Gillingam, Basil. Gander Bay Boat/Gander River Boat, view from stern 1, Gander Bay.

• Main Author: Braye, Crystal
• Other Authors: Gillingham, Basil, Basil Gillingham was born in George's Point, Gander Bay in 1940. He learned how build Gander Bay Boats (also known as Gander River Boats) at a young age by watching his father Leslie Gilllingham, and began to build his own when he was sixteen years old. Basil has built more than one hundred boats and has spent fifty years guiding on the Gander River.
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Objects; Architecture; building and construction; Boatbuilding; Boats; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_crafts/id/1709

Gander Bay Boat (Gander River Boat) built by Basil Gillingham in George’s Point, Gander Bay and owned by Calvin Saunders.