I like rowing Otter, but I love the way it sails. It’s quick and adjustable to conditions. It has trekked all over the Salish Sea in a variety of conditions and is probably more capable than its owner has nerve for. Ian Oughtred designed this Ness Yawl and I think he struck a sweet balance between rowing, sailing, with a …
Joshua
Joshua launched 1980 in SF Bay, with maiden sail in 1982. Owner Harpster helped build the hull & deck, completing the rigging, houses, and handwork on sails over the next 2 years. Drawings and measurements for the build were taken from a book about Slocum’s Spray and from another Spray replica in San Francisco in 1079.
Hideaway
Hideaway is a 22′ trailerable, shanty boat, powered by a 6kW ION 6 electric outboard. Eight 100W solar panels on the cabin top help charge four 48v, 96Ah Dakota Lithium drive batteries. Unlike shanty boats and houseboats that emphasize the “shanty” or “house” portion of the term in their design, Hideaway puts a strong emphasis on the “boat” part of …
Camelot
Camelot was designed by Ed Monk Sr and built by Taylor Boat Company, Seattle. she is a sedan-style cruiser built on a semi-displacement hull constructed from quality boat lumber. Her carvel planked cedar hull is bronze fastened on bent oak frames. Hull material is red and yellow 1 1/8’ cedar. Keel is Douglas fir. Framing is white oak 2” x …
Patamar
PATAMAR is a home built boat by a Boeing engineer and launched in 1937. Lightly built of cedar over oak with a teak cabin and original canvas decking. Unique color is Pirate II from Marshal Paint co. I am the 5 th owner and have cruised with her for 27 years. PATAMAR means “foot messenger of the sea” and has …
Tjeld
Traditional lapstrake Norwegian double ender. 4 oars, dipping lug rig, yellow cedar on white oak. Design from 16th century. Built by volunteers on Fidalgo Island.
JoAhna K
William Garden Heavy Timber Motor Yacht, built in 1952 by Fellows and Stewart, San Pedro CA. Designed for Oscar winning camera designer George Mitchel to carry his family to the Galapagos, she carries 3,200 gal fuel and 800 gal water, her range over 4,000 miles. She never made the long trip. Fast forward to the 1970’s when Bob White, a …
Fig
This boat is still under construction and due to launch in the summer of 2024. I wanted a small, low powered boat to cruise all of Puget Sound. After looking high and low for an appropriate design I settled on Ninigret. However, as designed this boat has minimal cruising accommodation. So, without increasing the weight significantly I added volume to …
Ricochet
Ricochet is a Kettenburg PCC (Pacific Cruising Class) fractional-rigged sloop. She was built in 1956 by Kettenburg Boat Works of San Diego (hull #21 of 24), to a 1946 design by George Kettenburg Jr. The PCC is a one-design ocean racing yacht, with full creature comforts for family cruising – suitable for the Transpac and Victoria to Maui races. She …
POPLAR III
While stationed in Ocean Falls for the BC Police and RCMP she patrolled the coastal waters from Cape Caution to Campania Sound, and while stationed in Prince Rupert for the BC Forest Service she covered the region from Stewart to Hartley Bay. Today, the current owners have made several cruises from Cape Flattery to Prince William Sound. Poplar III was …