Pluto

In Festival Boats on August 26, 2024
I bought Pluto around 1986, right before I started working for Anchor Jensen at Jensen Motor Boat Co. in Seattle. The boat seemed in fairly good shape at the time,
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Tusitala

In Festival Boats on August 23, 2024
The sailing vessel, Tusitala, Samoan for “story teller,” does indeed have a story to tell. She is a gaff-rigged cutter, 30.5 LOD, commissioned by Robert and Marge Saxton, of Round
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Galilee

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2024
The boat is thoroughly covered at a weblog if you search ‘Flying Fifteen Pacific – 4034’. This will show pretty detailed construction throughout. I came across this design while searching
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Zodiac

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2024
Schooner Zodiac was built for the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical heirs in 1924 for use as a private yacht. Zodiac was designed by William H. Hand, Jr., to epitomize the
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Cocklebull

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2024
I’ve always been drawn to waters – lakes, rivers, oceans – and to the boats that swim them. My first chance to sail, at about age 10, came when my
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Rhythm

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2024
Restored by Tom Regan at Grapeview Point Boat Works (Allyn, WA) in 2014. Converted to suit single rower. Excellent restored condition with recent upgrades.
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Trip’n

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2024
Custom SF Pelican
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Wheelbarrow Boat

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2024
This is the world’s first stitch-and-glue construction wheelbarrow boat. This isn’t just a good looking, practical and fast pram, but it is also easily transported like a wheelbarrow. A single
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Liz

In Festival Boats on August 16, 2024
The Liz is an elegant pulling boat designed by Ken Bassett of Onion River Boatworks. This 18’5” Pulling/Sculling craft was originally a lapstrake construction with bench seats. Under Ken’s direction,
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YoLinda

In Festival Boats on August 1, 2024
I selected this 16 foot New Jersey Gunning skiff design based on her lines and shapely transom, and how I hoped to build her and sail her. The hull planks
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