Virginia

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
Virginia was the first large sailing vessel built by the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in 1981. The original inspiration for this small sloop came from Alvin Mason’s 24′ OSTKUST,
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Veteran

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
In 1926, Skansie Shipbuilding Company launched purse seine vessel Veteran in Gig Harbor. Built for Peter Skansie, Veteran is a beautifully preserved sample of one of the nearly 100 Skansie-built
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Ursa Major

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
After her solid wooden hull was built in Norway, the Ursa Major was launched in 1972 at the Malahide shipyards in Dublin, Ireland. With her classic “Old World” charm, solid
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Tyke

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
Tyke is a fine example of a classic Atkins Eric Junior design. Traditional carvel construction – Port Orford Cedar planking on White Oak frames. Fully restored and renovated between 2002
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TwoBits

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
TwoBits was originally built as an open launch in 1932 and used as a tender to the North Star, a 230′ vessel owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Both
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Tumblehome

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
Scott Sprague designed and built TUMBLEHOME in a Bainbridge Island boat shop in the 1980’s, with the help of many others in the yard when they had time to help
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Trixter

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
Trixter was built by the Bob and Frank Prothero in 1934 on Lake Union in Seattle. She’s powered with an Isuzu C-240 diesel engine, and is used as a pleasure
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Townshend

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
Our 2 longboats, Townshend and Bear, are 26′ open wooden boats. They are historic replicas from Captain George Vancouver’s exploration of the region in 1792 that were built at the
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Toujour

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
1957 STEPHEN’S SPORT-FISHER, TWIN DIESEL FLYBRIDGE SEDAN CRUISER. GALLEY DOWN. FLYBRIDGE UP. BOW FORWARD. STERN AFT. Sweet Cruise @ 10knots/4gal per hour. Burn 20 gal+/hour at 22 knots….OUCH
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F/V Tordenskjold

In Festival Boats 2017 on November 21, 2018
Tordenskjold was built by John Strand in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood in 1911. It was named after the famous Dano-Norwegian naval hero, Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskjold (a nom de guerre meaning
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