Guide to 37th Festival Boats
Absolute 1970
Trumpys were built in Annapolis, Md., and were only afforded by the very wealthy. This boat was originally built for Bayard Sharp of the Dupont dynasty. Trumpys were coastal cruisers, not passage-makers. Absolute is a houseboat design (not to be confused with what we in the NW consider a “houseboat”). Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ada Wynn 1964
One of several Rozinantes built by an itinerant shipwright (Giles) at NorthShore Yard in San Francisco. In 1973, 2nd owner Joe Goldberg refitted her and sailed to Desolation Sound. John & Helen Carlson bought her as RoseMary in 1975; sailed and maintained her until 2006, when we purchased her and changed her name to AdaWynn. Port Townsend, Wash.
Adventuress 1913
Arethusa 2011
Double-ended beachboat Tirrik was designed by Iain Oughtred to be easily rigged and sailed. With the architect’s approval, we added a mizzen and increased the fores’l area. With a beaching rudder and the centerboard raised, she can be easily sailed or rowed in shallow waters. The Tirrik has a 4-strake planking scheme and comfortable side-benches. She has a brass shoe and half-oval to protect her stem and keel when being launched or pulled up on a beach. Allyn, Wash.
Ariel of Victoria 1980
For Sale
In 1913, schooner Adventuress sailed from Maine to the Bering Sea via the Straits of Magellan. She then served the San Francisco Bar Pilots until 1952, waiting in the notoriously rough weather outside the Golden Gate. Since 1989, Sound Experience has provided hands-on education about the region’s urgent environmental issues aboard Adventuress, now a National Historic Landmark. We believe that people will protect what they learn to value. Port Townsend, Wash.
Aja 1974
William Atkin schooner design built in N. Vancouver by Jack Fisher and launched as Auk. Constructed of cedar on white oak frames and covered with fiberglass, she has recently been restored by shipwright Tony Grove who replaced the deck with marine-grade ply glassed with epoxy, added Honduran mahogany brightwork, new bronze deck fittings and made the taffrail carving. Lazy jacks and other design aspects of her sail plan make her a pleasure to handle. Gabriola Island, B.C., Canada.
Ama Natura 2008
Ama Natura is a new-design green motorsailer for Inside Passage and Alaskan waters. Her inception came during the 2005 Wooden Boat Festival; the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding needed a large boat project and we were trying to find a bigger/better vessel for the Inside Passage. Power is 100% biodiesel in a 47hp Klassen-Mitsibishi engine with a gaff ketch rig. Her galley stove and salon fireplace both run on B100. The boat’s name is a blending of east and west and means “Mother Nature” or “She loves nature” depending on how one interprets “Ama.” Portland, Ore.
Angelfish 1954
B u i l t i n Va n c o u ve r, B.C., she had a 40-year career as a gillnetter. After retirement, she For Sale was brought to Port Townsend for conversion to a cruising boat. She was relaunched in 2011 with a new interior and aft cabin, still retaining her lovely lines and seagoing ability. Dayton, Wash.
Anna D 1968
A William Garden troller converted to a yacht, with all work done by my wife Robyn and myself over the past 2 years. Sometimes I wonder if they ever get done – the magic is in the journey. Her keel was laid at Meridian Boat Works in Salinas, Calif. It took them 6 years to build her because they were so fussy about everything they did. She lived her life fishing the NW coast and Sitka before we bought her and started the conversion. Tacoma, Wash.
Anuket 1958
Classic Thunderbird built in Japan. Port Townsend, Wash.
Built on Vancouver Island of Alaskan yellow cedar on oak frames, since our last visit in 2010 we have repaired her mainmast and built new bowsprit, foredeck, samson post and mast partners. We have also added a new windlass hawse and anchor, and sailed enough to fill one whole logbook! This spring we stripped and varnished the booms and will be replacing several planks and the logbook. Seattle, Wash.
Barakah 1995
Barakah (Blessing) is an Atkin-designed gaff cutter built by NWSWBB. She is the 2nd of 3 “Gary Thomas” designs built by the Boat School in the 1990’s; sister ships Ripple and Jenny are also local favorites. Barakah recently returned to the School. Her current owner, Boat School Business Manager Katie Whalen, appreciates her traditional rig and skillful craftsmanship; and is most grateful to have the support of the Boat School community as she learns to sail on PT Bay. Port Hadlock, Wash.
