Can you identify this boat?

[Intentional Drifter]

For the last several months I've seen this 3-masted sailboat in a webcam for our local news station (King 5, Seattle) and wondered what it is. It is at the Bellingham marina. I've attached a pic


Judging from the other boats, it looks to be pretty big -- 55' perhaps without the sprit?

Any ideas?


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[tenchiki]

It looks like a Herreshoff Marco Polo design, with a heavily modified deck/cabin plan. The proportions of the rig and the canoe stern are a dead giveaway.

[Searles]

Yes as stated ,a Herreshoff Marco Polo ,probably a wood build ,although ,some are built in glass ,in the 70 s I believe stumpy rig marconi on all masts and shallow draught

[K_V_B]

Originally Posted by Searles

Yes as stated ,a Herreshoff Marco Polo ,probably a wood build ,although ,some are built in glass ,in the 70 s I believe stumpy rig marconi on all masts and shallow draught

Any idea which one it is? I sailed on Hereshoff Marco Polo when I lived in Australia in '88. Boat was named "Ile Ola".

Was actually a great boat to sail shorthanded, even with the three masts. Relatively small sails that you could set one after another at leisure.

[Searles]

Yes ,Ile Ola ,Was sailed out of Geelong Victoria ,probably in the 1970s may still be there ,haven’t seen or heard of her in recent years ,did a lot of ocean miles ,some of her interior fittout was household gear .

[Intentional Drifter]

Thank you all for your replies, and satisfying my curiosity! She looks to be quite a sea kindly boat. It just bugged me every evening to see it and not know it!


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