Here are still-water studies of two of our local beauties posing in Great Cove earlier this week. Both were built by students at our neighboring WoodenBoat School. The first is Winslow:
Winslow is a skiff that is not quite 14 feet long (13’6”). She’s similar in design to the 19th Century skiffs that were rowed for recreation on the Charles River in Boston. Many skiffs are flat-bottomed and slow, but Winslow’s elegantly curved hull makes her a high-riding and fast-pulling boat. She was built during the 1998-1999 school years.
The second beauty is Shearwater:
Shearwater is a 16-foot sail and pulling boat designed by Joel White and based on the lines of a Norwegian workboat. Her light weight (150 pounds) and narrow beam (4.5 feet) give her very good acceleration. Shearwater can be remarkably fast when rowed by two good oarsmen. She was built in 1987.
(Brooklin, Maine)