Theia

In Festival Boats on July 26, 2018
Theia introduced us to some special Port Townsend friends and craftspeople who took part in her rebirth. We are grateful to Gary and Nancy Fredrick, the Tucker family, Randy Charrier,
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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
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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.”
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Ariel of Victoria

In Festival Boats on July 18, 2018
Ariel of Victoriaโ€™s keel was laid in Fred Petersonโ€™s boatyard on Vancouver Island near Nanaimo in 1972. Carvel planked in Alaskan yellow cedar over oak frames with a western red
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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
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Nymph of Lorne

For 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
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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 decadesโ€”serving in both World Wars and commandeered by Germany in WWII. After repatriation
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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
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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
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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
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