Currently, the fourth owners of Whistler have been in the process of restoring her after purchasing her this past fall. She has been around the Sound for nearly three decades but will soon be ready for three more.
Wolfhound
‘Wolfhound’ is the product of many years of our involvement with classic yachts. Amongst her design specifications was a desire for the aesthetic and feel of a wooden boat, an easily managed schooner rig, a shallow draught for extra anchorage options, and a light and airy interior. Comfort was the primary consideration and speed secondary; “if you are enjoying the …
Wisper
Why Wisper? It’s not a misspelling. She is modeled after an 18 foot Monk designed sloop that I restored from a derelict hull in the 1970s. The original boat was Wisp and the new boat is even more wisp-like hence, Wisper. Wisp was traditionally built with a full keel and weighed over 3000 pounds. I spent three years rebuilding her. …
Feather
I have done a lot of boatbuilding through the years but never built a boat from wood strips strictly for the beauty of seeing all of the various woods with their own character bright finished. I had long admired boats that Joe Greenly designed and built but wanted to start from scratch and ultimately use a lot more woods that …
MV Savona
Savona is a 1942 39′ Ed Monk Sr. designed, Forder built for Russell Rathbone in Kenmore on Lake Washington, Seattle. She spent time at the Bremerton Yacht Club while owned by Dr. Kenneth Jackson from 1946-1952. She is back at BYC currently.
Halcyon
“Halcyon” was purpose designed as a working salmon troller by Naval Architect Bill Garden and built for a member of the Prothero family. She fished the Northwest coast from Alaska to Oregon for over 20 years. In 1984 master shipwright Sam Fry acquired her and spent 10 years converting her into a comfortable and seaworthy cruising troller. The original interior, …
Big Wave Dave
The Hvalsoe 16 lapstrake dinghy is considered by Eric Hvalsoe to be “the great compromise,” as it both rows and sails well. This craft’s fine ends make the Hvalsoe 16 an excellent rowing boat, while it carries enough beam to make it stable under its 85 square foot sprit-sail rig. Marked by an elegant curved stem and rake wineglass transom, …
Blue Duck
Ted Ryder designed and built the Blue Duck which is strip planked and cold molded. In 2006 Ted started construction in Western Yankee Boat Barn, Shady Cove, Oregon and launched her in Winchester Bay in 2009 after over 3000 hours of work almost totally by himself. He acquired rough lumber from a small mill nearby and milled every piece which …
Lady Washington
Tall Ship Lady Washington is the official state ship of Washington. A traditionally built replica, she was launched in 1989 for the state centennial. The original vessel played a major role in American history, departing Boston, Mass. on a trading mission on September 30, 1787. The mission was the first American voyage around Cape Horn. She established critical relations and …
Varya
Varya is mahogany planked over oak frames with a fractionally rigged Sitka Spruce mast and synthetic standing rigging. She was designed to be a racer/cruiser and as a result she is both fast and comfortable. The original owner, a member of the Chicago Yacht Club, wanted a west coast boat and so Varya was built by the well known Kettenburg …