Ripple is a locally-built cutter with 3 trips to Alaska under her keel. She was built by the Northwest School for Wooden Boat Building, the first of 3 Atkins Gary Thomas designs built by the school. Ripple is cedar-planked on oak frames, Re-powered by the owner with a two-cylinder Beta 14. in 2018, she has 3 trips to Alaska and many sojourns into British Columbian waters under her keel.