was launched yesterday. Great party by the Bauer family with a good sized turnout. Every few years, slow but steady, the workers at David Beaton and Sons produce boats worthy of comparison to the best in the world. Serena is a sister ship of Charlotte, built to a design taken from the Herreshoff Fish by Joel White. He was son of the author E. B. White thus the use of names of characters from his books.
More pics here.
My brother was down for the weekend so we went out for a bit in Charlotte before the launching party.
Reaching home to attend the launching party. We were out for a couple of hours, just sailing around the upper bay.
The Manheimer boys.
Serena was fully fitted out for a traditional launching.
Proud builders, Paul Smith and Pete Schell.
Sometime it takes two. Greg Bauer and his mom breaking the traditional bottle of bubbly over the stem.
And her commission begins. She’ll have her first sail against her sister soon.
Resting in her element. There’s buzz on the Bay about third one being built.