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François-Xavier Launches the Marie-Antoine

Color photograph where a white painted wooden yacht with mahogany cabin and aft is installed on blocks and boards at the exit of a hangar. The inscription "Marie-Antoine, MONTREAL" is at the back of the boat. F-X handles a hammer against the boards of the structure under the boat, helped by another man. Three adults and one child watch the scene from the side of the boat. A sailboat is partially visible in the background.

Jean-François Lachance collection

The Marie-Antoine at its launch, summer 1960. F-X Lachance, in the foreground, with his back to the camera, is setting up the structure that will be used to slide the boat down to the shore.