Waterstrider

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
Sprit rigged stitch and glue double ender with two rowing stations. Skerry design from Chesapeake Light Craft.
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Vixen

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
Since her launching in 1952 Vixen has sailed two and a half times around the world. Her most recent circumnavigation was an 11 year voyage completed in 2015. The people
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Vito Dumas

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
I purchased Vito Dumas in January of 1976, and after a period of work combined with shakedown cruises on the California coast, began a nearly three year cruise that included
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Virginia Cary

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
1973 Grand Banks 36. The last year Grand Banks their boats in wood. Very stable and good sea boat. Two time Alaska veteran, and several trips to Desolation Sound. This
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Virginia

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
Virginia was the first large sailing vessel built by the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in 1981. The original inspiration for this small sloop came from Alvin Masonโ€™s 24โ€ฒ OSTKUST,
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Veteran

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
In 1926, Skansie Shipbuilding Company launched purse seine vessel Veteran in Gig Harbor. Built for Peter Skansie, Veteran is a beautifully preserved sample of one of the nearly 100 Skansie-built
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Ursa Major

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
After her solid wooden hull was built in Norway, the Ursa Major was launched in 1972 at the Malahide shipyards in Dublin, Ireland. With her classic โ€œOld Worldโ€ charm, solid
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Tyke

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
Tyke is a fine example of a classic Atkins Eric Junior design. Traditional carvel construction โ€“ Port Orford Cedar planking on White Oak frames. Fully restored and renovated between 2002
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TwoBits

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
TwoBits was originally built as an open launch in 1932 and used as a tender to the North Star, a 230โ€ฒ vessel owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Both
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Tumblehome

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
Scott Sprague designed and built TUMBLEHOME in a Bainbridge Island boat shop in the 1980โ€™s, with the help of many others in the yard when they had time to help
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