ALTAIR

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 8, 2025
ALTAIR was built in 1985 by Nexus Marine in Everett WA. A plaque in the cabin says that her original owners were Bob and Mary Lou Basham. Her next owners
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Anna Bray

In Festival Boats on August 8, 2025
Handmade in Wasilla Alaska by John Breiby , this sail boat joins its big brother Serenity, handmade fishing skiff to our family.
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ArcticLight

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In Festival Boats on August 8, 2025
ArcticLight (originally Nisku), was designed by William Garden and built by Dave and Kathy Thomas and Bent Jesperson at the Philbrooks Boatyard after the North Sea Trawler Yacht style, in
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Ariel of Victoria

In Festival Boats on August 8, 2025
Ariel of Victoria is a one-off northwest design ketch built near Nanaimo in the late 1970s. Carvel planked in yellow cedar on oak frames, she sailed extensively in the Salish
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DRIFT

In Festival Boats on August 8, 2025
Ray Heater of Rayโ€™s River Dories is renowned in the drift boats he constructed. I presumed Ray and Roger Fletcher had a long friendship with Roger recording and writing the
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Mouse

For Sale

In Festival Boats on July 24, 2025
MOUSE is a classic little gunter yawl, 14โ€™ on deck and 22โ€™ overall including bowsprit and boomkin, with sails beautifully crafted by Schattauer in Seattle. The design was inspired by
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Waterstrider

In Festival Boats on July 24, 2025
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Thelonius

In Festival Boats on July 24, 2025
Thelonius is a one-off custom design. Built in 1953, she looks 1920’s. A Portland Oregon dentist wanted a ‘traditional-style’ boat, so Ed Monk, Sr adapted an earlier plan. The result
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NW Mystic

In Festival Boats on July 24, 2025
For Jessie, NW Mysticโ€™s story begins at the 2022 PT Wooden Boat Festival, my first time ever exhibiting my kayaks. During the festival, a woman named Jessie sees my work
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Alki

In Festival Boats on July 24, 2025
Alki was built for a special friend who lives in the greater Seattle area. It features inlay work representing extremely personal and impactful moments in their life. Although this kayak
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