Thelonius is a one-off custom design. Built in 1953, she looks 1920’s. A Portland Oregon dentist wanted a ‘traditional-style’ boat, so Ed Monk, Sr adapted an earlier plan. The result
For Jessie, NW Mystic’s story begins at the 2022 PT Wooden Boat Festival, my first time ever exhibiting my kayaks. During the festival, a woman named Jessie sees my work
Alki was built for a special friend who lives in the greater Seattle area. It features inlay work representing extremely personal and impactful moments in their life. Although this kayak
Montana Wild was the result of many contributing factors all culminating into something really spectacular. However, before I get into that discussion, I want people to know that this kayak
Lyra is a smaller guillemot kayak originally designed by Nick Schade, slightly modified to suit my design work for inlay development. She was originally built for a customer as a
I started this build in January of 2020 just before anyone knew the world was about to change. Starting from used skateboards requires a lot more material prep than if
Since launching, Wolfhound has travelled some 35,000 nm visiting , Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, Caribbean, Bahamas, east coast USA up to Maine, then Nova Scotia, Cuba, Guatemala, Jamaica, Colombia, Panama,
My wife and I purchased Helma in 2006 and sailed her often in Puget Sound and the San Juan’s until 2017 when we decided to embark on a full restoration.
Molly Sparks was built in Oregon in 1970 and originally christened Lady Dina . She is a Wahl 39 foot converted fishing trawler. She fished the Oregon coast for a
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.
