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Mack the Boat

In Festival Boats 2018

In October 2017, we found this boat outside Portland, where it was almost turned into a yard planter according to the previous owner. Although without papers, Mack (as we christened the restored boat) was believed by the previous owner to be a kit boat sold by the Chris-Craft company in 1950/51 as a low cost option for returning WW II …

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Fire-Drake

In Festival Boats 2018

Fire-Drake was designed and built to cruise the Salish Sea and traverse the Inside Passage, using only wind and muscle power in alignment with the classic sail and oar ethic. She incorporates lessons from decades of kayaking, and refinements from cruising with a previous sail and oar boat. Her combination of beam, hull form and sheer provide balance between the …

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Velella

In Festival Boats 2018

VELELLA was launched in San Diego in 1979. She was built by her original owner, Michael Butler, as a strong and capable blue water cruiser. Butler had worked for C&B Marine in Santa Cruz, California building a larger Tom Wylie designed sistership named WILD SPIRIT. Her hull was built using cedar strip planking with two diagonal veneers on the exterior …

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Miss Rebecca

In Festival Boats 2018

Miss Rebecca is hull #1 of Arch Davis’s Jack Tar design. She’s built of plywood/epoxy using chine log construction. The jigs and fixtures I made to build her have been shared among builders from Washington to New York, and Great Britain to the Philippines. Her plans first appeared in National Fisherman magazine in 1992. I built her as a fishing …

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Mojo

In Festival Boats 2018, Festival Boats 2019, Festival Boats 2021, Festival Boats 2024

The PT Skiff was designed by Bieker Boats in Seattle to be a lightweight, easily driven center console skiff for use in bigger inland waters like Puget Sound and the Columbia River. She incorporates a fine entry, extremely efficient hull shape, and lightweight for a very efficient package. The boat is exceptionally competent for its size in challenging conditions. The …

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Haida

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Haida was designed by Sparkman and Stephens as the S&S 40 (Design #1738), and built in Japan by Far East Yachts in 1965. She has a cutaway keel with attached rudder, long overhangs , and moderate beam. She handles beautifully, with a well-balanced helm in all winds. Haida was sailed in the Puget Sound in the late 1960s, and raced …

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Skal til Bit

In Festival Boats 2018

Stretched 19′ launched wensday 4/24/18. All Went well. Powered by a 2 stroke 30 hp Yamaha. We forgot the GPS to check the speed but she felt quite fast with 3 adults and one child. Had a great day on the water. Left Bellingham and had a good run over to chukanut bay. Look forward to testing out a lot …

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PAX

In Festival Boats 2018

PAX is a 28′ double ender—the only Danish “45m2” spidsgatter in North America. Find her remarkable journey from 1936 Denmark to California, Canada, and Port Townsend in owner/author Kaci Cronkhite’s acclaimed book–Finding Pax. Signed copies at WBF!