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This skiff is Smith's third boat, after building two at The Landing School in Arundel. Maine. Smith calls his experience then* '“invaluable," saying that his education gave him not only the practical techniques to build a “vacht-quality fit -and-finish" boat by himself, fait also the theoretical knowledge to solve tricky challenges as they occurred.

“Everything'at that school is taught with the knowledge that a boat must first and foremost be safe.” he said. “People's lives are at stake. Boatbuilding requires the lit most diligence and 1 bought

for beauty, quality, and survival.”

Smith smiled as he said. “With the first stroke of the oars, I knew that I had a really nice float ." Then lie added, “'Pile float is as responsible for that as I am."

The skiff is for sale the first made at Blue Bulge Bout works likely the first of its kind and quality made in Kappuhannock County Interested parties mav contact Andrew Smith at his shop fi ll) ti7.ri-95>r>fi.

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