Raven In Festival Boats on July 26, 2018 Raven is an example of a Swampscott Dory, built to Ian Oughted’s Stickleback Dory design (part-decked sailing version). Swampscott dories were originally designed for launching through the surf and fishing
Odyssey In Festival Boats on July 26, 2018 Odyssey is the rowing version of an 18′-6″ traditional lapstrake Marblehead Gunning Dory as described in the drawings of John Gardner’s, “The Dory Book.”
Ariel of Victoria In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 Ariel of Victoriaโs keel was laid in Fred Petersonโs boatyard on Vancouver Island near Nanaimo in 1972. Carvel planked in Alaskan yellow cedar over oak frames with a western red
Misty Dawn II In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 Chesapeake Light Craft’s PocketShip is a small cruising sailboat meant to sail well on all points, provide dry camping for two adults, and trailer easily. PocketShip uses state-of-the art construction
Nymph of LorneFor Sale In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 Nymph was built by McGruer & Co. in Scotland in 1963. She spent her first 15 years sailing in Scotland, then sailed to BC via the Atlantic, the Canal, and
Providence In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 Built in Denmark in 1903 as an Anchor Seiner, Providence worked in the North Sea for several decadesโserving in both World Wars and commandeered by Germany in WWII. After repatriation
Tomte In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 Tomte was built in 1946 in Alert Bay BC as a logging camp tender for work in Seymour Inlet. She later worked as a fish boat working up and down
Wilbur Larch In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 Wilbur larch, a Harrier design by Antonio Dias, was built by me, Andy McConkey and launched in 2014. Wilbur Larch is built of glued, lapstrake plywood along with other various
Island Spirit In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 22′ Surf Scoter designed by Sam Devlin and built by Jim Griffing. This is the outboard in a motor well powered semi-displacement version of the Surf Scoter. Construction began in
Patamar In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018 Home built in 1937 by a Boeing engineer, this vessel is red cedar over white oak for the hull with the cabin of teak. The decks are canvas. A Yanmar