Open House Event!

Special Event! Gig Harbor BoatShop is honored to host Tom Regan and IDYL, his newly launched 30’ Iain Oughtred designed sharpie sailboat, at the Eddon Boatyard on Saturday August 31st.

At 11AM Saturday August 31st Tom will give a presentation describing the building of IDYL in the Eddon Boatyard House.

Burgers and beers will be available for purchase beginning at 12:30 and the Eddon Boatyard will be open for tours. Come join Tom, IDYL and the BoatShop crew for a special working waterfront event.

The IDYL will be moored at the end of the boatyard dock for viewing all day on Saturday.

About Tom & his Sharpie IDYL

Tom Regan, the BoatShop’s longtime Community Boat Restoration program leader and master boatwright, recently retired as owner of Grapeview Point Boatworks where he built dozens of wooden smallcraft from 8’ to 30.’ The dozens of his built boats notwithstanding Tom may have created his magnum opus in IDYL. She is that beautiful, and a stunning example of one man’s commitment to his craft.

The sharpies keel was laid in May of 2022 and the finished sailboat was launched in June of 2024. IDYL is pure sailing vessel, she has no motor, and Tom will sail her to Gig Harbor from Grapeview just prior to the August 31 event.