Thane

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
Thane is a modified Spray and was built on Finger One at Fishermans Wharf in Victoria using mostly recycled materials. She has been a working girl her entire life.
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Takin’Five

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
Built from a kit by Port Townsend Watercraft, this stitch and glue design is modern in appearance, very fuel efficient, functional and attractive. I was attracted to the project after
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Swizzlestick

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
This is one of the first examples of a stretched 19′ Bartender and an inboard powered one rather than an outboard in a well. I think this led to a
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Swallow

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
The Swallow is a custom designed and built Pocket Cruiser sailboat. She was built using unique custom quality imported and local woods and with high quality craftsmanship. Her hull is
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Suva

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
The schooner Suva is owned by the Coupeville Maritime Heritage Foundation (CMHF) and has been since the first part of May 2015. The CMHF is her sixth owner. She is
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Susan Joanne

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
Susan Joanne is a Devlin Onyx 28′ sailboat design. She has a wood epoxy matrix hull, utilizing the stitch and glue technique of constriction. She is a maximum trailer-able sailboat,
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Sunbow

In Festival Boats on November 21, 2018
Sunbow is a Constant Camber 35 mid-cockpit design capable of coastal and ocean cruising. The design is a successor to design partner Jim Brown’s Searunner series, which were built from
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Stevenston Lifeboat

In Festival Boats on November 14, 2018
Steveston Lifeboat – Profile of a service boat – Whether it’s a fishing net clogging a propeller or a gale driving a boat on shore, fishermen’s lives and livelihoods are
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Spike Africa

In Festival Boats on November 14, 2018
Spike Africa was built by Bob Sloan in California 40 years ago this year. Bob and his friend Spike Africa (the person) sailed with many of the schooners that were
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Spainnear Uisce

In Festival Boats on November 14, 2018
Spainnear Uisce, took about 2000 hours for the owner to build over several seasons. Designed by the late Renn Tolman of Homer, Alaska, she was intended as a stable fishing
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