Lugus

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 21, 2018
This boat completed a major centerline rebuild in 2011. The open cockpit sports a removable cabin, that makes it more of a camp cruiser. The Gaff rigged sails, and traditional
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Heather

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 21, 2018
Heather is a fine example of the New Zealand boat building tradition. She is planked with Kauri, on Australian gum frames, two resilient woods which have stood the test of
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Bibi

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 21, 2018
Bibi is a hard-chined, plywood centerboard sloop built in 1964 by hobbyist Ludvik Zbigniewicz, apparently to his own design. She has a long, fine entry, considerable rocker, and a tiny,
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Whisper

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 20, 2018
Whisper was built in 1957 by the Thomas Knutson Shipbuilding Corporation in Halesite, Long Island, New York. She was designed by Sparkman and Stevens as part of their “Pilot” series
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Joshua

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 20, 2018
Joshua’s hull and deck were built by Bill Elliott of Bay Ship and Yacht with a hands-on assist by owner Bill Harpster. Line drawings for Joshua were taken from R.D.
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Lauren Nadine

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 20, 2018
My wife and I purchased Lauren Nadine, formerly Walkabout, just over 1 1/2 years ago. Or as we often put it, we rescued her! After dreaming of owning a Grand
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Nevermore

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 20, 2018
Nevermore began her life as a dream of then young Canadian shipwright Ralph Eastland. A sensible man of frugal means, Ralph ordered a set of ship plans for $5 from
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Wood Duck

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 20, 2018
This hull and engine were salvaged from a berry bramble and over a period of 45 years was converted to a jaunty sail boat with an attempt to keep it
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The Gold Cup

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 20, 2018
This outboard hydroplane is a mid 70’s Ed Karelsen “A” class racer designed to run about 50mph with a 15hp vintage Mercury. Karelsen unlimited hydroplanes won the Gold Cup four
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Silva Bans

In Festival Boats 2018 on June 20, 2018
Built in Oregon in the ’90s of Fir and Black Locust with no bedding compounds or antifungal agents, she had a leaky deck that let in rainwater carrying fungal spores
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