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A lifetime in the making: Lopez Island boatbuilder launches handcrafted sailboat Wren

Summary by Islands' Weekly
On the morning of April 18, with the tides at last in his favor, Steven Brouwer stood at the water’s edge on Lopez Island and watched a dream finally float. After nearly two decades of intermittent labor, interrupted by the demands of earning a living and the slow, deliberate rhythms of fine craftsmanship, his hand-built 32-foot sailing cutter — christened Wren — slipped into the water for the first time.
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Islands' Weekly broke the news in Eastsound, United States on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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