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Blossom

In Festival Boats 2018

Blossom was built in 1938 in Tacoma, WA by the Anderson yard. Several similar sloops of Ed. Monk’s designs were being constructed in the late 30’s and early 40’s including S/V Sea Witch. She is heavily constructed of yellow cedar planks on white oak frames with a Douglas fir backbone and iron ballast. Much of her history before 2000 is …

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Deluge

In Festival Boats 2018

The Core Sound 17 mk3 represents the evolution of a design that has proven its seaworthiness and performance time and again in the Everglades Challenge and other race events around the country. We built Deluge because it’s readily trailerable with a small family car, reasonably quick to launch, fun to sail, and a very capable, seaworthy craft on the water. …

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FOTO

In Festival Boats 2018

FOTO, the official Photo Boat of Small Craft Advisor magazine (published in Port Townsend), was restored by owner Marty Loken. The boat was built to a Weston Farmer design in 2006 by Marty’s friend Bob Petersen of Ocean Park, WA, the retired harbormaster at Ilwaco. Raised-deck outboard cruisers like FOTO were first designed by Weston Farmer in 1928; he continued …

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Selkie

In Festival Boats 2018

A wonderful day-sailor! Sociable cruising at it’s best. The truant is a wonderful boat to sail. Port Townsend designer/boatbuilder, Ed Louchard, designed her with the changing currents and winds of the Puget Sound in mind. Built by the Northwest School of Wooden Boat building, this boat is great for day-sailing, camping, and adventuring with friends. She has a beautiful spoon …

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Virginia Cary

In Festival Boats 2018

This classic 1973 Grand Banks 36 trawler is an excellent sea boat, and very comfortable for cruising. Twin Ford Lehman diesel engines use approximately 3 gallons per hour at 8 to 9 knots. 1000 mile range. This boat has made several passages into Canadian waters, and has made 2 trips to Alaska. Virginia Cary has always been under cover, and …

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Francis Lee

In Festival Boats 2018

Designed by Bob Perry and built by the students and staff of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding FRANCIS LEE is a Perry Sliver Class Daysailer designed and built for the pure joy of sailing. Her construction was supervised by Bruce Blatchley the contemporary instructor at the school. She has modest yet comfortable accommodations and has been cruised by a …

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Wind Spirit

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019

This pirate ship was built in 1985. She was home ported in Olympia washington for 20 years. A retired naval architect created the ship from a cold molded hull. She was modified to carry square rigged sails. The vessel is a 1/3rd scale model of Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria. She sat for 20 years outdoors before she was completely restored …

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Unda

In Festival Boats 2018

Unda is a double-ended cruising ketch custom designed in 1938 by Aage Utzon. She was built after World War II and launched in 1949 by Egon Nielsen Boatyard in Nakskov, Denmark. She is oak framed, larch planked and copper-riveted. Her spars are made from spruce. Her cabin sides and cockpit combing are made from “book-matched” teak planks. Her interior and …