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 Mason’s 24′ OSTKUST, however, she was extended to 26′ on the loft floor, received a new transom, and rigged as a traditional gaff cutter by Bob Prothero and the instructors and students building …
Veteran
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 purse seiners, one of the most iconic and recognizable vessel designs to emerge from Gig Harbor and Puget Sound. Veteran is one of the only remaining Skansie-built purse seiners today. …
Ursa Major
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 “Old World” charm, solid North Sea construction, and warm European ambiance, she is the perfect “little ship” for charter cruising. She epitomizes the True Trawler Yacht as described by Bob Lane in Passagemaker Magazine, …
Tyke
Tyke is a fine example of a classic Atkins Eric Junior design. Traditional carvel construction – Port Orford Cedar planking on White Oak frames. Fully restored and renovated between 2002 and 2006 by shipwrights. 1945 – 1954: Tyke’s frames were bent by a retired Norwegian fisherman, in the Poulsbo/Bremerton area. He was forced to discontinue with the project due to …
TwoBits
TwoBits was originally built as an open launch in 1932 and used as a tender to the North Star, a 230′ vessel owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Both were built by the Berg Shipyard in Ballard, WA. The TwoBits was used as a “leiter” or barge to take supplies to Indian villages up the west coast of Vancouver …
Tumblehome
Scott Sprague designed and built TUMBLEHOME in a Bainbridge Island boat shop in the 1980’s, with the help of many others in the yard when they had time to help out. The hull is a slippery canoe stern shape with a modern fin keel and deep bustled skeg aft. A sculptured teak wheelhouse allows inside steering in addition to the …
Trixter
Trixter was built by the Bob and Frank Prothero in 1934 on Lake Union in Seattle. She’s powered with an Isuzu C-240 diesel engine, and is used as a pleasure boat around the Puget Sound.
Townshend
Our 2 longboats, Townshend and Bear, are 26′ open wooden boats. They are historic replicas from Captain George Vancouver’s exploration of the region in 1792 that were built at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. The boats are equipped with 8 rowing stations and 3 sails. Stepping aboard is like going back in time. Both longboats are US Coast Guard …
Toujour
1957 STEPHEN’S SPORT-FISHER, TWIN DIESEL FLYBRIDGE SEDAN CRUISER. GALLEY DOWN. FLYBRIDGE UP. BOW FORWARD. STERN AFT. Sweet Cruise @ 10knots/4gal per hour. Burn 20 gal+/hour at 22 knots….OUCH
F/V Tordenskjold
Tordenskjold was built by John Strand in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood in 1911. It was named after the famous Dano-Norwegian naval hero, Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskjold (a nom de guerre meaning “Thunder-shield”) specifically for the burgeoning halibut fishery. Rigged as a schooner, but primarily dependent upon its gasoline engine, Tordenskjold carried a crew of 14 and two stacks of dories from …