Theia introduced us to some special Port Townsend friends and craftspeople who took part in her rebirth. We are grateful to Gary and Nancy Fredrick, the Tucker family, Randy Charrier, Bill Stabile, Inger Rankins and her NWSWBB canvas class, and PT Rigging. Port Hadlock, WA.
Raven
Raven is an example of a Swampscott Dory, built to Ian Oughted’s Stickleback Dory design (part-decked sailing version). Swampscott dories were originally designed for launching through the surf and fishing off the Coast of Massachusetts. Her hull is made of meranti plywood, using the glued lapstrake construction technique. The inner stem, frames, and other structural members are white oak, and …
Odyssey
Odyssey is the rowing version of an 18′-6″ traditional lapstrake Marblehead Gunning Dory as described in the drawings of John Gardner’s, “The Dory Book.”
Ariel of Victoria
Ariel of Victoria’s keel was laid in Fred Peterson’s boatyard on Vancouver Island near Nanaimo in 1972. Carvel planked in Alaskan yellow cedar over oak frames with a western red cedar deck, she was launched in 1980 after “seven years of madness” by Ronald Hunt and Peterson. Doug and Jane Bond bought her in Victoria and raised two sons aboard, …
Misty Dawn II
Chesapeake Light Craft’s PocketShip is a small cruising sailboat meant to sail well on all points, provide dry camping for two adults, and trailer easily. PocketShip uses state-of-the art construction techniques. CLC’s PocketShip design, construction and price met my requirements. Began building Misty Dawn II in October 2016 and launched in August 2017. CLC did a great job with the …
Nymph of Lorne
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 Hawaii. A recent book provides details about her construction, McGruer & Co. and her 4 sisterships. She was build #606 at the McGruer family boatyard. McGruer & Co. used full-length …
Providence
Built in Denmark in 1903 as an Anchor Seiner, Providence worked in the North Sea for several decades—serving in both World Wars and commandeered by Germany in WWII. After repatriation to Denmark, she served in the Danish Navy and eventually returned to domestic registry. Bought and sailed to Victoria in 1979 by Peter Watson and put back to work as …
Tomte
Tomte was built in 1946 in Alert Bay BC as a logging camp tender for work in Seymour Inlet. She later worked as a fish boat working up and down the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Wilbur Larch
Wilbur larch, a Harrier design by Antonio Dias, was built by me, Andy McConkey and launched in 2014. Wilbur Larch is built of glued, lapstrake plywood along with other various woods such as: Ash, Mahogany, Douglas fir, White oak, Port Orford cedar and Locust from a big old tree on Vashon Island. Meant for beach cruising and rowing and sailing, …
Island Spirit
22′ Surf Scoter designed by Sam Devlin and built by Jim Griffing. This is the outboard in a motor well powered semi-displacement version of the Surf Scoter. Construction began in late 1994 in the owners garage. Island Spirit was completed and launched in 2000. In early 2018 she had a bow rail added and had her hull and decks repainted …