Tranquil

In Festival Boats 2025 on April 18, 2025
The Grand Banks 36, a classic trawler design, was initially built with a wooden hull until 1973, when the company transitioned to fiberglass construction, while maintaining the traditional look. The
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JD Crow

In Festival Boats 2025 on April 17, 2025
Ron Bowen built J.D. Crow in the spirit of British Columbia’s long tradition of beautiful and seaworthy homebuilt sailboats, with Allen Farrell as premier guru. Ron was a fisherman, logger,
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Saga

In Festival Boats 2025 on April 15, 2025
There is very little historic documentation about these boats, but we know there were many variations within the general type. I wanted to build this in-part to discover why this
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Blue Peter

In Festival Boats 2025 on April 14, 2025
The Blue Peter was conceived, designed, commissioned, and built by Seattle Hands, at Lake Union Drydock. Through her 97 years of services the Blue Peter has done everything from serving
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Diana

In Festival Boats 2025 on April 14, 2025
She is constructed of Maine white cedar planking over oak frames. Power is from a Yanmar four-cylinder diesel. She has undergone complete repainting, an engine overhaul, and repairs of various
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Nonchalant

In Festival Boats 2025 on April 14, 2025
Nonchalant was originally built for William Boeing in 1927 and launched and documented in 1930. She has recently undergone a complete 2 year rebuild in Port Townsend, Washington. The rebuild
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Vaudeville

In Festival Boats 2025 on September 4, 2024
Built in Stockton Ca. By the famous Stephens bros. Boatworks this lovely example is the last one of 10 built that still serves. Mostly lived in San Diego. Many time
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BISH

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 14, 2024
BISH is a Murray Peterson Susan schooner. Port Orford Cedar on steam-bent white oak frames. Teak decks on laminated doug fir deck beams. Hand crank SABB lifeboat engine. All standing
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Bright Star

In Festival Boats 2025 on March 28, 2024
“Bright Star” is a Tolman Jumbo 24, from a design by Renn Tolman of Homer, Alaska. As are all the Tolman boats, she is a plywood stitch-and-glue wooden boat, and
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Red Jacket

In Festival Boats 2025 on March 26, 2024
Red Jacket is a Staysail Schooner designed by Ted Geary and built by Blanchard Boat built in the Seattle /Tacoma in 1920. She has been sailing for 104 years. She
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