Thin Wolf is Launched and Named on February 28, 2008

After nearly 8 1/2 months of hard retrofitting, Luke and I, with the help of many friends and shipwrights, have succeeded in turning a disassembled KP44 hull into a seaworthy cruising vessel. While there are many more boat construction projects yet to do, Thin Wolf is very close to being ready to take us to the South Pacific destinations we've been dreaming about.

Our launching celebration was joyous, complete with offerings to Neptune to keep us and Thin Wolf safe; the chance to thank the many people who have helped us (e.g. a short list in no specific order: the crew at P.T. Rigging, Matt at Mort Systems, Joe at Ocean Systems, Todd and others at the Shipwrights Coop, Sea Marine, Lea, Ellen, Nancy on the canvas work, Doug, Peter, and Adam on the welders, the patient chandlers at Admiral and Henery's, the Port Townsend yard boyz, P.T. Brewery, home of Boat Haven's winter ale sold in the Growler, and the other sailmakers, suppliers, and specialists who’ve helped bring Thin Wolf to life); and the chance to hang-out, sing, and party with our best friends in PT.

The launch was also vital in reminding us that the proper place for a boat to rest is on the water, not in a parking lot on the hard. Even the most subtle swaying of the boat last night in the calm marina contributed to a renewed commitment to carrying out our dream – each rise and fall of the bow, every gentle swing of the flags that Stig and Heather hung from the backstay, every creak of the fenders between the boat and the dock last night after the launch served to recharge our determination to pull of a great adventure.

Here’s to Thin Wolf and all the "thin wolves without collars, who prefer liberty with starvation to servitude with abundance." - MW

Photos from the Launching (LOOK AT OUR SWEET BOAT!!)

It is hard for Luke and I to not see the current state of the boat in relation to how we found her in a vacant lot in Burien, Washington, last June. We've come a long way, baby!

See the following for more pictures of Thin Wolf back at the beginning.

http://gallery.thinwolfadventures.com/v/thinwolf