Sea Cloud

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2022
Built during the depression by Merton Christianson to transport he and his wife from Kelso, Wa down the Columbia and up the coast to Alaska to find work. They failed
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JD Crow

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2022
Ron Bowen built J.D. Crow in the spirit of British Columbia’s long tradition of beautiful and seaworthy homebuilt sailboats, with Allen Farrell as premier guru. Ron was a fisherman, logger,
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Rebecca

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2022
This boat was designed by Renn Tolman who had over 20 years of designing and building skiffs for the commercial fisherman in Homer, Alaska. Tolman skiffs are dory-style skiffs with
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Raven

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2022
Raven 77 made her way to Port Townsend a few years ago. Although most all Raven’s hale from New England, this boat was built in San Francisco. Cold molded construction
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North star

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 22, 2022
The Robb White sport boat is a blend of a freighter canoe and a skiff. Designed over Rob’s 50+year career with many revisions. This versatile 16’ boat weighs is at
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Wonderlust

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2022
Wonderlust is an old race cruiser. She prowled lake Washington with monster 427 gas engines for decades, competing in races when she wasn’t taking her multiple owners around the sound.
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Opus

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2022
Some boats are race boats. Some boats are cruising boats. Opus, a modified Wee Seal, designed by Iain Oughtred, is a boat that just seems to make people smile wherever
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Stormking

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2022
Built for the owner of Tacoma Boat Arne Strom. Originally named Bernice. Later a mission boat named Lower Light. Stormking returned to the Tacoma yacht club until she was owned
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Big Wave Dave

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2022
The Hvalsoe 16 lapstrake dinghy is considered by Eric Hvalsoe to be “the great compromise,” as it both rows and sails well. This craft’s fine ends make the Hvalsoe 16
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Ellen

In Festival Boats on August 19, 2022
12-foot single station dinghy. Glued plywood lapstrake construction, White oak stem, keel, rails, Sapele transom, meranti floors, and thwarts. The boat is displayed with a Stillwater trout fishing seat/floors.
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