This is a wooden Sea Bird yawl (about 26' long), the original of which sailed across the Atlantic a hundred years ago or so - just to prove it could be done. This one is a bit worse for wear, located in Tsehum Harbor, Vancouver Island, BC.

This you'll likely never see again - a pacific Proa! Like half a trimaran. The outrigger stays upwind all the time, as it "shunts" rather than tacks. Pt. Townsend, WA, at the Wooden Boat Festival.

A strange but cool little sailboat I saw. I do believe it's steered with a whipstaff rather than a tiller! Vancouver Island.

There are an unbelievable number of derelict and semi-derelict cruising trimarans from the 1970's around here - often 3-4 in every harbor. They come in all shapes and sizes. This one is moored at the end of Long Harbor, Salt Spring Island, BC.

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