Tranquil

In Festival Boats 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 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 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 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 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 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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Kari-san

In Festival Boats on September 4, 2024
Kari-san was built by Lee Sandifur, a boat builder working for the designer, Sam Devlin. The original sprit rig required some one to stand to furl or reef the sails.
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Vaudeville

In Festival Boats 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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Avenger 2

For Sale

In Festival Boats on September 4, 2024
Avenger is in excellent condition. Has a new beta 38 hp only 300 hours. New lawfrance windlass ,new rocna anchor, new refrigeration, new force 10 heater with water coils to
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Raven

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 30, 2024
The Raven is a locally built Chesapeake Light Craft Expedition Wherry. Steve has built several of these over the years.
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