Bear 2002
Commissioned by Wooden Boat Foundation, she was built in partnership with Gray Wolf Ranch and NWSWBB. Greg Foster designed her from the lines of Pacific Crest Outward Bound’s Elizabeth Bonaventure. She’s used for a wide variety of on-the-water programs including Sea Scouts, Adventures at Sea and Puget Sound Explorers. She’s made a wonderful companion-ship to the Townshend. Port Townsend, Wash.
Bettina 1957
She’s a 41’ Laurent Giles sloop built by Wing on Shing in Hong Kong. She was designed as a lengthened version of a 37’ design. Under the same ownership for the last 35 years, she has undergone careful and For Sale dedicated restoration in the spirit of her original configuration. After a series of frame repairs in the ’90s, she now features an all-new interior by Port Townsend shipwright Roy Swords. Port Townsend, Wash.
Big Food 2007
Tim Yeadon of Seattle took Eric Hvalsoe’s lapstrake boatbuilding class at the Center for Wooden Boats, then went home and built this John Gardner-designed Matinicus Peapod. Construction is cedar on oak with a purpleheart backbone. Big Food is also known as the toughest fightin’ peapod west of the Mississippi, and spends many summer weekends camp-cruising throughout the San Juan Islands. Seattle, Wash.
Blackbeard II 1978
Built in Victoria, we purchased her in 1985. She was designed by Bill Garden and built by Pat Sullivan. She also voyaged to the Mexico’s west coast and the Sea of Cortez 2005-2006. Port Hadlock, Wash.
Bright Star 2006
A Tolman Alaskan skiff – built from a kit and customized as a cabin cruiser for boat-camping and fishing trips. She has a cruising speed of 18 knots and has spent time on the Columbia and the Willamette rivers as well as the South Sound area between Olympia and Seattle. Lake Oswego, Ore.
Cape Falcon 1980
In Garden’s own words, “the boat represents about the ultimate in ruggedness and capacity in a wooden hull of this length and breadth.” Tillamook, Ore.
34 • 2013 Wooden Boat FestivaL
Caveat 1963
Built at Nottingham & Co, Seattle, she’s T-Bird #243. In April 1963, Port Townsend’s Jim Daubenberger Sr., Daubie Jr. and Dr. Bill Scheyer departed her Seattle mooring to deliver her to Port Townsend. The delivery crew quickly learned that the “flooding button” is critical on a Seagull motor. Seven hours later, they arrived in PT, where she became a favorite of local sailing families. In 1969, Glenn sold Caveat and she left Port Townsend. In 2005, Caveat – renamed Island Passage – was donated back to the Wooden Boat Foundation. Rechristened at the 2008 Wooden Boat Festival with her refurbished original nameboard, Caveat now serves as one of 2 T-birds used for WBF adult Learn to Sail programs. Port Townsend, Wash.
Ceridwen 1994
John Magner and his son Kevin lofted Ceridwen in Fall 1982; owners Matt & Stephanie McCleary pitched in to pour the lead keel, steam-bend the oak frames and attach the cabin sides. The owners planked 95% of the boat and installed the tanks, plumbing and electrical systems. Launched in 1994, she made her maiden voyage in August 1996 from Port Angeles to Port Hadlock. Port Hadlock, Wash.
Chesuki 1986
David built this boat, then single-handed it through California and Mexico. We now sail in the San Juans and have brought her up to Desolation Sound. He manly plays at the Festival, and races her in the Festival small-boat races. Renton, Wash.
Circe 1931
Circe is a cutter with fir below the waterline, cedar above; and teak trim, oak ribs and spruce spars. Her mission is youth training and seamanship for Navy Sea Cadets & Sea Scouts. Black Lake Village, Calif.
Coco Solo 1963
A Thunderbird designed by noted naval architect Ben Seaborn, she was built by Mabuchi Kensetu in Japan. She cruises in the San Juans and races in the local beer-can fleet. Port Townsend, Wash.
Coolidge 2008
Sloop designed in 1922 by L.H. Coolidge of Seattle for Falcon Joslin, for use at his “summer place” at Port Madison on Bainbridge Island. She carries 128 sq. ft. of sail and draws only 1 foot with the centerboard up. Her hull was completed by the NWSWBB class of 2005; the class of 2008 did the finishing work. Port Hadlock, Wash.
Corkie 1989
She’s a 24’ plywood hull mini-lobsterboat style with pilothouse and Vberth, powered by a 2-cylinder Volvo Penta v-drive. Poulsbo, Wash.
