On the Newstand and Digital Library Now - July/August 2025 Issue No. 305 Preview
NOELLE Q
Builder Name:
Carl Frey
Over a pandemic winter Carl Frey built the NOELLE Q, an 8′ long, 26-pound kayak (19″ beam) from his own plans.
HOTSPUR
Year Built:
1929
1929 single headsail cutter commissioned by A.F. Loomis, designed by Linton Rigg, built by Casey Baldwin. Currently undergoing restoration at Cutts and Case shipyard in Oxford, MD. I acquired her from Mr.
YANKEE DOODLE
Builder Name:
Diane Harrison
Rooster Class #750, YANKEE DOODLE, completed July 2021, in Conroe, TX. Launched July 10, 2021 at East Ferry Landing (Narragannsett Bay), Jamestown, R.I.
Will
Builder Name:
Lorne Swarthout
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.
Wee Lassie
Builder Name:
Patrick Swindell
Built during lockdown for my 3-year-old daughter, who helped choose the fabric for skinning. The boat is a Wee Lassie from Dave Gentry, built from plans. Very happy with the outcome!
Freedom 15- glued lapstrake
Builder Name:
Keith Mitchell- Shipwrightskills
Built of 4mm okume ply with ash thwarts breasthooks and trim. Lightly Glassed inside and out, Heavily glassed on the bottom. Adapted from the freedom 15 design from Bear Mountain Boats.
Built using west system epoxy and Epifanes finish. A really fun boat to paddle for sure.
