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Denman Marine Newsletter

Hi Denman Marine, and welcome to the latest Denman Marine newsletter.

 

In this month's newsletter we have:

  • Lake Union Swift - Now Available
  • Denman Marine Built Sassafras 16 For Sale
  • Special - $200 Off Annapolis Wherry Kits
  • Build Updates

If there is anything you would like to see in our future newsletters, discuss, query or order, please contact us via the contact form on our website.

Lake Union Swift Now Available!

The Lake Union Swift is a 10-foot sailing dinghy and a variant of the popular Tenderly Dinghy.

While Tenderly is optimized for all-around utility as, well, a tender, the Lake Union Swift is more of a pure sailing machine. The two designs share a hull shape, but are otherwise distinctly different designs. The prototype was known as the "Tenderly XP." The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle is currently building a fleet to use for sail training on Lake Union, and have given the design a much-better name: Lake Union Swift

One of the most obvious differences between Tenderly and the new design are the Lake Union Swift's structural bench seats, running most of the length of the boat. Without adding weight, the seats provide better ergonomics for sitting while under sail. The seats and forward deck enclose a vast watertight volume. This built-in flotation allows for rapid recovery from a capsize–something more likely to happen with the sporty jib-headed sailplan.

John Harris' original idea was for the Lake Union Swift to be sold as a purist's sailboat, great fun for knocking about bays and lakes with one or two adults, or an adult and a couple of kids. The additional strings of the jib-headed rig make that option fun for experienced sailors, and give beginners (and kids) more to do. With their shapely lapstrake hulls and bowsprits, a fleet of these racing around the buoys would be strikingly pretty to watch, and a barrel of monkeys for the sailors.

Kits for the Lake Union Swift are available as part of CLC's ProKit range, a format suitable for builders who have assembled a stitch-and-glue boat or two. The ProKit builder should be comfortable reading boat plans and have experience working with epoxy and fiberglass. The Swift kit includes a detailed builders guide that comprises 38 pages of detailed step-by-step diagrams.

While ProKits include extensive plans and documentation that exceed the average level of detail found in amateur boat plans, they nevertheless assume a knowledge of wood-epoxy boatbuilding, the ability to work from drawings, and are aimed at those who don't need the extensive step-by-step build instructions that are included with all of CLC's most popular designs.

Head on over to our Lake Union Swift page for more details and to place your order. Otherwise please get in touch if you have any queries.

Due to a change in the owner’s circumstances, here is a rare opportunity to purchase a brand-new, Denman Marine built, Sassafras 16 canoe.

The canoe has been constructed from lightweight Lloyd’s certified marine plywood planking, WEST System Epoxy resin and fibreglass cloth with built-in buoyancy/storage compartments in the bow and stern. Beautiful Tasmanian King Billy Pine has been used for the thwarts, and the boat comes with a lightweight, hand-crafted paddle. A small electric motor (Berkley 75lb thrust) is also included in the sale.

Asking price is $7,500 o.n.o.

Currently located at our workshop in Kettering Tasmania.

Please get in touch with us if this lovely boat is of interest.

$200 Off Annapolis Wherry Kits

 

For the month of August, all Annapolis Wherry Single and Tandem kits are $200 off. Use the coupon code 200OFFAW during checkout to take advantage of this offer before it ends.

 

So head on over to our website for further details and to place your order today.

This offer is valid from 01/08/24 till 31/08/24. Applicable to Full and wood parts only kits only. Coupon codes are case sensitive. Shipping within Australia and New Zealand is tailored to suit individual orders and will be quoted separately.

Denman Marine is Chesapeake Light Craft's Australia and New Zealand agent for their fantastic range of DIY kits. There is a huge selection of over sixty designs, including kayaks, canoes, rowing and sailing boats and even a teardrop camper. Below you can find a few recent examples of what our builders have been up to, then head on over to our Chesapeake Light Craft page to grab a bargain on your next project.

Craig's Sassafras 12

Craig's Sassafras 12

Contact Us

 

Please feel free to contact us at any time via our contact form to discuss your next boat or project.

 

Please note, any prices listed above are in Australian Dollars.

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