Olive Oyl

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In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
I purchased the down on her luck 1927 fishboat from the Port of Bellingham in 2006. I knew she was a wreck, but even in her decrepit condition her classic
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Flygburen

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
FLYGBUREN (Pronounced โ€œflee-burenโ€, roughly translates to โ€œAirborneโ€ in Swedish) This is one of many designs from the pen of noted Swedish designer Knud Reimers. Called a โ€œTumlarenโ€ (tr: Porpoise) they
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Wayward Sun

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In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
In 2021 Wayward Sun completed the first 100% solar voyage through the Inside Passage. Father and son team David and Alex Borton left Bellingham WA on May 25, and arrived
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Scout

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
I designed Scout and drafted the plans during 2007-2008. Once my 20-foot design was complete, Helen and I approached Sam Devlin to build the boat of our dreams. Sam and
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Kari-San

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In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
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.Because
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Discovery

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Jim McCurdy had Bill Garden Design Discovery for his 40th Birthday. She was built to yacht standards by the Vic Franck yard on Lake Union in Seattle in 1963. She
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Myst

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Myst was built and sailed near Vancouver, British Columbia. She made her way to Bainbridge Island and now Whidbey Island. Myst’s distinctive figurehead can be seen on the water between
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Lacey

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
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Duke

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In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Duke was built in the winter of 1946 and 1947 in Tacoma, Washington by Ad Cummings from Ed Monk Sr. design #1415. Duke was hull #1 of the Cummings Boat
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Limoncello

In Festival Boats on May 8, 2025
Limoncello is a classic Thompson 1960s Wooden Boat. Thompson Wood boats are primarily known as lapstrake outboard boats, often with a stained and varnished mahogany deck and windshield frame. For
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