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Top Hat is a 15.5’ LOA x 5’ beam, maximum 2-person crew, racing dinghy modeled after the 1938 and 1946 Prince of Wales Cup-winning International 14 Class* (footnote) Thunder and Lighting, designed by Uffa Fox, the foremost and most innovative designer of 1930s era high-performance sailing dinghies. Top Hat differs from its original inspiration, the Thunder and Lightning, and her …

Sweet Melissa was built between July 2015 and August 2017 using traditional methods, materials, and hardware. She is a replica of a 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Monotype Class catboat, popularly known and sailed in Southern California as the “Snowbird”. This 2/3 decked, V-bottom, hard chine, 12’, centerboard racing dinghy was selected by the US Olympic Sailing Committee for competition in …

The Vagabond has been in the Classic Yacht Association since its founding. Only 5 Captains over its nearly 100 year history – the boat has been to Alaska at least twice and has cruised all over the Salish Sea. We are sadly selling the Vagabond – and looking for the right next Captain to take her to her 100 year …

42 ft classic wooden Pocock rowing shell built in 1973 for University of California in Irvine.MV Poem, previously MV Sunshine, was designed by Edwin Monk and built in Seattle in 1938 and plied the waters of Puget Sound for most of her years. Almost always shed kept she is is splendid condition having been well maintained and carefully updated over …

42 ft classic wooden Pocock rowing shell built in 1973 for University of California in Irvine.

As far back as second grade, I have been captivated by boats and I’m not really sure why. I enjoy looking at them, climbing on board, peeking inside the cabins, and even drawing pictures of them. In 2006, at age 13, I visited the Turnagain Arm, a body of water outside Anchorage, Alaska and became inspired to build one. After …

T-Bird #2, Pirouette and #3, Windsong, are the ‘templates’ for all subsequent Thunderbirds as they exhibit altered construction details that Ed Hoppen implemented when he realized that Thunderbird #1 was overbuilt. For example the longitudinal hull framing in #1 is a ‘T’ section. In T-birds #2 & #3 and all other subsequent wood Thunderbirds that framing is a simplified rectangular …

The Harbor History Museum is proud to present the recently restored Thunderbird Hull #1. Designed by Ben Seaborn and built in 1958 by Ed Hoppen, the boat was the manifestation of a challenge put forth by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Number 1 was launched at Eddon Boat in Gig Harbor and served as the prototype for hull #2 and …

Sue is a 1961 40’ Rybovich Sportfish completed as hull #48 in West Palm Beach, Florida by the iconic founders of the original sportfishing boats – Rybovich. She has several unique features such as teak decking on the foredeck, afterdeck and flybridge, and having deckhouse corner posts. Sue is remarkable in that she remained with the original family owner for …

SCAMP was designed and built at the W.F. Stone & Son Shipyard on San Francisco bay as the last personal boat for the yard’s owner, Lester Stone. Her sister ship is Little Packet of Port Townsend. Scamp is planked with Honduran mahogany and her frames are white oak and purple heart. Her spars are Sitka spruce. Her previous owners, Tom …