Festival Boats Seagoin 1938
Designed and built in Detroit by a pair of ex-autoworkers, she was commissioned as a (much shorter) homage to Gertrude Thebaud, a 130foot schooner that raced against the famed Bluenose. At her 2002 rebuild in the Point Hudson Boat Shop, a bowsprit was added to reflect her elegant curved boomkin, and her rig was modified from sloop to cutter. She’s very competitive, often surprising boats larger and longer. Boulder, Colo./ Port Townsend
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Simmons 18 Sea Skiff 2008
The Simmons Sea Skiffs were first designed and used in the Carolinas in the 1950s for fishing and pleasure. This contemporary version was built in glued lapstrake with Meranti plywood and CVG Douglas fir. The interior was modified to suit the owner. The motor well was modified to accept a 25hp 4-stroke long shaft but is currently powered by a 15hp 2-stroke. Sequim, Wash.
Susie 1927
Sunbow 2002
Designed by John Marples, she was built by Dick White in the Mojave Desert over a period of 10 years. Constant Camber is a method of laying up cold-molded panels on one mold of consistent camber, which allows all the strips to be the same spile. The panels are then buttspliced together, forming a sturdy monoque structure. She was built in three pieces, trucked to Oxnard, Calif., and launched in 2002. Seattle, Wash.
A Blanchard Standardized Hunting Cruiser (Dreamboat), she was Norm Blanchard’s own boat from 1944 to 1954. We have been her custodians for the last 24 years, keeping her as much original as our research has shown, and sanding through many layers of paint. She’s a raised deck cruiser of moulded design, constructed of red cedar over oak frames. Port Townsend, Wash.
Trine
Wandrian
Trine belongs to a well-known Norwegian cruiser-class called the 40-square-meter, double-ended sloop. Twenty sailboats were made between 1938 and 1947 in Sarpsborg, Norway. Bellingham resident George Boggs bought her in 2002 and began a thorough restoration to upgrade, among many things, the many failing iron screws World War II boat builders were forced to use due to a severe shortage of materials. Bellingham, Wash.
Designed by Hugh Angelman and Charles Davies of Sea Witch fame, she was built in Junk Bay, Hong Kong, by American Marine Ltd., a small yard prior to the 1963 production of Grand Banks trawler yachts. She’s an able and proven offshore cruiser designed and built to take in easy stride whatever seas and conditions you may encounter, from Alaska to Panama or Nova Scotia to the Antilles. Olympia, Wash.
1941
1961
Tatiana 1966
Storm Crow Shamrock 1965
Built in Annapolis, Md., Trumpy No. 427 was originally named Admiral Blake. Constructed of doubleplanked mahogany over a frame of white oak, her trim is teak. She transited the Panama Canal during the 1980s. Beginning in 2002, she’s undergone a major restoration and now cruises Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands and Canada. Port Ludlow, Wash.
2008
A brand-new owner-built 26-foot Calkins Bartender, her launch this summer is timely, as the 2008 Festival honors the work of George Calkins. I’ve built her for my own use as a fishing and cruising boat and made only a few modifications, always trying to remain true to the original look and performance of the design. Beaverton, Ore.
Surf Scoter 2008
Surf Scoter is a stretched cuddy cabin version of the classic George Calkins Bartender. Powered by an inboard Westerbeke 70GA, she’ll hit about 24 knots with two passengers and displaces 1,800 pounds fully loaded and fueled. She’s built of fully epoxy encapsulated oukume plywood and finished in two-part LPU paint. Rough-water performance is outstanding. Astoria, Ore.
Built by Ed Rabeneck in 1966 at Wellington, B.C., Tatiana was registered as a fishing vessel. Her present owner, Nicholas Rushton, tracked down Tatiana’s blueblood history, and Rabeneck’s son and nephew provided him with some of her sail plans. Suspecting a connection to the designs of legendary naval architect L. Francis Herreshoff, Ruston superimposed the plans for Tatiana on those of Dulcinea, which Herreshoff used to design his famous racing yacht class Rozinante. Calgary, Alberta
Tupper 2008
Her weight with all accessories is 70 to 75 pounds. There is a romantic myth that the Adirondack guideboat was invented by just one person, but history proves that evolution from the mid1800s to early 1900s by backwoodsmen and guides created a boat to get around extensive waterways. It had to be lightweight enough to be carried on a curved yoke through the bush. East Wenatchee, Wash.
Windsong 1993
Designed by the owner, a graduate of Westlawn School of Yacht Design, and built by his son, a wooden boat builder in Norway. She’s a pilothouse cutter with dual steering stations. Her aluminum mast was also designed by the owner. She’s currently berthed at Bainbridge Island and sails in Puget Sound and environs. Rollingbay, Wash.
Udderly Local Strait Shot 1961
Silva Bans 1985
David restored her over 11 years and launched her in 2001. We have sailed her in the San Juans and Gulf Islands, having a great time. In December 2006, the boat was hit by a windstorm, and again David restored her back, and we sailed off again. Renton, Wash.
She’s an original factorybuilt 1961 Bartender, completely restored in 2007 and repowered with GM 4.3L V6. Her top speed is 30 knots. Bellingham, Wash.
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2007
Susan Anne
Townshend
She’s an example of the classic Haven 12, a Joel White adaptation of the Herreshoff 12 or Buzzard’s Bay 12. She’s constructed of western red cedar planks over white oak frames with a teak transom and other features from mahogany. Fox Island, Wash.
A replica of the yawl HMS Discovery carried during Capt. Vancouver’s 1792-95 exploration of Puget Sound, the original boat covered 30 to 40 miles a day charting these waters. NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding built this replica in 1992 to celebrate the expedition’s bicentennial. Eight rowing stations carry 14-foot oars, letting her cruise at 4 to 6 knots. Townshend, the original spelling for Port Townsend, serves as a floating classroom and living museum for the Wooden Boat Foundation. Port Townsend, Wash.
2008
1992
Milk cartons are a wood product! Udderly Local has been used previously at Seafair and other events to suggest ways to reuse and recycle as well as promote organics, local agriculture and farming. La Farge, Wis.
Virginia Cary 1973
Launched in Lake Union, she has always been stored under cover. I’m only her fourth owner. Being a Grand Banks trawler, she is very sturdy, a good sea boat and slow. That’s OK, as her twin engines use just 3 to 4 gallons/hour – pretty good! Bellevue, Wash.
Zippy 2005
This fantail launch was built by The NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding in 2005. She was named after Richard Wilmore’s dog Zippy, the school mascot. Clinton, Wash.
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