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BLUE BOAT

Builder Name:

Mark Dorsey

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

CUTTLEFISH is one of 16 Viking 23s made in Betina, Croatia in the early 60’s. There are only 3 left of the original 16 boats. One is mine, one is in Connecticut, and was displayed at the wooden boat show in Mystic several years ago.

PLAYBOY

Builder Name:

Bob Ahlers in 1962; Tom Payne in 2016

In 1962, Bob Ahlers of Beachwood, New Jersey built a Penguin-class sailboat, hull no. 6276, for his son, Rob. The boy and his family named the boat PLAYBOY, and sailed it at the Beachwood Yacht Club for some time.

TANUKI

Builder Name:

Joshua Edwards

Mill Creek 16.5 decked canoe, built from plans from Chesapeake Light Craft. Construction time was about 200 hours over the course of 5 years. Canoe is perfect for Dad in back seat and two kids, ages 3 and 5) in the front.

CLC Wood Duck Hybrid 12

Launched 11/6/2016, Lake Cochituate, Framingham, MA, CLC Wood Duck 12 Hybrid. Kept me sane through chemo and radiation.

Dream bid, never quit, never surrender.

- Nick Lukianov

PURSUIT

Year Built:

1978

The schooner PURSUIT (ex-VOYAGER) is undergoing a transformation into a 1775 privateer vessel for recreation, parties, re-enactments, and teaching a bit of history on pirates and privateers throughout the ages.