ge ▁G lor iana , ▁the ▁lead ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁Page ant ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Edwards ▁has ▁built ▁and ▁maintained ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁water craft ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁including ▁Th ames ▁sk iffs , ▁pun ts , ▁sh allo ps , ▁cut ters , ▁and ▁wh er ries . ▁However , ▁he ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁four ▁particular ▁builds : ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁built ▁an ▁eight - o ared ▁sh al lop , ▁The ▁J ub il ant , ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁wooden ▁sub marine ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁version ▁by ▁Corn el ius ▁Jacob s zo on ▁Dre bb el . ▁This ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁TV ▁programme ▁Building ▁the ▁Im possible ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁successfully ▁tested ▁under ▁water ▁with ▁two ▁row ers ▁at ▁Dor ney ▁Lake . ▁Leg al ▁consider ations ▁prevent ed ▁its ▁use ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁itself . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁built ▁two ▁rep lic as ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁boats ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁Bo at ▁Race . ▁These ▁were ▁rac ed ▁by ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁ ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁cre ws ▁over ▁the ▁original ▁course ▁at ▁Hen ley ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4