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WoodenBoat Legends
WoodenBoat Legends is an ongoing series of videos profiling great wooden boats—and their people. In each installment, we examine not only the history, design, and construction of the featured boat, but also the logic and brilliance of well-thought-out details.
East Passage 24
Designed by Walter Ansel, the East Passage 24 is an elegant consolidation of tradition and experience. The boat represents more than three years of dreaming, planning, and building by Carter Richardson and his Rhode Island-based shop, East Passage Boatwrights. This 24’ diesel-powered, center-console boat ties together long-admired characteristics of classic yacht tenders and New England’s hardworking commercial hulls. Her graceful lines and smooth topsides evenly contrast with the stout construction and trustworthy performance of her workboat heritage.
In this pilot video of our WoodenBoat Legends series, we learn about the boat’s conception, construction, and surprising performance.
CONSTANCE
CONSTANCE is a newly built reimagining of the legendary Falmouth quay punt CURLEW. Built in 1912, CURLEW was made famous under the ownership of Tim and Pauline Carr, who voyaged thousands of miles in her from the Arctic to Antarctica. Using CURLEW’s lines as a starting point, the naval architect Jack Gifford developed a hull that is 6’ longer than CURLEW’s, has 50 percent more volume, but retains CURLEW’s aesthetics and handling qualities.
In this, the second installment of the WoodenBoat Legends series, beautifully filmed and edited by Emily Harris, CONSTANCE’s builder, Ben Harris, describes the conception, construction, and sailing of the new boat.
CONSTANCE is also featured in WB No. 290 (January/February 2023), in an in-depth profile by Nic Compton. Learn more or purchase Issue No. 290 here: www.woodenboat.com
GRAYLING
GRAYLING is an impeccably maintained 65’ power vessel that began life as a purse-seiner in 1915, later worked as a sardine carrier, and was converted to a yacht in 1997. She was built in 1915 in East Boothbay, Maine, and worked for more than six decades before falling idle in the early 1980s. Her history and restoration are detailed in this video, with stunning archival photographs of her working life provided by Penobscot Marine Museum, and recent video footage shot by Alison Langley—who edited this presentation. This video is open for public viewing. If you’d like to see more videos like this, click here to join Mastering Skills.
You may also read Maynard Bray’s article, “Aboard: GRAYLING” in the May/June issue of WoodenBoat (WB No. 292). Learn more or purchase Issue No. 292 here: www.woodenboat.com
BRILLIANT
The Nevins-built schooner BRILLIANT, design No. 12 from Sparkman & Stephens, was commissioned by Walter Barnum in 1930. She immediately proved her speed, seaworthiness, and comfort, notably with a record-setting transatlantic passage in 1933. Since 1953, this extraordinary yacht has been in the collections of Mystic Seaport Museum, where she operates as sail-training vessel—one of the oldest such programs in the United States. Her history, operation, and maintenance are detailed in this video by her captain, Sarah Armour; the video was shot and edited for WoodenBoat by Alison Langley, and it includes original drawings from Sparkman & Stephens.
You may also read Sarah Armour’s article “Aboard: BRILLIANT” in the November/December issue of WoodenBoat (No. 295). Learn more or purchase Issue No. 295 here: www.woodenboat.com