TugZilla

In Festival Boats on July 2, 2021
TugZilla is the hub of a new business venture for Devlin Boat Co. and works as a harbor tug in the South Sound. She has accomodations for two in her
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Bibi

In Festival Boats on July 2, 2021
Bibi is a hard-chined, plywood centerboard sloop built in 1964 by hobbyist Ludvik Zbigniewicz, apparently to his own design. She has a long, fine entry, considerable rocker, and a tiny,
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Tusitala

In Festival Boats on July 2, 2021
The sailing vessel Tusitala, Samoan for story-teller, does indeed have a story to tell. She is a gaff-rigged cutter, 30.5 feet, commissioned by Robert and Marge Saxton, of Round Pond,
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Some Cats Swing

In Festival Boats on July 2, 2021
Some Cats Swing is a 12 foot wooden Sharpie Skiff, home=built, for rowing and row camping, by an old man who was missing his life in boats.
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Hazy Days

In Festival Boats on July 2, 2021
Great Alaskans are the larger version of a Tolman skiff. My boat was started in August of 2020 and the complete hull will be rolled over on May 8th exactly
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Wayward Sun

For Sale

In Festival Boats on July 2, 2021
The solar boat Wayward Sun (Solar Sal 27) has been cruising the San Juan area for 2 years. The ride is calm and comfortable with minimal motor noise and no
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Wonderland

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
Sam Conner, the original founder of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, built Wonderland in Port Townsend in 1978 of red cedar /epoxy strip plank. Wonderland has been converted to
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SV Paddleshell

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
Folks said Interlude, purchased in 2013, “had good bones”. She has neither been an interlude nor were her bones too good… However, her mahogany planks on white oak bent frames
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Opus

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
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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S/V Starlight

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
Starlight and I embarked on a Pacific voyage starting in 1979 that lasted five years. Many wonderful miles and people were encountered. She was designed by Edwin Monk Sr. in
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