Festival Boats 2019

Nevermore began her life as a dream of then young Canadian shipwright Ralph Eastland. A sensible man of frugal means, Ralph ordered a set of ship plans for $5 from the Smithsonian Institute of Howard Chapelle’s Chesapeake Bay schooner “Little Cod.” With the help of his wife Debbie, the two then set to work constructing a pole shed with a …

Built in Oregon in the ’90s of Fir and Black Locust with no bedding compounds or antifungal agents, she had a leaky deck that let in rainwater carrying fungal spores leading to her demise. Thinking I might rebuild her in a year, I brought her to the South Park Yard. Tearing into her stem and replacing the structural members, I …

Artenders are known throughout the PNW and other regions of the world with rough waters for their able sea keeping abilities. I spent 8 years converting Glencannon from a rough and ready fish boat to a sweet and able little pocket cruiser. She just as happy on the rough river bars of the Oregon Coast as cruising on the Canadian …

Pacific was built to longline for halibut in the North Pacific. She has also trolled for salmon and tuna. The halibut fishermen of B.C. regarded her as one of the best of her type.

The ‘fable’ was built in Port Townsend for me – a 5′ woman who wants to solo sail throughout the San Juans. Built here in Point Hudson by Tipton, Toss, Acorn, Jack, myself, and many other cool thinkers. A cat-boat gaff rigged shallow draft wonder.

Marianita was built over the course of 3 years in my small boat shop (it used to be a 2 car garage). She is moored in Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island and is a great little single-handed boat for those summer days when the chore list is done and nobody is around to act as crew. Down below there is …

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 …

Josephine is a converted Salmon Troller and is celebrating her 85 th birthday at the show this year. She was converted from a working fishing boat to a cruiser by Devlin Boat Co. of Olympia. Her power is a John Deere diesel engine. Converted from a Salmon Troller to a power cruiser by Devlin Boat Co. of Olympia, Wa. Josephine …