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Nov 01, 1929 Hope Town, Bahamas Died on 22 Jan 2018 (aged 88)
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About Thomas Winer Malone
- Thomas Winer Malone (November 1, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was a Bahamian wooden boat builder who single-handedly crafted over 200 Abaco dinghies in his lifetime.
- Ranging from 10–14 feet, his boats were hewn from memory without the use of power tools, jigs, or templates, and from trees he cut himself on the Abaco Islands.Malone's Abaco dinghy is open-hulled and single-masted with a small "banana board" supporting the top of the sail.Before the advent of outboard motors in the 1950s, Bahamian dinghies often provided the sole means of transportation for fishermen, farmers, and visiting families, as well as the occasional smuggler and rum-runner.
- If the wind died, a boat could be propelled with a single, long sculling oar off the transom.
- When fiberglass hulls finally supplanted wood construction in the 1960s, Malone's Abaco dinghies remained in strong demand, primarily from American sailing enthusiasts.
