Placebo

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 5, 2023
The first known boat designed and built by Dr. Archie A. Steele behind his medical office in Los Angeles. The exact built date is not known though the timeline does
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Navin R Johnson

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 5, 2023
Originally built for cruising the inland passage she was purchased by her second owner in Port Townsend around 2013. After some upkeep here in Port Townsend she fell into a
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Columbia Wildlife

In Festival Boats 2023 on July 5, 2023
The Columbia Wildlife is a 17′ touring kayak inspired by the Guillemot design by Nick Schade. It features over 30 different wood variants depicting several different birds of the air
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Joyce

In Festival Boats 2023 on June 27, 2023
Joyce was built by the Losvar family in Mukilteo Wa. in 1928. Joyce’s history is sketchy but she suffered years of neglect before finding the Tosdale’s garage. She was bounced
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Goose

In Festival Boats 2023 on June 27, 2023
Goose is a gaff rigged sloop. Mahogany strip construction, carbon fiber mast, custom oars, and trailer
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Ricochet

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2023 on June 27, 2023
Designed by George Kettenburg in 1946, Ricochet is a Pacific Cruising Class (PCC) offshore racer/cruiser. As such she has endured for over 65 years. Following a catastrophic sinking in 2011
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Whisper

In Festival Boats 2023 on June 27, 2023
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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Meriah

In Festival Boats 2023 on June 27, 2023
Meriah is a Francis Herreshoff Mobjack ketch (1935) built in Victoria BC by George Bruigom in 1969. She has a strip plank red cedar hull with extra sheer suggested by
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Ms. Lillian

In Festival Boats 2023 on June 27, 2023
Built during the 2022 winter to satisfy my need for an easily beach launched, stable, and highly efficient camping boat. The Paul Fisher design met my needs and was within
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Top Hat

In Festival Boats 2023 on June 27, 2023
Top Hat is a 15.5’ LOA x 5’ beam, maximum 2-person crew, racing dinghy modeled after the 1938 and 1946 Prince of Wales Cup-winning International 14 Class* (footnote) Thunder and
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