Unfortunately it was too dark once we got down there to get any good pictures, so here’s 500 words:

Josephine rowed well in smooth water beneath the rattling jets of JFK and a huge orange moon. She sits about 3 inches in the water with just one person aboard. For better control, add more people. Loaded up with five she handled beautifully, and she’s fast. We might have to add ballast eventually, but I like the idea that every step of this project has required the involvement of more than just the three of us. Here she is on top of our ’89 Volvo, headed to the Floyd Bennett Field car-top boat launch: