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CLC Sassafras 16
My Chesapeake Light Craft Sassafras 16™ is shown here, in the Delaware Water Gap, on its first launch for an overnight cam
ALDEN TEEL
Fourth sharpie built from the lines I took off a Briggs built sharpie in Westport Point Mass in 1987. ALDEN TEEL, named after my father, A.T. Ring, was started in 2012, but not completed until 2024.
Montana Pram
I built this slightly stretched version (9 1/2 to 11 ft) of Paul Butler’s Montana Pram for my son, his wife and 2 daughters (2 and 7) exploring for ducks, frogs, and adventure on a small pond adjoining their back yard. We launched it on my granddaughter’s 7th birthday in July 2024.
John Gardner Chamberlain Gunning Dory
Through connections within The Traditional Small Craft Association, I received word that there was a dory built by John Gardner, looking for a new home just north of my home on the West Coast of Florida.
Small Craft
Teddy Crosby Tender - $3,500
A 12' tender designed and built in 2009 by the late Teddy Crosby of Osterville, Massachusetts. Very good condition.
HONEY BEE
Stonewall Boats of Westport Massachusetts has launched "Honey Bee". Stonewall's 4th hull and 3rd of the "Honey" design. Honey Bee was built for John McDonald of Vineyard Haven Massachusetts. McDonald is a long time lover and owner of wooden boats.
Sailboats
SEADUCK c1920 16' Goeller Catboat
Design originally published in The Rudder, Volume XXXI, Nov-Dec 1915
Originally kept and sailed on Nantucket for many years, later she sailed on the Hudson River in New York, followed by a lengthy stint at Pleasant Bay on Cape Cod.
Sailboats
SOLD!! Caledonia Yawl “Elisabeth Grace”
BOAT SOLD! THANK YOU AUTUMN, THE RIGHT BUYER CAME ALONG! NO MORE INQUIRES, LEE R.