Waterstrider

In Festival Boats on August 23, 2026
While Point Hudson is Waterstrider’s home port, she has sailed in Ross Lake, Crescent lake, Netarts bay and many places in Puget sound including Blake island and Cypress island.
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Hiyu

In Festival Boats on August 23, 2026
Hiyu is a 10โ€™6โ€ version of Harry Bryanโ€™s Fiddlehead design, referred to as a โ€œdecked canoe.โ€ Okoume plywood was used throughout the construction. The designer intended the boat to be
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Clatawa

In Festival Boats on August 23, 2026
Clatawa is a nine-foot flat-bottomed skiff from the design boards of Edwin Monk, who wished to give people with basic woodworking skills and a few sheets of plywood the means
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Montana Wild

In Festival Boats on August 23, 2026
Montana Wild was the result of many contributing factors all culminating into something spectacular. However, before I get into that discussion, I want people to know that this kayak has
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Ripple Effect

In Festival Boats on August 23, 2026
This kayak is more than a wooden boat, it is a final project begun by Matt Duerre and finished, after his passing (March 2026), by his friend and kayak-building mentor,
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Coming Up Roses

In Festival Boats on August 23, 2026
Coming in at number six in the progression of kayak builds is โ€œComing Up Roses,โ€ which is another Guillemot 17โ€™ boat, modified to accommodate the intricate inlays and my lengthy
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Patamar

In Festival Boats on June 2, 2026
The PATAMAR was home built and the materials carefully selected. It has lasted all these years and remains very seaworthy and usable. Most summers it has traveled the Salish Sea.
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Wonderland

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
Wonderland came to us from her previous owner on Anderson Island. I converted her to a gaff-ketch, modified the keel, added a dog-house, and reconfigured the interior, and installed a
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Marian II

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
The Marian II was extensively rebuilt by Haven Boatworks in 2017. She received a new purple heart keel, a new bottom and many new planks. She has a newer Isuzu
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Nonchalant

In Festival Boats on May 31, 2026
Nonchalant was originally built for William Boeing in 1927 and launched and documented in 1930. She has recently undergone a complete 2 year rebuild in Port Townsend, Washington. The rebuild
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