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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Successful maiden voyage by Captain Laine.

BABY TENDER II

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Bob Curtis

North Carolina resident Bob Curtis recently celebrated the launching of his BABY TENDER II in December 2017, when his granddaughter and brand-new boat captain, Laine Irene Butler, arrived home home from the hospital.

Osprey - Shearwater Sport Hybrid

Builder Name:

Rusty Wendt

BLACKFIN

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Michael and David Hitt

BLACKFIN is a Pilgrim Pride 16 center console skiff designed by Paul Bennett of Shoe String Shipyard. Brothers Michael and David Hitt built it at David's home in Annapolis, MD, and launched BLACKFIN in October of 2001. The construction is of epoxy-covered plywood.

THE ALFRED J

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Roger Perrot

Roger Perrot built this Steve Killing-designed Endeavour 17 in 2002. After dreaming for several years, he finally began construction of the kayak in 2000 and finished for a August 2002 launching. He reports that is the first kayak of its design in Guernsey where he lives.

KARI-SAN

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Lee Sandifur

Lee Sandifur built KARI-SAN (15'2" x 4'10") from plans by Samuel Devlin using stitch-and-glue construction. He launched her in Olympia, WA on August 18, 2001. She carries a 13' long mast, which he built of Alaskan cedar.

BLUE BOAT

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Mark Dorsey

Ken Swan’s Nez Perce 19. Self bailing cockpit, 18 gallon hard tank in console.

SHEARWATER PULLING BOAT

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Ward Brady

Ward Brady of Laguna Niguel, CA, built this Shearwater pulling boat from WB Plan No. 58 to bring the "idea of wooden boats to the West Coast." His assistants are rowing.

Nicky B

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Doug Roberts, Nicky Bastidas

Nicky Bastidas, our exchange student from Ecuador, and I built this Solo Carry, based on Eric Schade’s design. (WoodenBoat 205 and 206), as a complement to a paddle I made her.

Cradle Dinghy

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Wally Raithel

Wally Raithel built this 6′ lapstrake cradle dinghy for his twin grandchildren. The non-identical twins, William and Sophia, take turns skippering and keeping watch below.