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Andi McGarry  Boat Projects 

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Boats made as Collaborative Projects with Groups, Individuals, for fun and for the crack.




 

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1984

Robin Hood

River Tyne -Upper / Wylam

1 mile

1 Journey

1st Boat made with Steve Walkers tutelage - in situ on riverbank

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1984

Rainbow Warrior

River Tyne

Newburn

Third of mile

1 Journey

Wooden clinker  covered in Canvas with Square sail -  damaged  loading  onto  trailer -abandoned ship 6 minutes after launch due to water ingress

Made In association special projects and Throckley Recreation Centre.

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1986

Earth Spirit

River Tyne

Newburn

10 miles Newburn to  Ouse Burn

1 Journey

Wooden Boat   straw cabin  stained glass windows 20 plus feet

Made  with Special Projects   Throckley Recreation Centre ,Keeks , Suzzanne. 

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1986

Lisa K

River Tyne

Gateshead  

Pipe -well Gate

Third of a mile

1 Journey

Made for May ritual- arrested by river police –  Boat burned at Dunston Haughs

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https://youtu.be/GTnJb9LXOGE

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1986

Sea Slug

River Tyne

North Shields

1 mile

1 Journey

North Shields Raft Race finished 3rd

1988

Dandilion

River Aln / North Sea to just after  Hauxley Druridge,Bay 

2 Sea trips total 15 miles

(One abandoned sea trip a week earlier)

plus 3 river Journeys  on the  Aln

1st sea going adventure – surf turned boat over on beach- righted itself but chucked me out

Made with Graham Armstrong and some friends.

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1989

Isy.

River Coquet/Amble Harbour

Third of a mile

Several mini trips

Made for maritime festival in Amble

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1989

 Lisa Kinneen2  

5 Miles

Taw  /Torridge/ Instow 

North Devon

25 Ft Ash and Oak  Curragh

1990

Cuthbert

River Tyne  North Shields

1 mile

1 journey

North Shields Raft Race Burnt hand repairing boat  missed the paddle 

1992

Ridges Voyage

River Tyne -

Wylam Newburn

Newburn to  Ouseburn Byker

10 Miles

2 Journeys

Made in situ camping in Wylam  paddled over 2 days

In association with the Ceder wood Centre

1995

Straw Dog

Irish Sea

200 Yards

Experiment

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1996

The Brave Sole

Irish Sea and River Slaney

2 Journeys

10 miles

Canadian Canoe Skin and Ash

Paddled with Andres

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1997

Amazon

All the oceans of the world

1000s of miles, hundreds of  trips,

all in the imagination

(Kids play boat made out of pallets on the beach then bought home)

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1999

Barnacle 

River Thames at Deptford Creek

Several mini Journeys  about 1 mile

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1999

Wide Bouy

River Thames at Deptford Creek

Several mini Journeys  about 1 mile

made in association with Effra Trust Brixton

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2000

Kipper

River Tyne

Byker Farm to North Shields Fish Quay

12 miles

1 Journey

Year of the Artist funded – black and white Skin boat featured on TV

Made in association with Year of the Artist, Norham Community College, Waterville Projects for Children and the Globe Gallery North Shields.

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https://youtu.be/8nhmm0ljw_g

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2001

Smokie

River Slaney  Enniscorthy Riverside Park to Ferry Carraig Wexford

15 miles

1 journey

Huge paddle for this group

Made in association with  Michael Way,Wexford County Counci, Arts Counci,  Ennicorthy Youth project,  FDYS and County Wexford Partnership

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2004

Evil Bunnies Boat of Doom

River Slaney

Ferry Carraig  to Edermine

5 miles

Up river

Made in  association with National Heriage Park Wexford, and Wexford County Council Summer Fun

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2003

Hazel Wood

River Slaney

Enniscorthy  to Killurin

10 Miles

1 Journey

Made in association with National Heritage Park Wexford  and Wexford County Council  summer fun 

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2005

Joyrider

River Wear  tested in Leazes Park

1 journey  River Wear 

3 Miles

Made in association with Foster Carers Association , Oyse Burn Resource Centre Mobex

