Koru

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
I built Koru over 2.5 years and launched her in October 2022. She is a Didi 23 by Dudley Dix. Several modification I made include: sugar scoop transom, the shape
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Blue Peter

For Sale

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
In 1927, Seattle architect John Graham Sr. Employed Ted Geary to design this yacht, with the imperative to create a luxurious yet practical yacht for cruising and officiating yacht club
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Corsair II

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Corsair II, a classic 50-foot bridge-deck cruiser designed by noted naval architect Leigh Coolidge and built in 1926 at the Martinac Shipyard in
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Argonaut II

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
Argonaut II lives a storied past serving remote settlements, canneries, logging operations, lighthouses, and First Nation communities in Northern British Columbia. Today, she is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation focused on
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FIG

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
The goal in building FIG was to create a small and economical three season cruising boat. After researching many small power boats, John Atkin’s Ninigret came close to satisfying all
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Creosote

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
“Creosote” was build for the Bainbridge island creosote plant. the vessel’s job was to transport treated lumber around the PNW and to assist with ship maneuvering as needed. The entire
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Miss Mile a Minute

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
Cold-molded, batten-seam construction. Planked in mahogany and maple, all planks vacuum bagged – no staples. She is powered by a 1960 Mercury 800DR that has been heavily modified, including a
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Que Sera

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
Que Será is hull number 11 of a limited production run of 19 K43 Sloops built by Kettenburg Marine, San Diego in the mid-1960s. To our knowledge, she is one
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Flying Eagle

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
There is nothing quite like watching a classic Maine Lobster Boat cutting through the cold waters with her low freeboard and graceful sheer. The Flying Eagle, as she was originally
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Marianita

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
Iain Oughtred’s spin on the “canoe yawl” concept, the Eun Mara design started as a commission for a trailerable coastal cruiser for use in the waters off Scotland. At 19′-9″
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