Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Black Rocks dory, boatbuilding, Dory Shop, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Dory, The Dory Shop, The Dory Shop Boatyard, wooden boats, WoodenBoat Show
With the spring dory building class successfully concluded, Jay’s well into our next boat – a sweet little Black Rocks sailing dory to display at WoodenBoat Magazine’s show at Mystic, CT next month. As you can see, he’s just working on the garboard planks.
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| May 31, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Black Rocks dory, boat, boatbuilding, dories, dory building course, Dory Shop, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Dory, Nova Scotia, The Dory Shop, The Dory Shop Boatyard, traditional, wooden boats
Champagne and Solomon Gundy accompanied the launch of our spring dory class’ boat this morning.
As usual, we had a bit of an initiation before taking the boat down to the beach during which the guys had to take the four gastronomic sacraments of Lunenburg – Solomon Gundy (that’s pickled herring to the uninitiated), sauerkraut, Lunenburg pudding, or pig’s pudding as I grew up calling it, and all washed down with a shot of dark rum.
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| May 20, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Banks dory, boatbuilding, dories, dory, dory building course, Dory Shop, handline dory, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Dory, Lunenburg harbour, Nova Scotia, The Dory Shop, traditional, wooden boats
We kicked off the long Victoria Day weekend this afternoon with ‘graduation’ ceremonies for participants in our spring dory building course.
Once again, we were blessed with a great group, all eager to learn about traditional wooden boats, to get right in there with the plane or the hammer or the paint brush, and to enjoy the offerings of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and our waterfront in particular.
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| May 18, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Black Rocks dory, dory building course, Dory Shop, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, The Dory Shop, The Dory Shop Boatyard, wooden boats
We told you the fellows in this spring dory building class were quick learners. Turns out they are also quick builders! Check out these photos of their dory, taken Friday afternoon.
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| May 16, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Bluenose II, boatbuilding, courses, dory building courses, Dory Shop, Lunenburg, schooners, The Dory Shop, wooden boats
We’d like to extend, a little belatedly, a big welcome to participants in our spring 2011 dory building class, which got underway Monday.
We’re always wondering how we manage to get such great groups of people – truly! And this gang also includes some pretty fast learners. At this point, they actually have the dory fully planked (more photos to come obviously!) and will be fitting her knees this afternoon. Jay is highly impressed.
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| May 13, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: boatbuilding, Dawson Moreland and Associates, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Schooners, Nova Scotia, schooner, schooners, shutter plank, The Dory Shop, twin schooners, wooden boats
Who says all the fun ends with Old Christmas?
Not here at The Dory Shop, where we’re busy planning a special celebration to mark a major milestone in the building of the twin schooners.
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| Jan 12, 2011
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: dory, Dory Shop’s dory building course, Lunenburg, sailing, wooden boat building class, wooden boats
It’s a little over a month until the start of The Dory Shop’s fall dory building course and spaces are still available. I could give you the ‘hard sell,’ telling you all about how great the course is, and of course Lunenburg is spectacular in the fall. However, I’d prefer to pass along some comments from past participants instead
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| Aug 16, 2010
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: Black Rocks, boats, Bras’dor Lakes, build a wooden dory, Cape Breton, Dory Shop, hand-made, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, South Shore
If you’re hanging out reading our website, chances are you already think dories are pretty great boats. What I can also tell you is that the people who like dories are generally pretty great people.
A case in point…last fall, a couple from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia were enjoying a brief holiday on the South Shore when they happened by The Dory Shop. The gentleman had grown up with a dory and had passed his love of boats on to his children. In fact, he had once considered building a dory with his daughter but life gets in the way of these things and the project was never undertaken.
However, inspired by the site of dories outside the shop, the gentleman and his wife decided to have a dory built as a Christmas present for that daughter. They were back in December to pick up the sweet little Black Rocks. And returning to work after the holidays, we received this wonderful letter from the daughter, which we offer here with her permission:
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| Dec 30, 2009
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: building boats, Lunenburg Dory, trolling motor
This is a Lunenburg dory, which means it’s 12 feet on the bottom, 15.5 feet overall. Jay finds it a nice change after building two big Fortune Bay dories back-to-back.
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| Sep 24, 2008
Posted by The Dory Shop | Tags: boatbuilding, dory racing, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Waterfront Seafood Festival, sail boats, sail loft, scallop shucking, Seamen’s Memorial Service, The Dory Shop
Wet weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm at the Lunenburg Waterfront Seafood Festival last weekend. There were good crowds for all of the events, from our beloved dory racing (results soon) and scallop shucking to the always moving Seamen’s Memorial Service. And for the second year in a row, The Dory Shop sponsored a children’s boatbuilding workshop.
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| Sep 19, 2008
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