Lynx Launch
Launch Photo Gallery
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Lynx loaded on a trailer |
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Trucks hauling Lynx uphill |
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Crossing bridge to launch site |
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Pre-launch preparation of ship |
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U.S. Marine Color Guard - Frigate Constitution |
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The launch |
"A boat launching: people come out for such an event. It's like a birth in the community, a champagne christening and the celebration of a new life."
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The crowd cheers |
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Christening Lynx |
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People at the launch celebration |
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Members of the corporate team in uniform |
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Well wishers in period dress |
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The ceremonies begin |
"A boat is just a theory until it floats."
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Raising the star spangled banner |
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Honoring the flag |
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The piper |
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Acknowledging Melbourne Smith's contributions |
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Sailing Master 1812 Fife & Drum Corps |
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Colorful Outlanders from the Missouri Territory |
"A wooden boat is a link to the golden past of sailboat construction and a daring, hopeful signal of the future."
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Well wishers in period dress |
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The Woodses in period costume |
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A small piper |
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The crew in period uniform |
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First time on water |
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She touches her element |
"A boat has its own life, its own destiny."
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The view of bowsprit and trailboard |
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Quotes from "Wooden Boats" by Michael Ruhlman
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