ELIZABETH is a Saint Lawrence River Skiff based on the 19th-century original ANNIE in Mystic Seaport’s collection. Her owners began construction in 1984 by giving birth to the builder and painstakingly raising him for eighteen years.
VERONIQUE is a 14′ Dacron skin-on-frame canoe based on the Geodesic Aerolite Arrow 14 design. Built and owned by Carl Frey. Ribs are steamed red oak. Stringers and inwales are laminated Douglas fir.
Through 4 decades I have paddled many different kayaks. I have owned an assortment of kayaks and canoes during this time. I have made, repaired, and restored in fiberglass, wood, and canvas a bunch of boats.
Glassy water is pretty easy in a 1960s fiberglass Alden rowing shell, but when the afternoon southwesterly comes up the New Meadows River in West Bath, Maine, the flat bottom craft wants to surf, yaw and roll as she’s headed downwind for home, John Van Orden went searching for a more sea kindly s
See more photos of WEBFOOT and an article, “French & Webb: Webfoot, a powerboat with sailboat esthetics,” on the builder’s website.
Sixteen year old Hannah Dumser is at it again. She and her dad just completed a 12′6″ Kaholo paddleboard kit from Chesapeake Light Craft.
I have just purchased HOLIDAY (2019).I am looking for information on her history—perhaps built in Canada c. 1951; rebuilt early 1990s with a cold-molded skin. HOLIDAY’s listing under previous owner.
Pulling boat Liz, designed by Ken Bassett, will be launched on Saturday 8th of June. It is built in 5 mm marine plywood.
This N.G. Herreshoff 1889 designed custom built Coquina “L” has similar kind of rig than International 12 foot dinghy (1912) and small fore and aft decks with watertight compartments.
SWORDFISH was built in 1999 by Darryl Harvey to original 1861 Edward Burgess design specifications.