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 successfully in local PHRF races (some of the award plaques she won then are still aboard). At some point she made her way to California; the family that owned her made a voyage to Mexico, Hawaii and back to California. In about 1980 she was sailed north to Port Townsend, and remained there until 2013. She has been in the San Juan Islands since 2013.
Haida is in very good condition, particularly for a boat that is over 50 years old. She has had extensive repairs over the years, with all work done by professional shipwrights with a view to ensuring Haida’s longevity. Her hull is double planked mahogany over Japanese oak (Keyaki) frames. Her stem, horntimber and keelson are a rot-resistant tropical hardwood (Yacal). Extensive work has been done over the past 20+ years. The work was started by Baird Boat Co. in the early 1990s and continued by Bill Eppick of Skye Boat Works (both in Port Townsend). There are extensive written descriptions and photos detailing the work that has been done on Haida. As built, she had galvanized iron floors; these are now ironbark and bronze. Her original galvanized mast step is now a bronze weldment. Her original steel engine bearers are now bronze. Her ballast is lead and attached to the floors with bronze bolts. Fasteners are copper rivets (thousands of them) connecting the two plank layers, and the planks and frames. Floors and frames are joined by bronze bolts. The deck and cabin top were constructed of mahogany plywood, covered by fiberglass and polyester resin. These have largely been replaced by meranti marine plywood with epoxy and cloth. She has received new Honduras Mahogany toe rails and cockpit coamings, and new bronze ports.
She carries her original Sitka Spruce mast and boom, and when not sailing is powered by a 30 hp Yanmar diesel.
Haida is now reluctantly for sale. Full details are available at https://sites.google.com/view/haida/