Joining us for the Grand Parade of Sail up the main channel of Port of Los Angeles, we are pleased to welcome a number of classic wooden boats in this year's event. Read on for information about these beautifully crafted vessels! If pictures become available, we will add them!

CLASSIC  WOODEN  BOATS

BUNJI

Bunji is a 28-foot ketch, and a replica of the legendary Yanbarusen wooden sailboats from the 17th Century
Ryukyu Kingdom, which is now known as Okinawa, Japan. It’s design re-creates a masterpiece of the late boat builder, Bunji Goeku, who was awarded the Distinguished Cultural Merit Award from the
Japanese government in 2000. The boat features a black hull, red sails, and the eyes of a bird on the bow, just as seen in antique scrolls in museums.

Goeku’s first son, Sam Goeku, a fourth generation boat builde,r sought to fulfill his father’s dream by building Yanbarusens that bear his name in the United States of America. Made in the U.S.A., these  handcrafted and hand-curved vessels have neither visible nails nor screws, traditional techniques used by few master craftsmen today. His passion for technical sophistication and unsurpassed craftsmanship come
together to create the ultimate pleasure boats. Bunji Yachts are making a debut onto the market this year.

TALISMAN

Talisman was designed and built at the David HillyardShipyard in Sussex Little Hampton, England in 1953. She was built for an architect as an 18 ton Auxiliary cutter. She is one of around 800 wooden boats built by the shipyard that is still in business and still family owned. The Hillyard Owners Association knows where about 600 of those vessels are. She is made of 2x5 milled African Mahogany planks, copper riveted to English Oak. She is double ended and built for the North Sea and long distance cruising. She was brought to the United States in the early 1970’s by a boat broker in Marina Del Rey, who spent 4 years cruising and sailing her to the West Coast.

RIPTIDE

Riptide is a 53-foot Elco built in 1939. She was the yacht featured in the 1980’s television show “Riptide.”

BLACK

Black is a 23-foot Douglas built in 1928. She served as the launch for the 295-foot yacht Savarona II. She is a beautiful restoration, indeed.
 
MADRIGAL

Madrigal is a 45-foot  Lake Union built in 1929. She is owned by Tom and Peggy Brown. Tom is the 2008 Clifornia Yachting Association (CYA) Commodore.

MINDFUL

Mindful is a 53-foot Chris Craft Conqueror built in 1955. She is owned by Bill Brantley.

 
 ComOcean

ComOcean is a 33-foot Chris Craft build in 1953. She is owned by Ron and Cathy Yatch.
 
PATIENCE

Patience is a Hereshoff Neria built in 1933.

LARK

Lark is a 46-foot Pacific Cruising Class sloop from 1950, built and designed in San Diego by Kettenburg. These boats are fast and were very successfully raced in the Transpacific, Ensenada and other races. Lark won the last Pacific Cruising Class chanpionship race in San Diego in 2007. The 53 and 07 on the sail are the years the boat won the nationals.