Holiday

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
1946 36′ Double-enderHoliday has been family owned since launched in July 1946. My Grandfather Rex Bartlett commissioned Ed Monk Sr. to design her and she was built on Seattle’s Lake
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Vito Dumas

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
Vito Dumas spent much of her early life in Buenos Aires plying the waters of the Rio de la Plata. I know very little about this period. The history for
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Arianna

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
Arianna is a 1970 Alaskan 46 wooden pilothouse cruiser built by American Marine, the Hong Kong yard that later became Grand Banks. Designed for comfortable long-range cruising, she reflects the
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Escape NW

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
This boat was made by Jim Asa in Nevada prior to him moving towards the NW. I have rebuilt several wood boats and this one really caught my eye for
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SALTO

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
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Brassbounder

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
Brassbounder is a Grand Banks 42 hull number 139. The Grand Banks 42 Classic helpeddefine the “trawler” category for cruising yachts, drawing inspiration from sturdy NorthAtlantic fishing trawlers. It is
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Solitude III

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
Solitude III is a John C. Harris-penned “PocketShip” sailboat. Per the designer, this stitch and glue boat “is a small cruising sailboat of refined model, meant to sail well on
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Bright Star

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
“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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Tranquil

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
I don’t know much of her history. One thing the previous owner had sold her and eventually bought her back. I believe she had lived in Canada for a number
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Arkenstone

In Festival Boats 2026 on May 31, 2026
Arkenstone was built using traditional methods in Thailand . She is all teak with beautiful interior cabinets. Karl bought her in 1979 unfinished and we have continued to finish and
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