The open
design allows for plenty of sprawling and a picnic basket when beach cruising.
The Annapolis Wherry has fixed seats for one or two rowers, but it truly excels
with a sliding seat. A sliding seat allows cruising speeds of 5-7 knots. The
interior is laid out from the start to permit easy installation of a Piantedosi
Row Wing without any modification or extra structure. In minutes you can convert
to sliding seat rowing and back to fixed seat rowing.
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all these options, the Wherry may be unsurpassed as a rowing trainer, exercise
boat, long-distance cruiser, or even for open water racing. Construction is
entirely of LapStitchT 6mm okoume plywood, epoxy encapsulated and with fiberglass
cloth on the bottom panels inside and out to resist beach abrasion. 9mm okoume
frames, thwarts, and flotation tanks ensure stiffness. The outwales, breasthook,
and quarter knees are solid mahogany.
Annapolis Wherry
17'9" x 38" x 65lbs
$3.400 Built
Build it yourself at our Boat Building
School $2,250
The
Annapolis Wherry design is derived from the graceful wooden wherries used as
livery boats on the River Thames in the 19th century. Lighter, slimmer, and
lower than the originals, the Annapolis Wherry offers truly thoroughbred performance
on the water combined with an almost breathtaking grace. Solid stability, seakindly
lines, excellent tracking, a buoyant bow, and ample flare make the Wherry a
natural choice for rowing in choppy conditions.
