Silva Bans

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 9, 2025
I found Silva in really rough shape then spent 11 years rebuilding her while living aboard in South Park Marina. I used some beautiful Yellow Cedar for her planking and
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Ceridwen

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 9, 2025
Built at Magner & Son’s Boatworks in Carlsburg, Washington, with the help of Kevin & John Magner and my lovely wife. The boat was built over a 12 year period
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Venetia

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 9, 2025
Venetia is a Scottish built trawler based on a Scottish fishing boat designed by Laurent Giles. Commissioned by Norval and Josephine Diamond in 1959. Norval and “Jo” cruised the coast
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Isobar

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Built in 1962 at the renowned Cheoy Lee Shipyard in Hong Kong to race the TransPac, Isobar is a 45’ LOA full-keel sloop with a 12’ maximum beam and a
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Sockeye

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
New addition of covered stern “hay rack” with solar panels. Repurposed tan bark steadying sail from Teal made by The sail loft in PT. New teak stern bench and galley
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Electric Philosophy

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Electric Philosophy is a solar electric catamaran designed for comfortable, extended self-sufficient cruising by a couple and one or 2 guests. At the 2025 show it will be returning from
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Sequel

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Rybovich hull #65 launched at Little Pete in 1967 from West Palm Beach, Fl. and rechristened Sequel in honor of second-generation design and build legend Tommy Rybovich. Tommy was a
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Circe

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
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Wonderland

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
We owned and sailed Wonderland for several years before we discovered and met her builder. Sam Connor, who built two Woodmarine 24s, supplied us with photos of her launching. We’ve
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NOMAD

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
NOMAD was launched in 1964 in Coos Bay, Oregon. She has had a succession of shipwright owners taking very good care of her, including a new stem, forefoot, and transom
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