Classic Yachts at Bell Harbor Marina

The Pacific Northwest Fleet of the Classic Yacht Association, in conjunction with the Port of Seattle, is sponsoring the Bell Street Pier Classic Rendezvous this weekend at Bell Harbor Marina. More than 40 classic wooden yachts, many of them built prior to World War II, will be on display. The event is purportedly the largest gathering of classic yachts on the West Coast. For further information, see http://classicyacht.org/taxonomy/term/27/0?page=10.

We watched a number of the classic vessels enter the marina yesterday.

Cle-Illahee is a bridge-deck cruiser built in 1929. Her name in a Northwest Native American dialect literally means "home on the water. She was built as a pleasure yacht and has never been altered from the original intent of the designer. Her hull is Port Orford cedar over oak frames, her decks are yellow cedar, and her wheelhouse and aft cabin are mahogany. For further information, see http://classicyacht.org/cleillahee and http://home.comcast.net/~blackgoo/cle-illahee/index1.html.

Honey Bee, an absolutely beautiful 42' Reinell Custom cruiser, was built in 1961.

Cinnamon Girl is a 34' Chris Craft built in 1951. She looks very similar to Honey Bee, doesn't she?

And, finally, there is M/V Olympus, a 97' fan tail motor yacht launched May 14, 1929 at the New York Yacht, Launch and Engine Company yard in Morris Heights, New York. At the time of her launching, Olympus was christened "Junaluska" in honor of a lake in North Carolina where her first owner spent his childhood summers. For further information, see http://yachtolympus.com/index.html.