Searching for wooden boats “Wings” “Eolo” and “Bernice”

I am searching for three boats that were formerly owned by my husband and/or my husband and myself. I would just like to know that they are OK, and have good homes.

1) Wings
Wings was owned by my husband, W. John McCormick of Honolulu, from the late 1970s until the mid-1980s when I think we put … [continue reading]

Herreshoff H-28 Ketch Reproduction and trailer for sale

Authentic Herreshoff H-28 ketch reproduction using original blueprints. Project boat built by Stanley Sikorski in 1985. Hull, deck and cabin top completed. Atomic 4 motor, prop and shaft installed. Interior needs finishing. Hull is epoxy over 1 5/8″ strip plank mahogany on white oak frames. External one ton lead keel draws 3 1/2 feet. Lots … [continue reading]

1971 60′ Custom Pilothouse Ketch

This 60′ Palomba ketch is sadly for sale due to the owners unforseen health problems.  It had a lot of work done to it over the last year including being hauled recently, still needs more work. Once the work is done she is going to be a spectacular cruising boat, or could even … [continue reading]

35′ GL Stephens Ketch

Year: 1966
Price: Can$ 15,900
Located in Victoria, Oak Bay, BC, CANADA
Hull Material: Wood
Engine/Fuel Type: Single Diesel
YW# 15664-2053204

Many will see Rhyddid as a well priced 35′ vessel with a rebuilt Yanmar diesel (30hrs).

Others will see to the heart of this beautiful old vessel, she was built in 1966 by Gerald Stevens of the Stevens Boatyard in Lunenburg County … [continue reading]

SOLD-1966 Angleman Sea Spirit ketch, Wood Rose, for sale

SOLD-1966 Angleman Sea Spirit ketch, Wood Rose,  for sale for 17k or best offer.

40ft LOA, 32ft LOD, 11′6” beam, 4′6” draft.

Carvel planked mahogany on iroko frames, bronze fastened. Volvo Penta 36 hp engine runs good. Comes with full sail inventory, solar panel, VHF, GPS, depth finder, propane oven, propane barbecue, electric galley water pump, … [continue reading]

1946 SS Crocker Sea Dawn 36′ Gaff Ketch Wooden Sailboat

36′ Sea Dawn Gaff Rigged Ketch For Sale – San Diego, California

Sea Dawn is 36-feet in length and 11 feet in width and is of the husky seagoing type intended for service on deep waters but just as suitable for sailing on Long Island Sound, the Great Lakes or any similar bodies of water. The … [continue reading]

Beautiful John Hanna Ketch

Built in 1955, this John Hanna designed timber ketch is beautiful to look at and fun to sail.  She is in good condition, with no major work needed.  Volvo Penta engine, main, jib, genoa, and spinnaker.  She is dry and sound.  Lots of romance of the sea:  ratlines, dolphin and whisker stays, shinning brass, belaying … [continue reading]

John Alden 1961 45 foot ketch for sale

Sea Era ready for restoration.

With the beauty, strength and soul of a classic wooden boat, this John Alden ketch has sailed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, and survived the Force 10 Fastnet storm of 1979 off the coast of Ireland.

Her retired skipper and owner, Capt. Cress Baxter, died recently, creating … [continue reading]