Northwest Trawlers Update

A lot has happened since I last posted here. Jan and I embarked on a 10,000 mile, 10week RV trip in September to participate in several boat shows on the East Coast. Having no RVing experience, we thought it would be a great way to compare the trawler cruising lifestyle to the RV cruising lifestyle.

We both can say, unequivically, that we prefer the trawler lifestyle. There are numerous reasons, but so as to not offend any of those "good buddies" we came in contact with on our trip, we'll just leave it that we are boaters, not RVers.

We did meet many great people at Trawler Fest in Baltimore, the Annapolis Boat Show and then the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. We continue to receive many compliments about the Northwest Trawlers and we think that people are now starting to "come out of the woodwork" and seriously consider purchasing a new boat.

We spent several days with Steve and MJ Seaton, enjoying their company and also fine tuning some of the existing design and preparing to release of some new models.

Our two most significant design changes were to the Northwest 45 and 50. We listened to our client base and potential customers and moved the flybridge up over the pilothouse and we now have the master stateroom amidships rather than in the bow.

Here is the drawing of the NW45 (click on thumbnail to enlarge):


We also are readying to release information on 3 new models, the NW57, NW63 and NW72. The NW57 and NW63 are like our other Northwest Trawlers as they are semi-displacement hulls and they will come standard with twin John Deere 6090 engines at 500hp each. These models are also available with a single John Deere 6135 (750hp) engine also.

Here are preliminary drawings of the NW 57 and NW63.





The Northwest 72 is a long range expedition yacht, designed to be built either as a full FRP boat or as a steel hull with FRP superstructure. This boat will be powered by a single John Deere engine and will have a range of greater than 3000 miles.


For further information on these new models or any Northwest Trawlers please give us a call or drop us a note.

Upcoming Events for Northwest Trawlers

Seattle Boats Afloat Show - Lake Union, Seattle, WA September 15-19. We will have Nor'wester (hull #1) on display at the in-the-water section of the show. Come by and meet our new agents, Seattle Yachts. Seattle Yachts is owned by Ted Griffin and Ed Scripps. Working the show will also be Paris Woodard, Chris Duppenthaler, and Bob Olson.

Trawler Fest - Baltimore, MD September 24-26. Jan and I are leaving for Baltimore aboard our borrowed "land yacht" to display at the Trawler Fest in Baltimore. We will be blogging the trip so stay tuned.

Annapolis Boat Show - Annapolis, MD October 14-17. Come see us at the Passagemaker tent on the docks. While we won't have a boat at the show, if you are interested, we can take you to see "The Path", hull #2 which is berthed nearby.

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show October 28-31. We won't have an official booth there but we will be "hanging out" with our good friend and designer, Steve Seaton at the Seaton Yachts booth. We will have plenty of material available, so if you are there, and want to see us, drop me an email or call. (peter@nwtrawlers.com) 360-317-7456 (cell)

A Nice Note From an Owner

One of our owners (Larry Hansen) recently returned from his summer cruise and sent me a very nice note regarding Orca's reception by people he encountered.

Here is an excerpt:


"We just got back from three weeks in the San Juan's and Desolation Sound so I thought I would give you a brief update on our summer cruising. We took our daughter, two grand children and their Caulker Spaniel "Sadie" with us. Even with all 5 ½ of us, the boat was very comfortable and never felt cramped. They spent a week with us in the San Juan's before we headed north. Leaving Nanaimo the water and weather were fine as we crossed the Straits of Georgia. We proceeded directly to Desolation Sound in one easy day. Weather there was outstanding for most of the trip. In Prideaux Haven the air temperature and water temperature were a matching 77 F. There was only one night in Squirrel Cove where we had 25 to 30 knot winds, while at anchor. Noisy but no problems. Generally, we cruised at 8.5 to 10 knots depending on our schedule. The boat performed great.

I think you miss out on an important part of your boating business my not spending more time on the water in a NW45. You would be impressed with the tremendous positive response the boat gets at every place we stopped. For example we anchored one night across from Nanaimo next to Newcastel Island. We got there about 5 PM, sat on the fly bridge with a glass of wine and watched boats. Within two hours we had 13 boats come by specifically to look at Orca Blue. Everyone made very positive comments about the boat, some yelling across on what a great looking boat she was, some wanted to know where she was made and others gave a strong thumbs up. You would be very happy to see how well the boat is received, especially in Canada. Every anchorage produced numerous positive comments and questions. I believe you would be greatly encouraged about the future of the boat if you heard some of these complements. I know you experienced this while on Hull 1 but the interest continues.

Orca Blue is currently back in Tacoma. We are planning two south Sound trips yet this summer.

Linda and I hope all is going well with you and Jan. Please keep in touch.

Sincerely,
Larry & Linda

PS: As a side note, our 12 year old Granddaughter wrote a little poem while she was cruising with us. It’s cute and I thought I would share it with you.

Riley's Poem (Click on the Image to Enlarge, this is great)


Thank you Riley for that wonderful poem.

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