Will
The Covid summer of 2020 was a time of distress and dislocation for many. For New Yorker Lorne Swarthout it was also an opportunity to build a boat in his friend’s garage/workshop in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The project was a Great Auk 14 from Chesapeake Light Craft. The materials were Alaskan yellow cedar with accents of walnut. His number one helper was granddaughter Zoe who named the kayak after her newborn brother, Will. The inaugural spin of the Will was on Echo Lake on Mount Desert Island, but future excursions will be in the bays and byways of New York harbor.
Design Specifications
14'
0"
2'
0"
Designer Name:
Nick Schade
Type/Rig/Power:
kayak
Builder Name:
Lorne Swarthout
Home Port:
Village Community Boathouse, New York City
Launching Date:
