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THE BOATS Retriever.... is a 43 foot wooden yawl designed in 1964 by Francis Kinney of Sparkman and Stephens and built by Casey Brooks in Port Townsend , Washington in 1980. Retriever has gone around the world and is presently going through a major refit at my boatshop in Cayo Quemado on the lower Rio Dulce. The boat has been re-rigged as a cutter and hopefully will be back out cruising in the near future. Alani.... is a graceful 36 foot sloop designed by Alan Gurney in 1961 and built of the finest materials by Hinrichsen Brothers in Denmark, Restored by Casey, the boat is now owned by Gary Smith and is moored at the "Round House" in the Rio Dulce Canyon.
Kayak.... Kayak building is an ongoing activity at the boatshop. A 17 foot single and a 21 foot double, designed by Nick Schade, are finished and ready to paddle. Lightweight exotic tropical woods are used, epoxy/ 'glassed and then finished with multiple coats of spar varnish.
Riodulcinator.... is a 27' lightweight wooden launch, or lancha in Spanish, beautiful in design and performance.
Barkito.... is tender to Retriever, an 8' wooden lapstrake nutshell pram. Could mean a little boat or a little bark.
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