Tjeld

In Festival Boats 2021 on August 18, 2021
Jay Smith of Aspøya Boats in Anacortes, Washington, led the Friday Guild. a small group of aspiring boatbuilders, in the construction of this 20’ gjetbåt færing. The gjetbåt is a
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Katie M

In Festival Boats 2021 on August 18, 2021
Our catboat Katie M is a 20′ Cape Cod catboat designed by Crosby and built in 2009 by the NW School of Wooden Boat Building. She is a sister ship
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Hiyu

In Festival Boats 2021 on August 6, 2021
Hiyu is a 10’6” version of Harry Bryan’s Fiddlehead design, referred to as a “decked canoe.” Okoume plywood was used throughout the construction. The designer intended the boat to be
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Clatawa

In Festival Boats 2021 on August 5, 2021
Clatawa is a nine-foot flat-bottomed skiff from the design boards of Edwin Monk, who wished to give people with basic woodworking skills and a few sheets of plywood the means
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Matil

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2021 on August 5, 2021
Matil is a traditional wooden semi-dory, built by Robert Boardman of Port Townsend. In the 1990’s, Boardman and Kay Robinson hitchhiked down to the Sea of Cortés with Matil, to
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Chloe

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 30, 2021
This custom-built beauty was built by boatbuilding instructor Leland Gibson and his students over the course of 2 years.
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Clean Bay

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 30, 2021
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is constructing a 25′ zero-emission pump out boat that will provide free services in Port Ludlow Bay. This pilot project features electric and solar
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Poulsbo

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 30, 2021
This local design from Poulsbo, WA, is a perfect crabbing and family boat.
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We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 30, 2021
Designed by Bill Dyer and built at The Anchorage boatyard in Warren, RI, our little boat, hull number 299, was one of the last wooden Dyer Dhow Midgets built, before
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Nancy

In Festival Boats 2021 on July 30, 2021
Nancy is a 17′ wood strip kayak custom-built for my wife Nancy. Her only request regarding the design and graphics was that it needed a Sturgeon fish and a Heron
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