Grace O’Malley was built by a surgeon over a period of 10 years following true to Alden’s Malabar II design. Originally built as a gaff schooner she was converted to
ALTAIR was built in 1985 by Nexus Marine in Everett WA. A plaque in the cabin says that her original owners were Bob and Mary Lou Basham. Her next owners
ArcticLight (originally Nisku), was designed by William Garden and built by Dave and Kathy Thomas and Bent Jesperson at the Philbrooks Boatyard after the North Sea Trawler Yacht style, in
Ariel of Victoria is a one-off northwest design ketch built near Nanaimo in the late 1970s. Carvel planked in yellow cedar on oak frames, she sailed extensively in the Salish
Ray Heater of Ray’s River Dories is renowned in the drift boats he constructed. I presumed Ray and Roger Fletcher had a long friendship with Roger recording and writing the
MOUSE is a classic little gunter yawl, 14’ on deck and 22’ overall including bowsprit and boomkin, with sails beautifully crafted by Schattauer in Seattle. The design was inspired by
APPLY TO BE THE 50th ANNUAL WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL POSTER ARTIST
If you feel called to create an original piece of maritime-themed art for the 50th Annual Wooden Boat Festival poster, we’d love to see your vision! The deadline to apply is June 30, 2026.
