We gathered quite crowd at the beach on Lake Dalhousie as no one knew what these strange things were. After the obligatory Kodak moment we eagerly tried getting into our coracles and paddling away.

We quickly learned that the sculling stroke in front of the boat was the best one to get us going forward. If you try to use a regular paddling stroke you just go round & round in circles forever.

Although he appreciated the traditional basket design of the coracle we made together, Paul wanted to design and make a more modern style.

Children wonder at the old basket coracle with the new one Paul is making, as seen in the background. The molded wet-formed ribs for the new style coracle are to the left of the picture.