Xanadu

In Festival Boats 2018 on November 26, 2018
Xanadu was built in Hong Kong in 1971 of Philippine mahogany planks on yacal frames. Her interior is mostly teak. She is powered by a single John Deere diesel engine
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Woody

In Festival Boats 2018 on November 26, 2018
Woody was my first boat build project launched in 1993. Her hull is marine grade fir plywood. Frames are Port Orford Ceder. The transom, seats and trim are Mahogany all
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Wind Spirit

In Festival Boats 2018 on November 26, 2018
I found this pirate ship sitting in an equipment yard in Olympia in 2011. The Vessel was hand crafted as a one-off pirate ship conversion in 1985, by a retired
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Whisper

In Festival Boats 2018 on November 26, 2018
Whisper was built in 1957 by the Thomas Knutson Shipbuilding Corp. in Halesite, Long Island, New York. She was designed by Sparkman and Stevens as part of their “Pilot” series
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Vixen

In Festival Boats 2018 on November 26, 2018
Since her launching in 1952 Vixen has sailed two and a half times around the world. Her most recent circumnavigation was an 11 year voyage completed in 2015. The people
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Virginia

In Festival Boats 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018 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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