Festival Boats

Goose is a gaff rigged sloop. Mahogany strip construction, carbon fiber mast, custom oars, and trailer

Designed by George Kettenburg in 1946, Ricochet is a Pacific Cruising Class (PCC) offshore racer/cruiser. As such she has endured for over 65 years. Following a catastrophic sinking in 2011 she was thoroughly restored and rebuilt over a period of ten years, mostly by the owner with the help of a few dedicated friends. She was relaunched in January 2023. …

Whisper was built in 1957 by the Thomas Knutson Shipbuilding Corp. in Halesite, Long Island, New York. She was designed by Sparkman and Stevens as part of their “Pilot” series of production boats. Whisper has sailed in Maryland, Florida, and Puget Sound. A simple engine replacement in late 2012 resulted in a 3 year major rebuild in Port Townsend. The …

Meriah is a Francis Herreshoff Mobjack ketch (1935) built in Victoria BC by George Bruigom in 1969. She has a strip plank red cedar hull with extra sheer suggested by Bill Garden who frequently attended to view the project. Most of her interior woodwork came from parts of the Pacific coastal steamship, “Cardina”. Meriah recently went through a significant refit …

Built during the 2022 winter to satisfy my need for an easily beach launched, stable, and highly efficient camping boat. The Paul Fisher design met my needs and was within my skill level to successfully build. The original design was modified to include dual rowing stations and a watertight compartment in the bow for storing clothes and sleeping bags. Built …

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 …

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 the years. In 2021 she moved to Victoria BC under new ownership and was renamed …

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