Second Chance

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
Second Chance was a home built from a Chris Craft Kit in 1955. Through her long life she fell into disrepair and was at some point abandoned in a Long
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Badger

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In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel (CFAV) Badger (YAG-319) was one of ten wooden YAG-300 (Yard Auxiliary, General) vessels built for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) between 1953 and 1955. Built for
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Pert

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
Pert was built over many years by the Fish Brothers, initially in Yakima, finished on Marrowstone Island and launched in 2007. She was sailed for five Summers, put away during
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Emma

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
Emma is a 17’ 6” LOA gaff rigged sloop, built in 1983’ – Fir/yellow cedar an oak frames, mahogany thwarts, stern seat, centerboard trunk, rub rails, shear strake, and transom.
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Valkyrie

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
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Paddington

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
PJohn Welsford SCAMP, 11′-11″ balanced lug, cuddy cabin, water ballasted, off-center centerboard mini-microcruiser. Plywood kit built by son and father (Patrick and Malcolm) along with John Welsford, Howard Rice, Scott
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Silvana

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
Silvana is a wood cold molded cutter sailboat of 30 feet designed by Lyle Hess and built in Canada by Ernest Mellstrom in 1997. Cold molded wood hull and Deck
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Rampaging Turtles

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
A merry wherry that is a Wayland Marine’s design and initial stitch and glue project that took 3 months to finish in 2012. In 2022 a bow and stern air
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Revel

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In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
The original builder was a lifelong captain at sea, beginning with racing sailboats off the west coast of Sweden, then a career in the Swedish navy until after WWII, and
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Grand Slam

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In Festival Boats 2023 on July 18, 2023
The Grand Slam has her own charm that has outlived her captain’s captures. She has been to Alaska but not all the way to Ketchikan. Some dreams are realized later
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