E.M. WHITE CANOE

Builder Name:
Senior Campers at Camp Winona

Since 2001, Camp Winona in Bridgton, ME, has offered its 13- to 16-year-old campers a chance to build a canoe each summer. By 2004 they had built four E.M. White 18' trip canoes, which they use in their canoe trip program. This canoe was launched August 1, 2004.

SWAMP YANKEE

Builder Name:
David Skelly and Keahola Freidenburg

David had attended a traditional boatbuilding course at Mystic Seaport, and there became smitten with Swampscott dories.

ELLIE BELLE

Builder Name:
Matthew Lamarche

In early August 2004, the 18'6" White Guide Canoe first touched water on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH where her owner, Matt LaMarche, spends his summer weekends. ELLIE BELLE took 4 months to build, being strip-built of cedar, ash, maple, cherry, and rosewood, cover with cloth and epoxy.

VERSATILE CAT

Builder Name:
John Zimmerlee

John Zimmerlee created the VERSATILE CAT as a stable personal craft for fishing, birdwatching, or even paintball contests. She is very stable, being constructed of polystyrene foam glued to plywood. VERSATILE CAT has a 7' length and 5' beam, with two trolling motors for propulsion.

FUGU

Builder Name:
Robert Harper

Robert Harper loves his FUGU Swift Solo that he built in 2004-2005. He remarks that she draws a lot of attention when he sails her on Great Salt Lake.

JOSEPHINE

Builder Name:
Bill Stark

"The Adirondack Guideboat" by Ken and Helen Durant was the source for Bill Stark's JOSEPHINE, a 16'6" x 38" guide boat with a few modifications.

SQUALICORAX

Builder Name:
Ken Spring and Keith Matlack

Ken Spring writes "Keith Matlack uses his 15'7" x 41" sharpie skiff, SQUALICORAX (Latin name of an extinct shark) for fossil hunting along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.

LAWLEY TENDER

Builder Name:
Joe Spadero

Joe Spadero constructed this Lawley yacht tender entirely of white cedar using traditional methods. The tender has a length just under 9' with a beam of 54." She weighs only 35 pounds. The plans are available from Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT.

OTIS

Builder Name:
Ed Van Kirk

OTIS is a 19' Triple Cockpit Barrelback Runabout, built by Ed Van Kirk and designed by Ken Hankinson. Launched in April 3005, it uses a 5.7 liter Volvo Penta engine, with 13L13 prop. Ed uses his boat in the waters around Constantine, MI.

BEACH PEA PEAPOD

Builder Name:
Rick Pope

Rick Pope plans to row his Doug Hylan-designed peapod on every lake and pond in Vermont. He built the Beach Pea using just the articles Doug wrote in WoodenBoat magazines #133, 134, and 135.