INCA

In Festival Boats on June 29, 2021
A Harry Becker design from 1936, byggรฅr 1937-1938, and originally Anne-Marie in Sweden 1938. It became Buckminster-Fuller’s boat in Maine (USA) for many years but never raced against either the
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Haven

In Festival Boats on June 29, 2021
Haven was inspired by lapstrake runabouts of the 1950s and 1960s by builders like Lyman and Thompson. I was unable to find existing plans for a boat of this type
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Avanti and Red

In Festival Boats on June 29, 2021
While Avanti and Red are quite different in appearance, both hulls of these little vessels were constructed from one sheet of plywood. With some additional material used for structure decks
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Zoe

In Festival Boats on June 29, 2021
Classic look and feel but using modern methods and materials. One-piece laminated stem/keel; 9mm Okoume lapstrake planking. Good all-purpose boat: row, motor, or sail.
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Dalai Lama

For Sale

In Festival Boats on June 29, 2021
Dalai Lama was built at the Matsumoto Shipyard in North Vancouver BC in 1953. Sam Matsumoto built boats in Prince Rupert long before World War II. After the war, he
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Windsong

In Festival Boats on June 29, 2021
The boat is glued lapstrake plywood hull with oak interior and brass hardware with trailer. The idea came from three articles in Wooden Boat Magazine by Ross Lillistone of Australia.
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Natasha Darling!

In Festival Boats on June 29, 2021
This is a strip version of a tandem Annapolis Wherry built from plans by Chesapeake Light Craft. 18 months of build time. Probably 1200-1500 hours. Not proud of that, but
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Drifter

In Festival Boats on June 28, 2021
The McKenzie River Drift boat is a very popular design built from wood, fiberglass, and aluminum in both 14ft and 16ft lengths and seen on many NorthWest rivers and lakes.
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Wood Duck

For Sale

In Festival Boats on June 28, 2021
Wood Duck is our portal to visit humpbacks, orcas, bears, and wolves in spectacularly wild parts of the Northwest coast. It is often the smallest boat at the dock when
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Nellie Gamble

In Festival Boats on June 25, 2021
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