Kyle Abingdon and Maris Skabardis recently restored SOLATE, a 1954 Scarborough sloop designed by John Ley. The team worked part-time on this boat for about two years.
Traditional wooden dhow, Lamu style, built in Kenya. Double masted, est. 100 tons cargo capacity.The construction was executed with local material, chosen in the traditional way, tree by tree, shaped by a chainsaw in the boatyard and installed using 8″ square shanked copper nails.
The Solo Day is simple. She’s light, easily carried, and not for the fussy. Best results will be obtained if the builder can curtail the urge to use fancy marquetry, or exotic woods.
The Vrijheid (Freedom) class was designed in The Netherlands in 1945, just after World War II, as a new national competition unity class. Some 2000 were built, of which 1565 received an official class number.
The 11′ 7″ foot dinghy was constructed from a kit purchased from Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis, MD. The center of the interior has a painted rendering of the Connecticut River using a xeroxed image of the nautical chart of the river.
1937 Chris Craft Runabout
Marinecraft Engine 6cyl 90hp which was replaced in 1942
Boat was restored 10yrs ago whilst in the USA.
I built this Långedragsjulle 10 in Ekami, Woodenboat Building school, Finland. The boat’s origin is from Western Sweden in early 20th century. Originally it ought to have a bermuda rig, but I wanted more simple rig for easy towing and launching.
