The first year was difficult. So much to do, so little time. We made a decision to keep her vintage, and that Larry would do ALL the work. Larry managed a new sail cover and new varnish. That beautiful little dingy came along with the boat and we named it 'Wizard' to fit Sea Witch. It fits the foredeck triangle just perfectly as if it were designed that way. It was built by Rob Abernathey, who now has a thriving boat business in Sydney. We believe this was his first solo project.
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September 2001 was the first Wooden Boat Festival Sea Witch had ever been in (at least we think so). It was fun to show her off, although there was still LOTS to do. On the outside, she looked great, but on the inside things were still somewhat shabby.
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140 wooden boats of all shapes and sizes, and thousands of people trying to get on them all. It takes some courage to open up your boat in this crowd, but it also helps your ego. These projects seem endless and nothing ever looks finished, but these folks all thought the boat was perfect. HAH.
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Flowers on the boats. Here's Nancy guarding Sea Witch from another herd of admirers.
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We were given this beautiful train lantern by Nancy's Dad. After a bit of polish and a new wick, it became our permanent anchor light.
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Some of these images later became paintings, a proper situation for an artist. Larry created the scene by making the boats beautiful, and then created paintings of the boats.
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A row of vintage 30-footers.
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Point Hudson, Wooden Boat Festival, is like few places we know. It's a historic harbor filled with historic boats.
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