Festival Boats 2019

Murrelet was conceived as a downsizing project after nearly 40 years with my owner-built Lyle Hess Cutter Able. The plans were unavailable from the Nielsen estate but the lines were published in a Wooden Boat article by Maynard Bray. Originally at 18.3 feet, the lines were redrawn and stretched to 19 feet by Peter Christiansen of Shaw island. She was …

The Merry Chase was built by Nakade Boat Works, Steveston, B.C. in 1929 for Ryotara Kita as a table seiner. Her hull is 2-1/2-inch fir carvel planked on 2-1/2-inch x 4-inch oak frames and powered by a 3-cylinder Washington Estep 90 HP Diesel. In 1942 she was seized by the Canadian Government and transferred to the Canadian Navy Fishermen’s Reserve …

Starlight is based on an 1890s St Lawrence River Skiff built by Alexander Bain in Clayton, NY. The original design was stretched to 21′ in order to increase capacity and speed under sail, the 3’6″ beam was kept to minimize wetted surface. As is typical with SLRS, the hull is finer aft than forward. This encourages the hull to trim …

Swampscott Dory “Dion”, cold moulded from cedar veneer, well maintained and in excellent shape. Comes with galvanized trailer, spars, rigging, sails and boat cover. Perfect for an afternoon sail in the bay or adventuring further afield.

Bolero is an original double-ended 40 foot sloop designed by the renowned N.A. Bill Garden and launched in 1965. Her distinctive appearance, clean lines, flush deck, and raking jack staff present a strong statement. She has been featured in numerous books and magazine articles. Bolero was always one of Bill Garden’s favorites. He made many trips aboard her, with his …

Bjarne was built in a north Seattle garage. “The boat” provided a safe, creative and nearby distraction to the challenges of work and raising children. Many people helped out over the years with advice and muscle for turnover parties. A professional fine furniture neighbor provided moral and technical support, in addition to some machining of difficult parts. Family provided encouragement …

CORSAIR II “Corsair II”, custom designed by naval architect Leigh Coolidge and built in 1926 by Martinac in Tacoma for B. F. Jacobs, was a predicted log racer. Martinac Shipyard remains an active boat builder, yet built only four yachts. She appeared in Buffalo Marine Engine and Union Oil advertising, touting Jacobs’ skills winning races like the Olympia – Victoria …

The Red Star was built as a commercial work boat to fish out of Moss Landing, CA. She worked as far south as Morro Bay, CA and as far north as San Francisco, CA –very seaworthy. She has a 23 ft LOA,  7ft beam, 1.6 draft, and strip-plank hull -glued/edge nailed-sprit sail–2 stations 1 set of custom oars–sound and ready …

Senang Hati is the last boat built by the celebrated Vancouver Island boat builder, George Bruigom. He built her for himself in 1986 at Comox on Vancouver Island and sadly, he died six months after building her.  She is a strip planked double ender and is a unique vessel. George designed her himself and included fittings in her that he …

F/V Tordenskjold: Northwest Seaport’s “new” boat is a halibut schooner built in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood in 1911. She fished the North Pacific and Bering Sea for halibut, black cod, tuna, king crab, shrimp, and even sharks, finishing up a 100 year career in 2012. The boat was then retired and donated to Northwest Seaport in February 2017. Tordenskjold is still …