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Bamboo SUP

In Festival Boats 2023

11′ 6″ surf style standup paddleboard with a Firefly electric drive. This board is outfitted with a 300 watt motor and 324 watt-hour battery providing the the paddler with an incredible amount of freedom and mobility on the water.

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Weatherly

In Festival Boats 2023

We purchased the boat in San Francisco in 1993 and moved it to Washington in 1995 where we sailed for many years. This boat spent it time sailing the San Juan and Gulf Islands along with the local waters of the Puget Sound. It has won first overall in both the Shaw Island and Sooke Harbor races.

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AllWright

In Festival Boats 2023

Original family owned 14′ Losvar that was purchased in 1937 from G. Losvar for our our family’s beach cabin at Camano Island. The boat built in Mukilteo WA for rental use. The boat design and type is know as a “Muk” boat typically in the 16′-18′ length. This is the only know 14′ foot example of 4 know built.The Allwright …

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S.W. Wangen

In Festival Boats 2023

Original family owned 14′ Losvar that was purchased in 1937 from G. Losvar for our our family’s beach cabin at Camano Island. The boat built in Mukilteo WA for rental use. The boat design and type is know as a “Muk” boat typically in the 16′-18′ length. This is the only know 14′ foot example of 4 know built.

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Ellie K

In Festival Boats 2023

Ellie K spent her first 10 years moored in the South Puget Sound. In those years she completed two Voyages to SE Alaska and four other voyages to the Broughton Archipelago in BC. In 2015 we brought her to Portland Oregon, where we cruise the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. This spring she returned to South Sound, by truck, and has …

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Owl

In Festival Boats 2023

Owl was born as the working tug Louise Idaho in Vancouver in 1942 and was converted to a yacht in 1965. She has cruised the Salish Sea for 50 years.

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Ramona

In Festival Boats 2023

After a small stroke in 2011 I took on building a wooden kayak to help with the paralysis and weakness of my right side. This was a really uplifting fun experience. This led to me purchasing a Hobie adventure island sailing trimaran kayak and learning to sail it was fun. I really learned to enjoy sailing but the Hobie kayak …

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Legendary

In Festival Boats 2023

Grand Banks Alaskan 49 1973/2023, the Fleming yacht of Grand Banks- designed and directed by Robert Doris and Tony Fleming (Commonly mistaken by Arthur DeFever, DeFever designed only the 46’ Alaskan for GB), fully restored to bristol condition Carvel planked on over built yacal sawn frames, now built with 20yr air dried sipo mahogany planks, properly spaced purple heart butt …

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Onward

In Festival Boats 2023

Onward was built by High School students and adult mentors during the 2010-2011 school year. The designers were local geniuses Kit Africa and Jim Franken, with rig and sail design by Wayne Chimen. This is an “Oceanic Dory” – so, typical dory lines but modified for purpose. The hull lines were designed to carry Mick Bird on a row around …

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Anse La Roche

In Festival Boats 2023

Roy Jackson and his wife Dolores took on the 50-60 thousand hour build in their backyard and dedicated weekends and evening over the course of 35 years. In the spring of 2021 I was able to convince Roy to allow me to usher his beloved ship into her next season of life- to care for her for a while. Before …