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CANIM is one of eight ships of her class constructed from 1928-1930. All of which are still in service. CANIM is one a series of four 96 footers, designed by renowned naval architect, Ted Geary and built at Lake Union Drydocks in Seattle, WA in 1929 and 1930. While each of these boats is unique, they share enough similarities and are regarded as sisters. (CANIM’s sister vessels are: “Blue Peter”, Seattle, WA; Electra, Newport Beach, CA; and Principia, Newport, RI. Geary was already a seasoned Naval Architect when he was commissioned to draw CANIM for Seattle Times publisher, Col. C. B. Blethen. Blethen wanted to go yachting in style and Geary’s design would be the toast of the Seattle Yacht Club. Built in 1930, CANIM was an immediate head turner. After all, in those days 96’ yachts were rare. The derivation of the name is from the Chinook Indian tribe of the Northwest and means “Big Chief Canoe”, one of the great cedar canoes of the coastal tribes.
Length: 96'4" Draft: 7'6" Cruising Speed: 10 KNOTS
Made of Yellow Cedar, Douglas Fir, Interior woods are Teak and Magohony.
To learn more about “Canim” see her website and be amazed:
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