Draiodoir

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
She was built up in Ballard shipyard in 1935. Her original design was a sloop, but in 1970s she was re rigged by adding the bowsprit and boomkin that is
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Que Sera

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Hull number 11 of a limited production run of 19 K43 Sloops built by Kettenburg Marine, San Diego in the mid-1960s. To our knowledge, she is one of three K43s
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INTEGRITY

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
mv Integrity’s hull is constructed utilizing the proven-and-strong ‘stitch-and-glue’ method. Lovely practical, strong, aesthetic, and purposed wooden craftsmanship throughout. Twin-engines, sporting the economical and proven Yanmar 3YM30 Diesel. Recent upgrades
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FAME

For Sale

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Schooner FAME was the personal boat of the designer, BB Crowninshield. She was built in 1910 by the Rice Brothers yard in Maine. FAME was completely restored by Dennis Conner
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KEA

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
KEA, built by John and Ann Weir in Nainimo, B.C., has cruised the Salish Sea and West Coast since her launch in 1968. Mark and Kathy Anderson-Keele,purchased her from the
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Fantasma

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Fantasma is a larger version of Matt Layden’s Enigma. Matt is the designer of the well known sharpie called Paradox of which more than a hundred have been built all
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SUE

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Sue is a 1961 40’ Rybovich Sportfish completed as hull #48 in West Palm Beach, Florida by the iconic founders of the original sportfishing boats – Rybovich. She has several
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Fairwyn

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Fairwyn was created as the flagship for Hugh McCullough during his turn as the Commodore of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Designed by Sparkman & Stephens and build by
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Chesuki

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Charles Mower designed Chesuki to race and beat the Alpha Beachcomber dory fleet in Massachusetts in 1906. So successful was this design that some clubs banned her, calling her the
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Silva Bans

In Festival Boats on May 8, 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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