Andi McGarry Boat Projects
Boats made as Collaborative Projects with Groups, Individuals, for fun and for the crack.
1984
Robin Hood
River Tyne -Upper / Wylam
1 mile
1 Journey
1st Boat made with Steve Walkers tutelage - in situ on riverbank
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.
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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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.
1989
Isy.
River Coquet/Amble Harbour
Third of a mile
Several mini trips
Made for maritime festival in Amble
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
1996
The Brave Sole
Irish Sea and River Slaney
2 Journeys
10 miles
Canadian Canoe Skin and Ash
Paddled with Andres
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)
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
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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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
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
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
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
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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2008
Da Animal
River Slaney
Enniscorthy to Killurin
10 miles
Made at FDYS
Waterloo Street
Wexford
Made in association FDYS Waterloo Road Wexford
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.​
and Diarmuid Donlon
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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