Whistler

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
Currently, the fourth owners of Whistler have been in the process of restoring her after purchasing her this past fall. She has been around the Sound for nearly three decades
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Wolfhound

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
‘Wolfhound’ is the product of many years of our involvement with classic yachts. Amongst her design specifications was a desire for the aesthetic and feel of a wooden boat, an
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Wisper

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
Why Wisper? It’s not a misspelling. She is modeled after an 18 foot Monk designed sloop that I restored from a derelict hull in the 1970s. The original boat was
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Feather

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
I have done a lot of boatbuilding through the years but never built a boat from wood strips strictly for the beauty of seeing all of the various woods with
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MV Savona

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
Savona is a 1942 39′ Ed Monk Sr. designed, Forder built for Russell Rathbone in Kenmore on Lake Washington, Seattle. She spent time at the Bremerton Yacht Club while owned
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Halcyon

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
“Halcyon” was purpose designed as a working salmon troller by Naval Architect Bill Garden and built for a member of the Prothero family. She fished the Northwest coast from Alaska
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Big Wave Dave

In Festival Boats on July 1, 2021
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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Blue Duck

In Festival Boats on June 30, 2021
Ted Ryder designed and built the Blue Duck which is strip planked and cold molded. In 2006 Ted started construction in Western Yankee Boat Barn, Shady Cove, Oregon and launched
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Lady Washington

In Festival Boats on June 30, 2021
Tall Ship Lady Washington is the official state ship of Washington. A traditionally built replica, she was launched in 1989 for the state centennial. The original vessel played a major
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Discovery

In Festival Boats on June 30, 2021
DJim McCurdy had Bill Garden Design Discovery for his 40th Birthday. She was built to Yacht standards by the Vic Franck yard on Lake Union in Seattle in 1963. She
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