15′6″ Cottage cruiser. Local red cedar, cherry and white oak. Hand woven cane seats.

In May 2012, Jay Thomas launched his 15′6″ Voyager Solo canoe in Coot Bay Pond in Everglades National Park at the southern tip of Florida.

Jackie Lih, age 7, helped her father, Arthur, to build this 8′ Grace's Tender from a kit by Arch Davis. They made the hull from 4mm okoume plywood on white pine frames.

Matt Haslam bought the plans for the 12′ 6″ Salt Bay Skiff by Chris Franklin from Bruce King Yacht Design after it was featured in WB No. 199 in 2007. He built his skiff out of materials he found locally near his home in Wichita, Kansas.

Michel Côté spent three months building this 7′7″ Nutshell pram designed by Joel White. He launched in on Clapham Lake in Québec Province, Canada, in July 2012.

Helen M is a 12′ wooden boat shop fishermans’ sailing dinghy in clinker/glued lapstrake construction of fiji kauri marine ply with copper & silicon bronze fastenings & hardwood frames.

After he moved toBangladesh with his wife and infant son, Henry Richards of Belmont, Massachusetts, had some free time on his hands. He began perusing WoodenBoat in hopes of finding a boat that was fast and on the easier side to build.

Eric Bishop designed and built this rowing dinghy, THE MISS LINDA, from 3/8″ plywood on black oak frames, fastened with copper rivets. He launched her on March 7, 2012 in Morro Bay, California. You can reach Eric at javazone@tcsn.net 

Coot is a Paul Gartside designed 16′ open water rowing skiff (design #115). She is planked in strip plank western red cedar, glass cloth and WEST system epoxy.

Patrick Dawson of Ottawa, Ontario, writes that he’s been wanting to build this boat for over 25 years.