Hugh's Gallery

Ida, Bill and Hugh in Hugh's new design, Clam Girl, 2019. She is designed to sail the shallows at Cedar Key as a light daysailor for up to 3 people


This is Hugh's new sailing dinghy design, Clam Girl, on the shore of Hog Island...	... and on Shell Mound ramp, both from 2019.

At McClamory Key with Karen, June 23rd, 2016.


Summer '17, Cedar Keys. This is the joy of canoe sailing!	Discovering new channels to Long Cabbage Key with Karen.

Harvest '15, Cedar Keys. This is just a small boat...	... at the interface between water, sand and sky.

May '12, Cedar Keys. A passage through Snake Key. This is Wes White on his proa.	May ´12, Cedar Keys. Hugh in Bufflehead, Meade in Woodwind, Harry ("Goke") Tomlinson in his round-bilged Bufflehead.

May '12, Cedar Keys. Bill Ling with his sailing canoe "Aku".	Bufflehead, Cedar Keys, May ´12.

Reflections of Bufflehead at rest; onshore at Lower Saranac Lake, New York State in the Adirondack Park & Mountains, Sept 08.


Bufflehead at Cedar Key. On Snake Key looking toward Seahorse Key.	At Ron Sell's place on the St. Marys River dividing Canada from the U.S. in Michgan's Upper Peninsula. Summer of '08.


Walela is a Serendipity sister, ...	... Kayanns boat.

Fully equipped to cruising standard.


A George Jepson photo on Lake Michigan for the WoodenBoat Small Boat issue. The Bufflehead sailing canoe frolics happily in higher waves.	Hugh is chasing two other sailing canoes. They are all sisters of his Serendipity canoe.

Meade & Jan Gougeon in Lake Huron's North Channel on a couple of 5 or 6 trips up there. Serendipity sisters.	Same area, same boats. The atmosphere is gorgeous, isn´t it?

Top speed! Hugh is making about 6 knots with Serendipity.


August 2010 in Nothern Michigan at Ron Sell's place.

Cedar Key in December a couple of years ago, inside the east side of Atsena Otie Key. Bill Ling photo.