East Coast Kahunas

Three boats are currently building to the Kahuna design on the East Coast -- in Maine, New York and North Carolina.

Scott MacCready's Kahuna in Blue Hill, Maine:















More photos from Scott are online at the WoodenBoat Forum.

In New York, Paul Thompson is working on the cabin and deck:





























And in North Carolina Cecil Borel is building a long cabin version:


















Here's the bulwark hardware:

NS 29 in Blegium

Jan Saey, who lives in Belgium, originally commissioned the North Sea 29 design. These photos show several stages of construction. Jan hopes to right the hull soon.

 

A North Sea 29 is taking shape in Montana. She's being built by Richard and Jane Beck, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival this weekend. I haven't seen the boat yet, but she looks great in the photos. Richard is a cabinet maker by trade, so I'm sure the workmanship will be superb. They have started a blog of the building.

One of my Wynfall designs was built in Portugal a few years ago (see above) by Martin Lund, who subsequently sailed her across the Atlantic to Brazil, and then north to the Caribbean. She has now been sold, an the new owner has started a blog about his sailing adventures aboard Katla.