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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Deja Vu

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2025 on March 26, 2024
The original Catspaw Dinghy is a traditional planked boat designed by Joel White. Deja Vu is an adaptation of the design to strip plank construction which consists of 1 X
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Stephanie E.

In Festival Boats 2025 on March 20, 2024
Stephanie E., was built by the well-known boat builder, Dan Jones in Sausalito, Calif. in 1980, She is built to the lines and plans found in John Gardner’s Book: Building
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Anse La Roche

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 17, 2023
Roy Jackson and his wife Dolores took on the 50-60 thousand hour build in their backyard and dedicated weekends and evening over the course of 35 years. In the spring
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