Sheldon's Petrel 107

My friend Sheldon has been building a Petrel in my basement for the last eight months or so. He finished it over the weekend and today we took it out for its maiden voyage.

That's it on the ramp at Calf Pasture in Norwalk before launching....

First paddle strokes....

We were blessed with a good stiff breeze, 10-15 knots, which allowed for a fair shakedown cruise around some of the islands near here....

Beautiful!