Festival Boats

Ariel of Victoria was built outside of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island from 1972 to 1980 by Ron Hunt and Fred Peterson at Fred Peterson’s yard. Her hull is 8 quarter Alaskan Yellow Cedar on oak frames and her deck was originally Western Red Cedar 2x4s. Owned and sailed by the Bond family of Victoria for 25 years, the current owners …

This is a stretched version of Iain Oughtred’s Arctic Tern. This quick and maneuverable boat is a six strake round-bilge hull, giving it the appearance of the traditional Shetland yoals.

Ama Natura is a 36’ custom petroleum-free gaff motorsailer built by the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, and designed and used each year for Inside Passage and SE Alaskan voyaging. Under the guidance of Carl Chamberlain and with owner/architect Capt. Peter Wilcox’s prior green building and boatbuilding expertise, AMA Natura (“She Loves Nature”) was designed to be an extremely low …

Sound Experience sails the historic schooner Adventuress to educate, inspire, and empower an inclusive community that works to improve our marine environment and celebrates our maritime heritage. Since her launch in E. Boothbay, Maine, in 1913, the B.B. Crowninshield-designed schooner has traveled the Strait of Magellan and the Bering Sea on an arctic expedition for naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews; served …

This boat has been in the family for decades. It sailed the waters of Lake Washington for decades, being owned by an infamous Boeing aircraft engineer. Later its ownership passed on and spent decades unused and in dry storage. In 2014 it was hauled out of storage and given a new lease on life with a complete repaint, fiberglass restoration, …

A Northwest 26ft lapstrake dory. Constructed from all mahogany and teak Totally restored.

Launched in San Diego in 1948, Orion -#68- of 83, underwent a large restoration by Baird Boat Works of Port Townsend WA in 2006. Mahogany planks (some new), over steamed oak frames (all sistered). Updated rigging with Schaefer and Harken blocks, roller furler. Lots of bronze hardware and varnish. 4hp outboard. Very minimal systems, but she makes up for it …

Bartender boats were designed for the rough waters over sandbars at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. ‘Forget-me-not’ is a Cruiser in yacht dress, built by the students and grads (including the owners son) of the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding. Begun in summer 2012 at Port Hadlock WA, completed 2015. Plywood epoxy hull, bright sappele house, helm, coaming …

Chesapeake Light Craft Skerry, stitch and glue double-ender with sprit rig. From Port Townsend to Ross lake, Lake Crescent and the San Juan Islands, Waterstrider has been a fun family for 18 years.

Betty Mc is a 45′ “crayfish” boat, typical of many fishing craft from south eastern Australia built throughout the 1900s. Early boats were all sail and as engines improved, sail rigs shrunk. Betty Mc is one of the last era of boats to retain a sail rig. She was built in 1963 by Ken Lacco for his son Snow, who …