Argonaut II

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
Designed by Edson B. Schock and built in 1922 at W.R. Menchions Shipyard in Vancouver, BC, Argonaut II was commissioned as “Greta M.” as a corporate yacht for the Powell River Paper &
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Corsair

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
Corsair was shipped to San Francisco from Copenhagen with her mast stepped in 1960 where she was often found in local club races winning the Master Mariner Race with best
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Sassafrass

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In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
After completion of the refit of Sassafrass, we spent several years cruising the Pacific coast of North and Central America and through the Panama Canal into Eastern Caribbean. When our
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Hiyu

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
Hiyu is a 10’6” version of Harry Bryan’s Fiddlehead design, referred to as a “decked canoe.” Okoume plywood was used throughout the construction. The designer intended the boat to be
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Martha

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
Built in 1907 for San Francisco Yacht Club Commodore J. R. Hanify, and named after his wife, Martha Fitzmaurice Hanify, Martha is a B.B. Crowninshield design built at W. F.
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Jura

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
Jura was commissioned using a design from Doug Peterson that was published in the July 1976 edition of Wooden Boat Magazine. The original design was for a pragmatic, budget, racer-cruiser.
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Nymph Of Lorne

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
Nymph was built by McGruer & Co. in Scotland in 1963. She spent her first 15 years sailing in Scotland, then sailed to BC via the Atlantic, the Canal, and

Clatawa

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
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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Burns Cove

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
Sam Devlin designed this 1989 early version Surf Scoter “Prince of Tides” as a boat that could take two boaters as far as their imaginations went. It has a 60
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Gyrfalcon

For Sale

In Today's Imports on July 3, 2025
The Gyrfalcon is an 88-foot fantail, originally designed in the late 1910s by Lee and Brinton, and then redesigned and updated by H.C. Hanson in the late 1930s. Built in
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