On Wednesday 15th November we had a short interlude to our hectic schedule when we had te privilidge of watchinbg the 'older boys' launching the fruits of all hard their labour in Lyme Rgis Harbour. It was an absolutely beautiful day and hard to believe that 2 weeks before Lyme harbour was covered in snow. All the boats launched were a credit to those who worked on them and each reflected the character of the owners from Matt's amazingly crafted little rowing and sailing skiff which was like a piece of furniture to Frank's canoe which he rowed off in with sole determination into the sun. Ian's 'Witch of Weymouth' received all the media attention it deserved and I am sure his months of frustration gave way to high emotion. Ian's 18 ft gaff sloop looked majestic in it's red sails which did not get the opportunity to catch any wind but the 2.5hp outboard spluttered to life and eventually lead him out of the harbour walls. My favourite had to be Dick's little red electric powered river lauch which he is taking back to Adelaide. It is my favourite as in a way I think he was doing in some ways whatt I want to with mine in marrying classic design with modern technology. After a few hours it was back to the workshop to complete the dreaded C&G laminated stem assignment.
