywood on the bottom, cedar strip on the top. The design is a random pattern with the occasional thin oak strip for stability during buil

Melanesia Outrigger Sailing Canoe

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Adam Birtwistle

Adam Birtwistle of Swan River in Perth, Australia, recently finished building a Melanesia Outrigger sailing canoe, designed by James Wharram. He spent a year on the contruction.

SPRING RUN KAYAK

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Sam Schaner

Sam Schaner built this 16'10' cedar-strip kayak, designed by Joe Greenley of Redfish Kayaks, using Western red cedar, basswood, walnut, and oak. It is the Spring Run model, 16'10" long with a beam just under 2 feet.

CANADIAN PRIDE

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The Wilson Family

Russell, Jamie, Tyler, and Justin Wilson are seen here standing beside their family's canoe, CANADIAN PRIDE, at its launching in October 2003.

RAVEN

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Barry Lewis

Barry Lewis built this 7'10" D4 dinghy using plans from Mertens-Goossens of Vero Beach, FL. He made a few minor modifications including a handle at the bow, and a wheel at the stern, which is protected by the keel.

Periwinkle

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Gavin Watson

A modified Chesapeake Light Craft Guider. I built this boat over the 2021-2022 winter in my garage/shop in Connecticut. I am sailing her out of Pulpit Harbor in Penobscott Bay, Maine.