Since all of New England was considered “Crown Land” of the British Empire, the King took control of the tallest and largest of these great trees. Unfortunately little is known about Native American watercraft prior to invasion of the “New World” by Europeans.įrom 1685 ’til the first shot of revolution, the monarchs of England wanted to ensure that the very best of New England’s giant white pines were kept for official use. Indigenous “New Englanders” – Sokokis, Pennacooks, Assagunticooks, Kennebecs, Penobscots, Passamaquoddies, and the Micmacs of Acadia – built wooden boats of birch, spruce, and pine to ply inland and coastal waters. New England is and has been, for many hundreds (probably thousands) of years, an important center of wooden boat building. Our favorite meetings are visiting the shops of our members to observe, learn about, and assist with their current projects. We have visited boatbuilders, explored boatbuilding lumber, and built or restored boats for raffle. The goal of our meetings is to cover a wide range of boat building topics and venues. The objective of the Boat Building subgroup is to promote, present and share information about all things wooden boat!
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