Shelburne longboat christened the Bill Cox in honour of legendary shipwright

Shelburne longboat christened the Bill Cox in honour of legendary shipwright

At a place along Shelburne Harbour that was once part of the Muir-Cox Shipyard, where many wooden boats were built and launched by the late Bill Cox, people gathered on Sept. 5 for the christening of a Shelburne longboat named in his honour.