Mackinaw Boats on the Great Lakes were the pickup trucks and fishing boats before roads and rail circled the lakes. They were known for being seaworthy and adaptable. This boat

Admiral Jack is the newest addition to Northwest Maritime’s fleet! A comfortable tour boat in the summer and a state-of-the-art floating classroom during the school year.

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

La Vie en Rose is the product of a 3-year collaboration between the previous owner and designer Paul Gartside. She was built in Sidney, B.C., by Jespersen Boat Builders. Her

“According to the Folkboat International Association, there are 4,000 Nordic Folkboats on the water today. About 3,000 of them are direct descendants of the wooden Nordic Folkboats first built in

“Patience” is a custom-built Expedition Wherry from Chesapeake Light Craft. Made from plans she has custom riggers that use Pocock Racing Shell components to give her a smooth and solid

Saved from a barn in Nehalem Oregon for 15 years and then from another barn in Hood River Oregon… My wife Heather and I talked Alan Thomle of Thomle Boatworks

Ariel of Victoria was built on Vancouver Island in the 1970s at Fred Peterson’s yard near Nanaimo of Alaskan yellow cedar on oak frames. The original decks were Western Red

My brother-in-law started building this boat in the 1990s. I personally think to get out of the house. He sailed it once and then moved away from the Columbia River.

The “Wildlife of the Columbia” kayak, another Guillemot 17’ boat, represents another level of complexity of inlay work on the deck. Inspired by some of my favorite birds often spotted