I have spent much of my spare time over 15 months building a small sailing dinghy. It has been quite a journey, and I learned a lot along the way. I spent countless hours of head-scratching, creating sawdust and wood shavings, gluing, sanding, sanding, sanding, and painting. But the final coat of paint is on, the sails are rigged, and it is now a sailboat!

I've named the boat Rosina after my great-great-great-grandmother, Rosina Simon, who immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1846 at the age of 16. The following year she married Frank Simon in Western New York, and over her lifetime had 14 children and resettled in Michigan. She was a sturdy and well-traveled woman, which inspired me in naming the boat.

To see pictures of my project building a Tammie Norrie lapstrake sailboat, use the links below.
Tammie Norrie is the name given to the boat by the designer, Iain Oughtred, who lives in Scotland.