"Jean Alden" is a home built, scaled up Bolger Bobcat. Hull is fiberglass reinforced Okume plywood and the deck and cabin top are laminated Fir and red Meranti over Marine Plywood. Spars are hollow Bird's Mouth Fir and the traditional sails are all handsewn by the builder to add the finishing touches - Very pretty boat! On the right is "Nancy's China", a Sam Delvin design. She is a 15'2" gaff sloop built in 1994. She was originally sprit rigged with an 18' 30 pound wooden mast. The new carbon fiber mast is deck stepped in an aluminum tabernacle. The jib is roller furled and the main halyard is lead to the cockpit. Auxiliary power is provided by a Minn Kota Riptide RT55s stainless steel shaft electric motor.
Above is "Sea Witch". She was brought to Port Townsend in 2000 from Sydney, British Columbia, Canada. Constructed by Rob Abernathy from plans drawn by Paul Gartside. She is sailed and enjoyed often and a familiar boat in the area. During the post show sail by, she showed us how fast she could be as she flew close by the finger docs where many of us stood by to watch.
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Lady Washington was a Privateer during the revolution. The original Lady was the first American vessel to visit the West Coast. The new Lady Washington was created in Grays Harbor historical seaport in Aberdeen, Washington in 1989. She sails as the tall ship ambassador for the State of Washington. More than 15,000 children visit her each year as class field trips.
Prior to World War II, the R-Boat was considered the premier interclub racing yacht of North America. "Pirate" was the first West Coast designed and built yacht to ever compete on the Atlantic Seaboard. In 1929 she was sailed by the legendary Matt Walsh and defeated a fleet of crack R-Boats at Larchmont Race Week to win the national championship. She was raced seriously from 1926 to 1935 and spawned a successful half-sized pond boat design. Spending much of her time in Southern California she was eventually returned to her home in Lake Union, Washington where she was donated to the Center for Wooden Boats where she has enjoyed an extensive refit and complete restoration.
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