Adventuress

In Festival Boats on June 17, 2022
Sound Experience sails the historic schooner Adventuress to educate, inspire, and empower an inclusive community that works to improve our marine environment and celebrates our maritime heritage. Since her launch
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Que Serรก

In Festival Boats on June 10, 2022
Que Serรก 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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Saturday Night Special

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
This SNS was built in Texas for the Texas 200, but health problems stopped the builder from entering the race. The second owner planned to sail it in the Texas
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Chencharu

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
Chencharu is one of two Harrison Butler boats built in 1950 in Malaysia. I bought her in Australia in 1977. I circumnavigated Australia and then eventually sailed most of the
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Elinor

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
Elinor is my second attempt at strip-built kayaks and is designed by Nick Schade of Guillemot Kayaks. Elinor is also the name of my second-born daughter who had a significant
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Epic

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
Community Boat Project has sought for over a decade to create the ultimate non-motorized educational vessel. Schooner-rigged, rowing 8 oars and capable of the multi-day unsupported sailing expedition, Epic is
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TERN

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
Tern has sailed to Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, and Polynesia. A real deep water-capable, well-made balanced boat. Comfortable 2 berths, midget pot belly, and Swedish Swing Gimbled cooking stove, sink, air-tight
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Ariadne

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
Ariadne is a Jolly boat designed by Greg Foster and built by the owner, Jack Stewart. Throughout her life, she has carried Jack, his wife, his three sons, and three
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Bandwagon

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
The Hvalsoe 16 is a comfortable and stable rowing boat. Bandwagon began life with a spritsail rig, since converted to a balanced lug yawl. The rig and many details have
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Nevermore

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2021
Nevermore began her life in the imagination of her builder, Ralph Eastland. With an axe in hand and an imagination in his heart, Ralph went into the forests of British
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