Launchings

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17' Tillamook

Builder Name:

Juan Intriago

Sea Spartan

Builder Name:

Community School of Davidson

Community School of Davidson in Davidson, North Carolina launches the “Sea Spartan”, a St. Ayles Skiff designed by Iain Oughtred. Built in four months by students and teacher Jim Dumser in the Wood Arts class, the skiff is 22 feet long and rowed by a team of five.

LOUDOUN

Builder Name:

Daniel Skira

Wood. Hard chine double planking bottom.

Building specifications:

Keel Pine pressure treated 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″

Keel sole flat bar hot rolled steel flat 1/8 ″ x 2-1/2 ″

Frames sides Spruce/Hemlock/Fir 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″

Frames bottom Spruce/Hemlock/Fir 1-1/2″ x 3″

Woods Hole Skiff

Builder Name:

Woods Hole Historical Museum Boatshop

This skiff was built at the Woods Hole Historical Museum Boatshop in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, from leftover parts and materials from from other projects. It is built from BS1088 marine plywood, local black locust, red oak, and mahogany.

Dad's Wake

Builder Name:

Ray Oatley

Sailing skiff
Length: 15′
Beam: 5′
Designer: Warren Jordan. Builder: Ray Oatley. Owner: Ray Oatley. Photographer: Sandi Oatley
Launched: May 19, 2018
Place of use: East coast.

RETROSPECTIVE

Builder Name:

Lee Rea

Lee Rea sent in his recently completed Ken Hankinson runabout, RETROSPECTIVE.

THE CELT

Builder Name:

Lloyd Worthington

At age 79, Lloyd Worthington is still turning out boats. THE CELT is a Iain Oughtred Fulmar design, 16'8" x 5'10", that Lloyd built using cold-molded methods. He used hoop pine Australian marine plywood over red Meranti frames and stringers, then covered the hull with Bote-Cote marine epoxy.

Genny

Builder Name:

Robert Lord

Customized Solo PortageThe canoe was completed in 2013. The overall dimensions are of the Solo Portage scale with the modifications made by adding both an inner and outer stem in the bow and stern.The boat is designed as a single blade paddle canoe. The length is 14′6″.

Niarbyl II

Builder Name:

Star Yachts Ltd

Owner Nigel Vaughan had an old Eventide that was becoming unreparable, and couldn’t find another boat that suited his needs. He wanted to introduce a separate heads that could be accomodated by adding a foot to overall length an taking off a foot of the cabin seats.

Wood Duck 12

Builder Name:

Jeff Allen

This is a kit-built stitch and glue kayak from the friendly folks at Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis, MD. The hull is constructed of okoume marine plywood. I elected to tackle the hybrid version which incorporates the tri-color cedar strip deck.