Photos by Tag: jay smith
Viking boatbuilder launches a beauty
Renowned Fidalgo Island boat builder Jay Smith gathered with crew and admirers Thursday to launch a new 56-foot long ship at Skyline Marina. As you might expect, the launch drew quite a crowd. See video below. Click here for more information.
Image from the archives: 2004
This photo of a “Viking ship” built here on Fidalgo Island was taken on the beach at Bowman Bay in 2004. Builder was Jay Smith of Anacortes, using the lapstrake construction method. As an American of Norwegian/Danish descent, I have heard countless times over the years that Scandinavians were drawn in part to the Northwest […]
Memorable day for Jay
“Viking boat” builder Jay Smith presided in November 2017 over the launch of yet another amazing vessel built in his Fidalgo Island shop. Master boatbuilder Smith apprenticed in Norway, worked in the Faroe Islands and Denmark, and studied under master boatbuilder Nils O. Ulset. The well-attended launch took place at Bowman Bay.
Discovering a Viking village
Visitors to Bowman Bay yesterday stumbled onto a Viking village … or so it seemed, as Anacortes and Bellingham residents worked with a production crew from The Discovery Channel on a documentary about Viking boats. Included among those working on the documentary were Anacortes craftsmen Jay Smith (center in photo) and Paul Thorne. Smith has […]