On a summer sailing trip in early July 2015, we anchored in the deeper areas of Liberty Bay outside Poulsbo, Washington. As we sat on the edge of the cabin house enjoying the sun and peaceful magic Circe brings, a fellow in a dinghy motored up alongside with a friendly greeting. “Ahoy! Is this Circe? […]
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More Progress! (October 13, 2024) See below for progress updates.Replacing and refitting a 92-year-old, one-of-a-kind sailboat with a new engine is a costly endeavor. The estimated outlay is around $45,000, of which about half is the cost of the engine alone. The remaining expenses are refit work including engine removal and disposal, reconfiguring the auxiliary’s
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My interaction and fondness for sailing on Circe has a coincidental charm. As a young boy in 1977 through about 1982, my dad and I sailed frequently on Nautilus II, Circe’s younger sister also designed by Ben Seaborn. In those years I spent two full summers sailing around Vancouver Island, and numerous adventures through Puget
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The virtual home for Circe, the first Ben Seaborn designed sailboat, built in 1932 in Seattle, Washington.