LEARNING EXPERIENCE

John and Jonathan Aitken built two Design 80 lapstrake prams using plans from Paul Gartside. The 7' boats are built using traditional methods and materials - red cedar and mahogany fastened to oak frames using copper roves and rivets. John named the first boat LEARNING EXPERIENCE, while his son Jonathan got the more elegant second boat. Jonathan uses his pram as a tender for his sailboat moored in Georgian Bay, Ontario. John is planning to build a Kulczycki Sassafras canoe next. Contact John at aitken@kos.net

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RANDOM Hurricane 30

RANDOM was built in 1949 in Sausalito, CA by Nunes Bros Boatyard.

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MV INVADER

The owners of MV INVADER have recently completed a re-fit from the keel up at a cost of $2 millio

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ARTEMIS

ARTEMIS is a John Atkin design, (#772 Wanderer), that my father started building in 1957 and I fi