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Carpenter II

In Festival Boats 2018

Built in Maine in 2007, she has plied Maine’s coastal waters and primarily Penobscot Bay, until she was brought here last June, where she resides in Port Hadlock. She was a mainstay vessel at the annual TSCA Small Reach Regatta in the Eggemoggin Reach area of Maine. With a small canvas area for her ketch rig, an 18 ft. length …

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Willets Brothers canoe

In Festival Boats 2018

1956 Willets Brothers canoe purchased brand new by my father. All original, never restored, almost every original accessory with some never used still in Willets hand made bags.. Stunning boat that gathers crowds.

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Seafarer

In Festival Boats 2018

The Seafarer was built in 1926 for a Seattle businessman at Lake Washington Shipyard. This yard was known for building many commercial boats in those days, and so Seafarer was constructed heavy and strong to stand the test of time. Her hull is Alaskan cedar, with the transom, house and decks all being teak. Bronze cleats, stanchions and anchor winch …

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Gikumi

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2021, Festival Boats 2022

The Gikumi has just celebrated its 67th year of commercial service on the British Columbia coast. It was built in Vancouver British Columbia and had lived continuously in Telegraph Cove from September 1954 until February 2017. It was the town’s cargo boat, towed logs to their sawmill, and hauled lumber and other building materials all over the BC coast. It …

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Grace

In Festival Boats 2018

Purchased from George and Wilma Calkins Oct. 2008, in Nordland, WA. Grace was built at Winchester Bay Marina, Inc. Oregon. Mr. Calkins traded a 19 foot Bartender for this 22 footer. He then added a hoist to pull up Crab Pots. During our ownership we offered for use to the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Grace has received orders for Patrol …

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Katie & Ginny

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2022

Gillmer’s “Blue Moon” resembles traditional British pilot cutters that worked the English channel in all weather. Dad loved the design immediately and built a “footie” model, finished 1952, before the first actual Blue Moon was built! Kids finally fledged, in 1988 he commissioned John Swain to bring his dream alive. Built on the Chesapeake, sailed on Lake Ontario for a …

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Melissa

In Festival Boats 2018

I decided to build Melissa after visiting the 2012 wooden boat festival in Port Townsend. The inspiration was a lovely lapstrake version of Marc Barto’s melonseed skiff with a shiny black hull and bright deck. When it came time to source materials I was fortunate to find some very affordable genuine mahogany as an alternative to more commonly used western …

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Justified

In Festival Boats 2018

New 18 ft launch built in traditional lapstrake construction. Iroko frames marine plywood Alaska yellow cedar. This launch is powered by a 30 hp outboard achieving 25mph with two aboard. It is a great fishing platform or just day cruising around the Puget Sound. There is plenty of storage forward and aft an even room for a cooler under the …

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Obsession

In Festival Boats 2018

This McKenzie Style Drift Boat has been run on over 100 Wild and Scenic Rivers, a dozen National Parks, and thousands of river miles. It is featured in the presentation by Greg Hatten on the Adventure Stage and after the Festival it is joining a group of wood boat enthusiasts from the U.S. and going (via container) to Hobart Tasmania …