Extensions required

2005

Titanic

River Slaney

Enniscorthy to Ferry Carraig

1 Journey

15 Miles

Holed on launch but repaired

Made in association with

Island Road FDYS

Wexford Co co Arts OFFice

2006

St Louis

River Slaney

Enniscorthy River side park to  Wexford Rowing Club Wexford

Tested in River Barrow

15 miles

1 Journey

Made with group of retired  gentlemen

Made in association with SWWCDP and Wexford County Council Arts office

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2006

Booze Cruise

River Barrow 

6 Miles

1 Journey

The most audacious  overland launch I have  ever undertaken

made in association SWWSCP

Wexford Co.co. Arts office

students from  Ramsgrange College and David Galvin, Ann Marie Irish

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https://youtu.be/NDmocLjdMMc

2008

Da Animal

River Slaney

Enniscorthy to Killurin

10 miles

Made at FDYS

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Wexford

Made in association FDYS Waterloo Road Wexford 

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2008+2009

Bound to sink

and Re named

Ballymurn Flyer

River Slaney

2 Separate trips

10 mile x

2 Trips

Youth club kept boat and re used it – with  second crew

Made in association with Ballymurn Community Centre and Wexford Arts Office

 

2009

 

Shirley Temple

Irish Sea at Ballymoney

1 mile

Made with Camphill community launched in big surf

Made in association with members of Camphill Community and  Justin Kinneen

2010

The Highwayman

River Slaney

Ennicorthy -Ferry Carraig

15 miles Made in association with members of WLD project.​

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2010

Misfit

River Saney

Ennicorthy to Killurin

10 miles

2 crews 

Made in association with Kids from Yola Hedge School and Family Centre WLD

Paul Okeefe and

Diedre Doheny

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https://youtu.be/xbzEbv_4YnA

2011

Rusty Screwdriver

River Slaney

Enniscorthy to Kilurin  then Kilurin to Ferry carraig

10 miles

5 Miles

2 Journeys

Made in association with Cottage Autism group -Broke the trip to 2 parts

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2012

Savage

River Slaney  Enniscorthy to Killurin

10 Miles

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Made in association with  Cottage Autism 

2013

Aisling Fluach  (Irish for Wet Dream)

Ennicorthy to Ferrcarrig

!5 Miles

Made in association with WLD

2013

Shiremoor Adventurer

River Wansbeck

5 miles

Made in  association with Shiremoor Adventure Playground

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https://youtu.be/Es-d6uPc6nY

2013

Hippy Jackdaw

Irish Sea

Kilmore quay

1 mile

2 Journeys

Made in situ with local l Kids Kilmore Quay youth club

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https://youtu.be/ddgcnmCxxbg

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2016

Kriptonite

River Slaney  Riverside Park to Wexford Rowing club Wexford

15 Miles

1 Journey

Made in association with

Wexford Co Co Arts Office and young people  from SWWCDP

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2016

Chloe

River Slaney Enniscorthy Riverside Park to Rowing club Wexford

15 Miles

1 Journey

Made  in association with Wexford Arts Office with Taghmon Mens shed members

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https://youtu.be/ZuK23gUICX8

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2017

The Filthy Ape

River Slaney

Enniscorthy- Edermine

5 Miles

Made in association with  Wexford Arts 

Office and SWWCDP

Janes last days at SWWCDP

2017

Head of the Water

River Slaney –

Killurin

10 Miles

Made in association with Wexford Arts Office National Heritage Park and ABI  Wexford

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https://youtu.be/cBccLsZJX7k

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2017

Icarus

Irish Sea Kilmore Quay  Tested and

Ritually burnt river at  Duncormick as a film prop.

in Asscociation with Els Dietvorst

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2017

Molly

No journey currently undertaken 

Named after large lab in picture

 Made in association with Kilmuckeridge  MensShed

2018

Hippy Jackdaw (Sailing Vessel)

Irish Sea 

A whole Sailing Season of Journeys

Re fitted HJ to learn to sail

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https://youtu.be/g2J1BMP1dUU

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2021

Queen Mavis

River tyne 7 Miles Newburn to Blaydon- (crew of 13) made with  Shiremoor Adventure Payground

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2022

Oscar  Og

Kilmore Quay 

little Beach  1 Mile

Tester for Coracle  project

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2023

Kingfisher, Mullet,.Oscar Og and willow  paddle your own canal  Coracle project with Rathangen Community Centre  Jeni and Conall

Paddled  Bridgetown Canal  

approx 2 miles

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2023

Snaith Mara

Irish Sea tested  in Kilmore Quay  half mile 

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made as a collaboration between Artists  Conall Geoghegan Jeni Roddi and Lynn Haughton as part of Creative Community Ireland project in  association with Kilmore Quay gardening group.

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Andi McGarry Boats
 



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