Whisper

In Festival Boats on June 27, 2023
Whisper was built in 1957 by the Thomas Knutson Shipbuilding Corp. in Halesite, Long Island, New York. She was designed by Sparkman and Stevens as part of their โ€œPilotโ€ series
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Meriah

In Festival Boats on June 27, 2023
Meriah is a Francis Herreshoff Mobjack ketch (1935) built in Victoria BC by George Bruigom in 1969. She has a strip plank red cedar hull with extra sheer suggested by
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Ms. Lillian

In Festival Boats on June 27, 2023
Built during the 2022 winter to satisfy my need for an easily beach launched, stable, and highly efficient camping boat. The Paul Fisher design met my needs and was within
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Top Hat

In Festival Boats on June 27, 2023
Top Hat is a 15.5โ€™ LOA x 5โ€™ beam, maximum 2-person crew, racing dinghy modeled after the 1938 and 1946 Prince of Wales Cup-winning International 14 Class* (footnote) Thunder and
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Sweet Melissa

In Festival Boats on June 27, 2023
Sweet Melissa was built between July 2015 and August 2017 using traditional methods, materials, and hardware. She is a replica of a 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Monotype Class catboat, popularly
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Vagabond

For Sale

In Festival Boats on June 27, 2023
The Vagabond has been in the Classic Yacht Association since its founding. Only 5 Captains over its nearly 100 year history – the boat has been to Alaska at least
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Poem

In Festival Boats on June 26, 2023
MV Poem, previously MV Sunshine, was designed by Edwin Monk and built in Seattle in 1938 and plied the waters of Puget Sound for most of her years. Almost always
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John Lusk

In Festival Boats on June 26, 2023
42 ft classic wooden Pocock rowing shell built in 1973 for University of California in Irvine.
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Tally Ho

In Festival Boats on June 26, 2023
TALLY HO is a 1910 wooden Gaff Cutter designed by Albert Strange and built in the UK. Originally built as a deep-sea fishing yacht, she was later raced, cruised, and
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Measure Again

In Festival Boats on June 26, 2023
As far back as second grade, I have been captivated by boats and Iโ€™m not really sure why. I enjoy looking at them, climbing on board, peeking inside the cabins,
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