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Corsair
Builder Name:
Steve Mason
Inspired by Philip Rhodes’ Bantam and Uffa Fox’s Jolly Boat, Corsair has a Suicide sail plan with a wishbone boom. The current mainsail was donated from Suicide #8, Joker. The underbody of the boat has a fine, deep entry with a long flat run which should plane easily.
KATHLEEN
Builder Name:
Rex and Kathie Payne
Our Caledonia Yawl KATHLEEN was launched for the first time on May 1, 2015 at the Cedar Key Small Boat Meet.She is the 16th boat and 3 trimaran conversions that Kathie and I have built. Hull was built on used Hewes and Co molds from meranti marine ply, We spiled, patterned and fit each plank.
CHANTALAUBE
Year Built:
1950
Designed in 1938 for SRR (sailing organisation in La Rochelle), she always navigated in inner sea of La Rochelle
Cool Change
Builder Name:
Jim Keenan
A four year project. Built stitch and glue using Meranti Marine Plywood. Powered by a Honda 90 Four Stroke.
Nancy Blackett
Year Built:
2015
The Lady Bug design by Jim Michalak is intended to be a quick-onto-the water, plywood, house painted boat. Together with boatbuilder Greg Hopkins, we decided to upgrade some and use better materials. The plywood is marine grade, there are teak fittings and she is glassed.