Anna

In Festival Boats on June 6, 2024
Anna was built in 1966 in Picton New Zealand. One of her sister boats is detailed in XXXX The Proper Yacht. When we purchased the boat there were a number
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Anna Bray

In Festival Boats on June 6, 2024
Anne Bray is the โ€œlittle sisterโ€ to Serenity – the 22ft skiff used for fishing, crabbing and traveling to the islands. Built by John Breiby in Wasilla, AK, this two
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Belle

In Festival Boats on June 5, 2024
Belle was designed by Laurie McGowan for the โ€œsketchbookโ€ section of Wooden Boat Magazine. She is a rowing-sailing dinghy 11- feet long made from local northwest woods and very little
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Black Opal

In Festival Boats on June 5, 2024
Built in 1973 by American Marine in Singapore, โ€œBlack Opalโ€ is a rare 36โ€™ Grand Banks Classic for a number of reasons. Sheโ€™s one of the last GB woodies built,
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Ariel of Victoria

In Festival Boats on June 5, 2024
Carvel-planked in Alaskan yellow cedar on oak frames, Ariel of Victoria was built by Fred Peterson and Ron Hunt in Petersonโ€™s shipyard near Nanaimo. Her ketch rig features original sitka
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Katie M

In Festival Boats on June 5, 2024
Our catboat Katie M is a 20โ€ฒ Cape Cod catboat designed by Crosby and built in 2009 by the NW School of Wooden Boat Building. She is a sister ship
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Sir Isaac

For Sale

In Festival Boats on June 5, 2024
Sir Isaac was built in 1984 for shorthanded offshore sailing and she did! Several trips to Hawaii, then on to Australia, Japan and back. We bought her in 2001 and
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Burns Covw\e

In Festival Boats on June 5, 2024
This 1989 Sam Devlin designed and built Surf Scoter was built with an in hull outboard engine. The boat has had about four owners and after being brought out of
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KHOYA

In Festival Boats on May 23, 2024
KHOYA Heals~ a 19 year old college lady recovered from several near-death experiences by time on the water sailing her little vessel. Circumnavigating Vancouver Island in 1979 was a first
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Gibnut

In Festival Boats on May 23, 2024
Based on the classic “Beachcomber-Alpha” club dories of New England, Gibnut is a slim and fast sail/oar boat. This year we will be testing out an experimental sail rig with
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