Last year's sailing season started with the launch of the Sheena, built by Gannon & Benjamin in Vineyard Haven. An original Nat Benjamin design called the Holmes Hole 29, the name conjures up Vineyard Haven's sailing history in two words--Holmes Hole, the original name of the seaside village in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard and my home port.
_Sheena in the shop and getting closer to launch._
From the
Sheena's launch day last June. _Ross, left, and Nat pose with the owner (blue shirt) and his wife, who blessed the boat before her christening__. Nat's wife, Pam, holds the bouquet that is about to be placed on Sheena's bow._
Into the water!Underway to Mystic Seaport and the Wooden Boat Show.