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Huntington Harbor
Builder Name:
Fred Soviero
I built Huntington Harbor from free plans from Spira International. It was lots of fun and paddles great, looking forward to the next build.
CLC Northeaster Dory
Builder Name:
Jim Allen
I completed building this Northeaster Dory from a Chesapeake Light Craft kit in June after 8 months of weekends working.
Cap'n Ellery
Builder Name:
Unknown
My 1954 Edwin Monk designed, Popular Mechanics,15 foot Knockabout, in the water again after extensive restoration, her name Cap'n Ellery after Artist, author, fisherman, and my hero Ellery Thompson 1899-1986.
FARANDOLE
Year Built:
2000
Designed by the architects Joubert/Nivelt, the Andreyale engenders nostalgia for the American commuter boats of the 1930s.
The V-shaped, narrow, elegant hull, characteristic of the Andreyale style, is the guarantee of their particularly seaworthy.
LILLY
Builder Name:
John Barry
A 16 ft clinker canoe of larch on oak from John Gardners 'Classic Small Craft'. The cubbies aft and fore form watertight compartments.
DRAGONFLY
Builder Name:
Steven Barkley
This is a Chesapeake Light Craft Petrel SG sea kayak. Construction is stitch and glue, fiberglass over stained Okuome ply. Custom changes to the kit included the soft pad eyes, dragonfly inlay, a carved skeg control housing and turned carrying toggles and paddle bead.
AKHILANDESHVARI
Year Built:
2014
The Akhilandeshvari (Akhila) is a 16.5 foot Mill Creek tandem kayak built from a Chesapeake Light Craft kit. Construction began on August 17th, 2013 and was completed in mid July 2014 with a break from Thanksgiving to late March due to temperature concerns in the workshop.