Building a Sailing Garvey

By Thomas A Gibson

This is a shorter version of Building "Pete's Banjo", available for free. Instead of a 20% sample of just the leading pages, this sample tells the whole story end-to-end including planning, construction, launch, and sailing in short form. It is about one quarter of the full book. Start here, and buy the full book if you like this one.
Since 1984 New Jersey Friends of Clearwater's Environmental Sail Program (ESP) gave free sail boat rides in a historical, 26 foot Tuckerton River Sailing Garvey. After 28 years on the water this boat was retired and is now on display at Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Planning, construction, launch, and sailing of its replacement are all presented as a photo album with captions and narrative. Thirty eight photos, one drawing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas A Gibson
• Release date: Feb 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310071973

Thomas A Gibson

Tom Gibson is a retired Bell Labs engineer and independent software consultant who has lived in the New Jersey shore area since 1962. He learned sailing racing a Jet 14 on the Navesink River. Tom has been associated with the New Jersey Friends of Clearwater and the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association organizations for many years. He is a skipper of the “Pete's Banjo”, a variation of a traditional clamming garvey that is operated as a historical vessel on the Navesink river. Tom's specific interests are traditional craft operation, boat building and environmental awareness.

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Building a Sailing Garvey

Thomas A Gibson

Copyright 2016 Thomas A. Gibson,

Full version: December 22, 2015

This short version: January 12, 2016

This document is a shortened version of a 65 page, 119 photo original. I plan to publish the full version soon.

Table of Contents

What is a Garvey?

The NJ Friends of Clearwater's Environmental Sail Program

Construction

Launch

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(painting by Ann Crawford, courtesy of Billie Crawford McNally)What is a Garvey?

A Garvey is a flat bottom boat with a square bow, very low on the water.