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Built in 1962 at the renowned Cheoy Lee Shipyard in Hong Kong to race the TransPac, Isobar is a 45’ LOA full-keel sloop with a 12’ maximum beam and a 28,000 lb. displacement. Her original design was a monocoque wineglass hull of strip-planked Philippine mahogany, spacious teak decks and a counter stern. She sports a low aspect mainsail rig (48’ …

Bill Garden published this design in his 1977 book Yacht Designs. She traces her roots to George F. Holmes who is described as the father of the canoe yawl and to Albert Strange who played a key role in developing the type. In fact, Mr. Garden named his design after one of Holmes’ boats. John MacGregor famously described his travels …

Isabella was built in Denmark and is a solid example of the Nordic Folkboat design class. The Folkboat design evolved from a competition to create a sailboat suitable for use in the Baltic Sea. The Baltic and the Salish Seas have similar sailing conditions so the design works well here The lapstrake hull is of yellow pine riveted to steam …

Sam Conner, the original founder of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, built Wonderland in Port Townsend in 1978 of red cedar /epoxy strip plank. Wonderland has been converted to gaff ketch from knockabout sloop. An inboard diesel has been fitted.

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.

DJim McCurdy had Bill Garden Design Discovery for his 40th Birthday. She was built to Yacht standards by the Vic Franck yard on Lake Union in Seattle in 1963. She is strongly built of 1 3/8″ Yellow Cedar Planking on 2 1/8′ x 2 1/8″ steamed white oak frames on 12″ centers. She still has her original 100 HP Perkins …

Helma was built in Kalundborg, Denmark in 1938, Helma sailed the waters off Kalundborg and Copenhagen until she was shipped to San Diego in 1960. Her name had been changed to Bout in 1950 by her second owner. In 1966, she was sailed singlehanded to Hawaii by her owner, Robert Sisler. We believe she is still the only spidsgatter to …

In 1928, the Motor Yacht Blue Peter was built for the Seattle architect John Graham Sr. at Lake Union Dry Dock, and drawn by the famous local naval architect, Ted Geary. Four 96 foot fan-tails were built in the Seattle area during the same time, and there are several local “Cousins” active in Local waters today. The yacht has gone …

12′ long of Cedar on Oak, built in 1975 at the Concordia yard in Mass. and restored in 20o4 in Portland Oregon. Annual upkeep and repairs since, CAINE is returning to PT for its annual Salt pickling. The Carvel plank traditional boat recently received a new deck canvas, bottom splines and much paint etc. She loves the shallow sandy beaches …

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 …