Destiny returned to the water after three years on land and the celebration was impressive. Ben set off a canon which he made from Destiny’s old prop shaft. Dawn tossed a watermelon against the bow. The 65 foot vessel was lowered, backed up and turned around in limited space with the support of many hands. It was remarkable to see the Co-op team, sailmakers, owners, their family, friends and bystanders all participating in moving Destiny carefully to her new location. There is work to be completed over the next many weeks before she sails south.
Reflections on 2021
As 2021 comes to a close and we reflect on this year, we would like to thank everyone for all the support during another unusual year. This year marks our 40th-anniversary of repairing, constructing, and maintaining all types of boats. We’ve come quite a ways from building our original
It’s great to hear from you Dawn! We are glad that you all had a great winter aboard Destiny.
Thank you to everyone who worked on the long and tedious project of doing a complete refit of a 78 yr old schooner! Now, after being in the water 6 months and spending the past 4 months of the winter 2011/2012 in the northern Canadian Islands, DESTINY is still looking great.