Brenna Hoppe, 14 years old. After an unfortunate canoeing incident last year where she had to be rescued by a local Swift Water Rescue Team (which had nothing to do with me!), she was very reluctant at first to get into any boat. I went all-out with a line about being like Jesus getting into a wooden boat. It worked. I'm shameless, God forgive me.

Vamp, designed by Jim Michalak.
Built by Rick Cunningham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Oak Mountain State Park, Pelham, Alabama.
Braces by American Family Orthodontics, to be paid for in about two years.
Photo by Rick Cunningham