The Original Sea Hawk was a light house tender that was used to transport goods and fuel from the supply ships that worked on the great Lakes in Canada in the 1940’s. We came across Seahawk when it was used to transport school children from down town Toronto to Toronto Island for Summer Camp in the 1990’s and early 2000. Peter and I originally worked on the boat replacing planks and keeping her seaworthy but an unfortunate accident when a pulley broke when launching her sent her crashing down back onto the Cradle which smashed through the hull . The owner George Pearce, an ex 80 year old RCN who founded the Seahawks Toronto Youth Sailing Club in 1950 was devastated and that is when Peter uttered the words – “Don’t worry George we can build you a new one”.
We started by taking the lines off the boat and got a group of volunteers – many who had taken boat building classes with Peter to help build the mold.

Unfortunately George passed before the boat was completed and we continued to work on the boat for the next 5 years until it was completed.

By this time we had a young daughter and Seahawks as a youth program had closed down , so we decided to modify the boat so that we could use it as a family boat .
A canopy was made to protect us from the sun , benches widened for storage and hiding the batteries and boards made to cover and hide the camping gear. A table was designed to fit onto a piece of Copper pipes and magnets sunk in underneath the veneer so that we could play cards and they would not blow away !
A canopy cover was designed so that the boat was covered at night and at a pinch we could sleep under the benches.
The boat and family have completed the Rideau Canal, the Trent Canal , the Gerogian Bay Small Craft route and many numerous trips around Georgian Bay. During 2020 Covid lockdown, we were lucky enough to be able to launch the boat in Lake Muskoka where we were able to take day trips around Lake Muskoka , Lake Rosseau and Lake Joseph thanks to our good friend Warren Clarke who generously allowed us to leave the boat at his dock .
All the above mentioned places are in Ontario , Canada