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Awards for WorkBoat magazine’s 10 Significant Boats of 2011 were given out Wednesday at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans. The magazine’s editors presented the awards to the builders, designers, and owners of 10 boats that appeared in the pages of the magazine from December 2010 through November 2011. The winners are:

 Chetzemoka, Salish, Kennewick 

Builder: Todd Pacific Shipyard/Vigor Shipyards

Designer: Elliott Bay Design Group

Owner: Washington State Ferries

 Chicago’s Leading Lady 

Builder: Burger Boat Company

Designer: Seacraft Design LLC

Owner: Chicago’s First Lady Cruises

Christopher Wheatley 

Builder: Hike Metal Products Ltd.

Designer: Robert Allan Ltd.

Owner: Chicago Fire Department

 Freedom and Fort Worth 

(Littoral Combat Ships 1 and 3)

Builder: Marinette Marine

Designer: Lockheed Martin/Marinette Marine Construction Team

Owner: U.S. Navy

Independence and Coronado 

(Littoral Combat Ships 2 and 4)

Builder: Austal USA

Designer: General Dynamics/Austal USA Construction Team

Owner: U.S. Navy

Ken Boothe Sr. 

Builder: Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair

Designer: Bay Engineering Inc.

Owner: Seajon LLC

Megan Parker 

Builder: C&G Boat Works

Designer: CT Marine

Owner: Parker Towing Co.

 Ocean Project 

Builder: Master Boat Builders

Designer: Master Boat Builders

Owner: Oceaneering International

Tiger Shark PSVs 

(Dwight S. Ramsay, Betty Pfankuch)

Builder: Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Designer: STX U.S. Marine Inc.

Owner: Aries Marine Group

Tristan K. and Hercules 

Builder: Washburn & Doughty Associates

Designer: Robert Allan Ltd.

Owners: Bay Houston Towing Co.

and Sudermann & Young 

6/10/2012 7:25:44 PM Bruce Buls says:

Yes, the boats have been controversial, both for the initial costs and for the list. The Chetzemoka has also had some mechanical problems.
But the new boats are still "significant," and that is what the awards are for. These are the not the "best" boats or the "top ten" boats that we select every year, they're what we three editors considered the most significant boats of the year. That's a subjective category, to be sure, but that gives us an opportunity to recognize a variety of vessels for a variety of reasons. As to the Chetzemoka and sisters, this is first newbuild ferry class for WSF in may years and they are certainly significant in that respect. This is also an interesting modification of a design created originally for an offshore run in the Northeast and it's a departure from the totally symmetrical designs of other WSF car ferries, which is one of the reasons they list.
"Top heavy, roll-over pieces of junk"? I don't think so. They certainly carry some weight up high for a relatively shal

12/9/2011 6:29:48 PM LARRY CHRISTENSEN says:

You've GOT to be kidding! Those Washington stae ferries are top heavy, roll-over pieces of junk. The employees have nicknamed them the I-lean class. What a joke this award is!

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