Official website Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival 6 - 8 April 2018
in Port Aransas, Texas
Note the slight change in the name of the event welcoming boats built with solid wood.
This year the boat Fest was 6-8 April 2018
The damage done by Hurricane Harvey to Port Aransas, Texas on 25 August 2017
is taking a long time to fix - by April 2018 the town was ready to host the event.
The Festival was in Roberts Park - as it was in previous years it is
adjacent to the Port Aransas yacht basin / harbor
and just east of the Port Aransas Ferry docks on the North end of the Port Aransas, on Mustang Island, Texas
This event was created by Duckworks and the Farley Boat Works (part of the Port Aransas Museum)
The Texas chapter of the TSCA Traditional Small Craft Association was also involved
Kodys Restaurant and Bar 2034 State Hwy 361, Port Aransas, Texas - (361) 749-TACO (8226)
Giggitys Restaurant 722 Tarpon St. Port Aransas, TX, 78373 - (361)749-3663 (FOOD)
Shortys restaurant 823 Tarpon Street, Port Aransas, Texas 78373 - (361)749-8224
Port Aransas Beach Club
Stewart Title
Legal Shield - insurance Gae Calloway
Whitten real estate
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Saturday events offically started at 9:00 AM. By 9:15 AM there was a breath of North wind, by 9:30 there was a lot of wind
with gusts in excess of 30 mph and the tempreture dropped, eventually to the mid 50 degree (F.) range. Luckily there was no real rain.
Sunday morning the wind had moderated but the tempreture at beginning of day was colder,
perhaps 50 degrees F. The epoxy at the Family boat building was very slow to begin setting up.
By Noon one could think of removing one's jacket.
This was the year of the no sweat and hang on to your hat Wooden Boat Festival.
Roberts Park - Festival Site
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Pogo a Winard Sabot hull, daggerboard slot removed replaced with Bolger style leeboard, Optimist style sprit sail rig.
One of the two oldest boats at the fest this year, made in 1970. Yes, plywood boats can last.
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poling skiff unfinished
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Scow Schooner - This is half the size of the Scow Schooner Lydia Ann which is being made at Farley Boatworks
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This smaller version of a Scow Schooner is other boat at the festival which was built in 1970
It is made of solid boards, not plywood.
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Solo Skiff - Jacques Merton design
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Summer Breeze - M. Beebe design - The design won a Duckworks design contest.
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dory Trixie Bea - made by Scott Foss in Washington State
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Quick Canoe Electric - Michael Storer design
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Westport Sharpie - 15ft - ketch rig
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Alden Teel A 5ft long model - 1/4 scale of a 21ft cabin sloop - C. Ring builder
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Fletha a Pinguino_145 kayak - John Lockwood design
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Mimi a flat bottom skiff - Marek, Molina, Farley design
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La Tempestad a Hartley 18
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Pluma_Blanca a Tom Hill design - L. Turner constructed
looking for the photo - 082
Pygmy Artic Tern (varnished wood)
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Brizo a CLC NE Dory 17 ft
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polling skiff white
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Polling skiff green
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Patdmic flat bottom skiff - 18 ft
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Kbaby 16 ft flat bottom skiff - Farley type
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Lapstrake hull Arch Davis_design 12 ft
089
Nutshell pram - Joel White design - 10 ft
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Port Aransas Skiff - Nieto Bubba Molina designer - 18 ft
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Shanty Girl Shanteuse design by Jim Michalak
092
AF3 designed by Jim Michalak
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Port Aransas Skiff
095
Mini Mouse Boat - Gavin Atkin design
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Childs cradle in boat form - following the design of an antique lifeboat
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Hello Kitty a Featherwind design by Phil Bolger
098 099
Mini Mouse Boats - 098 - 099 - 186
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skin on frame Kayak - Tom Yost design
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Rowing Skiff - Farley - probably Payson design - 12 ft
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Rowing Skiff - Payson design - 12 ft
178
Fishermans Skiff - Payson design - 12 ft
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Saboteer - Glen-L design 10 ft
187
Rampant Goose - Zepher design by Phil Bolger - 20 ft
189
P_Boat Pirout canoe - 16 ft
190
Tolman Alaskan skiff - 25 ft
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Pulling Boat - Indie - L. Francis Herreshoff design
192
electric_quick_canoe Whoopsie Daisy
Originally built at a previous Festival in the Family Build.
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Pirogue BayeuTech 17
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The 2016 Port Aransas plyWooden Boat Festival - page 2 - Family Boatbuilding - Dave Gentry skin-on-frame - CLC boats
Index to all Wooden Boat Fest web pages
update - 11 April 2018 - 13 April 2018 - 2 February 2019 -
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Port Aransas plyWoodenBoat Fest 2014_1.htm The first plyWooden Boat Festival 2014 Page 1
The 2015 Port Aransas plyWooden Boat Festival - The Second festival
The 2016 Port Aransas plyWooden Boat Festival - The Third festival
As noted there was no 2017 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Aransas due to Hurricane Harvey.
Port Aransas, Texas WWII Coastal Defense - gun mount.
Boat building and a few plans.
Mini voyages South Texas
Places in Texas Index page.
Vacation Index file
to STexBoat Index page.