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Posted by: Tom Daniels 5/28/2008 2:16 PM

Welcome to the Cherokee Blog!  The public is invited to come and see Cherokee being built on site.  The entire construction process will be on display, and visitors can watch the boat grow from the initial lofting through framing, planking, and final finishing.  The team of four shipwrights includes three IYRS graduates, led by David Stimson of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.  Construction is expected to continue through November.  For those unable to come to the museum, we will be using this blog to document the process with photos and commentary.

This project is a collaboration between the Museum of Yachting and Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.  The shipyard is donating all the wood for this venture along with the services of master shipwright David Stimson.  We couldn't be happier to have their sponsorship for this project.

About the shipwrights:  Project leader David Stimson is the general manager of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.  He recently oversaw the rebuild of the 108' topsail schooner, Shenandoa.  If you know Michael Ruhlman's book "Wooden Boats," you may remember that David led the crew that built Rebecca along with Nat Benjamin.  Robin Oblesbee-Venghaus graduated from IYRS in 2005.  He has worked as a shipwright since graduation, and most recently has taken on the first year instructor duties at IYRS while the regular instructor is on maternity leave.   Karl Cressotti and Tom Daniels are both members of the 2008 graduating class at IYRS.  Karl was profiled in the Spring 2007 issue of Restoration Quarterly. Tom is the author of the blog A Shipwright in Training which details his progress through the IYRS program.  

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Re: Welcome to the Cherokee Blog    By Basil Carmody on 11/15/2008 10:53 AM
I'm currently dismantling my 1935 Drewitz Six "Joanna" in our garden in Saint-Tropez. Since I'm a beginner, I want to have all the components on hand as I re-build.

It was thanks to the photos of the "Jill" re-build earlier in the year that I summoned up the courage to tackle doing a complete re-build for Joanna.

I just discovered your blog today, Saturday 15th November. I look forward to catching up on the existing posts and then following the blog post by post. You will be my second "pathfinders".

Best wishes,

Basil Carmody

basil@carmody.ws
Re: Welcome to the Cherokee Blog    By TomDaniels on 11/15/2008 10:57 AM
Welcome Basil, so glad to have you along! I hope this is informative for you as you tackle your project. And just remember, our crew is more than happy to come down and give you hands on advice during any of the cold winter months!

Tom
And yet another Cherokee    By Basil Carmody on 11/17/2008 6:57 PM
The French police just announced the arrest of the military head of the Basque terrorist organisation, ETA. His name, in the Basque spelling, is Txeroki, pronounced Cherokee.

I tried to find something symbolic about this event which could be linked to your beautiful Six. This is the best I could come up with is:

Txeroki was obsessed with obtaining the Basque region's independence. May Cherokee have the same obsession to distance herself from the rest of the fleet (at its front end), thus terrorising the best Sixes in the world - but peacefully and in full respect of the RRS.
Re: Welcome to the Cherokee Blog    By TomDaniels on 11/17/2008 6:59 PM
That wins the Stretch Award for bringing the 2 most disparate events possible into seeming association! Congratulations!

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