IMG_4042 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver

www.nwboatschool.org The Rogue River Driver is the form of boat commissioned by the novelist Zane Grey in 1903 for a excursion down the Rogue River in west-central Oregon. Creator Roger Fletcher, who documented the boat in his e book “Drift Boats and River Dories”, states the boat was possibly intended to be taken aside immediately… Continue reading IMG_4042 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver

IMG_4918 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – right side up – centerline brace not yet removed

www.nwboatschool.org The Rogue River Driver is the type of boat commissioned by the novelist Zane Grey in 1903 for a vacation down the Rogue River in west-central Oregon. Author Roger Fletcher, who documented the boat in his book “Drift Boats and River Dories”, states the boat was likely supposed to be taken aside right after… Continue reading IMG_4918 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – right side up – centerline brace not yet removed

IMG_0739 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – sea trials

www.nwboatschool.org Instructor Jeff Hammond’s Traditional Small Craft students released the Rogue River Driver on May perhaps 20th, 2014. The boat’s launch crew relished a sunny afternoon with north winds of 18 knots. The Rogue River Driver is the form of boat commissioned by the novelist Zane Gray in 1903 for a vacation down the Rogue… Continue reading IMG_0739 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – sea trials

IMG_0737 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – sea trials

www.nwboatschool.org Teacher Jeff Hammond’s Conventional Modest Craft learners released the Rogue River Driver on May well 20th, 2014. The boat’s launch crew savored a sunny afternoon with north winds of 18 knots. The Rogue River Driver is the form of boat commissioned by the novelist Zane Gray in 1903 for a trip down the Rogue… Continue reading IMG_0737 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – sea trials

IMG_3255 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – 25-foot long port orford cedar planking arrives at the shop

www.nwboatschool.org The Rogue River Driver is the form of boat commissioned by the novelist Zane Gray in 1903 for a excursion down the Rogue River in west-central Oregon. Creator Roger Fletcher, who documented the boat in his e-book “Drift Boats and River Dories”, states the boat was likely meant to be taken apart right after… Continue reading IMG_3255 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Small Craft – Rogue River Driver – 25-foot long port orford cedar planking arrives at the shop