Dirigo II 1939
The Dirigo II is a gaff-rigged topsail Alden schooner built at the Goudy and Stevens Boat Yard, East Boothbay, Maine. Her predecessor was sunk by a German torpedo, causing her owner to leave her in the yard, not quite completed, until 1946, so as to avoid wartime conscription and a possible similar fate. She was designed for circumnavigation, through any ocean and any weather, and undertook her first such voyage in 1953. She has been in numerous races over the years and recently had her second major refit, led by her current owner and his 2 children who lived onboard, working 12 hours every day for 3 months. She is available for charter. Friday Harbor, Wash.
Dolly 1993
Dolly was built by John Guzzwell and honored as 1993 Wooden Boat of the Year. She is a sister ship to Trekka, which John built and circumnavigated a half century ago, now exhibited at Hudson Bay Co. in Victoria. I am lucky to have owned her since 1996. I have upgraded in many aspects and enjoy sailing Puget Sound. Sammamish, Wash.
Northwest Maritime Center 360-385-3628 www.nwmaritime.org
Dorado 1963
Thunderbird hull #242 was built for James Otto Daubenberger by Don Knottingham, along with her sisters Caveat (#243), built for Glen Abraham, and Zaca (#241) built for Bill Scheyer. The boats were delivered to Port Townsend new and put into service as family racer/cruisers. Including the 3 new T-birds, there were a total of 6 sailboats in Port Townsend at the time! All 6 boats participated in weekly Wednesday night races. We want to celebrate the Thunderbird fleet – past, present and future – and the 50th anniversary of sisters #241, #242 and #243. Dorado and Caveat will attend and we hope to have Zaca here as well. Port Townsend, Wash.
Dorjun 1905
Built for the U.S. Lifesaving Service, her design and hull shape are similar to the lifeboats used in Shackleton’s epic voyage. In 1937 she sailed through the Straits of Magellan on a trip documented in National Geographic. She sank in the 1946 Portland flood, and spent several years on the mud before being rescued and stored. In 1992, Dorjun was brought to Port Townsend for a loving restoration and re-launched at the 1992 Wooden Boat Festival. She’s been used for WBF programs ever since (including a legendary racing career in the hands of the fabled Team Dorjun). After some additional recent work, she’s ready for her next hundred years. Port Townsend, Wash.
Driftwood 1996
One of Sam Devlin’s most popular boat designs, she’s a Black Crown 31’ power cruiser. She’s powered by a diesel Volvo stern drive. Kelseyville, Calif.
Egret 1974
She’s a 50’ Stephens from the famous Stockton yard and is fully traditional except her galley in the aft salon and a walk-thru shower between the 2 aft heads. For Sale Honduran mahogany was used to match the factory décor. She was built for SoCal and Mexican waters, which explains her painted and stainless exterior. She cruises comfortably at 12 knots, has stabilizers for offshore cruising, and uses 8.5 gal/hr on both engines at cruise. Seattle, Wash.
Emily 1973
Built by William Garvie in San Rafael, Calif., she’s a traditional heavy-displacement double-ender. Her hull is bronze-fastened African mahogany. The keel is lead, the mast is Sitka spruce and For Sale decks are teak. Bill designed her in the early 1950s, when we all read Rudder Magazine. The Garvie family sailed her to and from Hawaii in the early ’70s. Until 1997 she resided in San Rafael and participated in Master Mariner Regattas and family sails on San Francisco Bay. We purchased Emily in May 1997 and trucked her to the Northwest. In September 1998 we departed for a 3-year, 17,000-mile Pacific voyage. Emily took us to 15 countries including the west coast as far as Panama, the Galapagos Islands, Easter, Pitcairn Island French Polynesia, Suvarrov and Samoa. From the Marshall Islands we made a 54-day crossing of the North Pacific to our landfall on Vancouver Island’s west coast in August 2001. Since then we have spent summers cruising the San Juans and Canada. Snohomish, Wash.
Fable 1978
She’s a take-off from a Chapelle design originally designed as a Cat Ketch spritzel rig. Her beam was determined with Baila’s design criteria of living aboard, being able to solo sail, and have enough room for 3 Dreadnaught guitars to play (at the same time). Fable’s rig was later redesigned by Carl Chamberlain as a gaff-rig sloop with a tabernacle mast. With no centerboard and shallow draft, she can go almost anywhere at any tide, though not too fast. Port Townsend, Wash.
Fetch 2013
Fetch is a modified 15’ Doug Hylan peapod. We added an additional thwart aft of the centerboard trunk and changed the original standing lug rig to a balanced lug with a more highly peaked yard. By adding a second pair of oarlocks she can be rowed single or double, with or without passengers. Allyn, Wash.
– Continued on Page 35 Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader