I'll be damned, it floats!

First time out in the EP. Sailed downwind OK in what little wind there was. To windward, not so much. I need to fiddle with things a bit. But it rowed very nicely and the thole pin setup was not very hard to get the hang of. My only real problem occurred when I lodged the rudder in some mud and the wind leveraged it to where I had a difficult time pulling it free. I also need to make collars for the oars. They had some wearing of the paint, already.

When i got back an older gent stopped me and asked me all about it - what it was made of, how it rowed, the pins instead of oarlocks, about the rocker, etc.

I named the boat after my grandmother. She went by Anne, but her given name was Anna Jane. I spent a lot of time on Missouri lakes with her as a child.

Build pics are here...
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