Faun is a 36’ Blanchard Standardized Cruiser, launched on Lake Union in June, 1926 by the N.J. Blanchard Boat Company for W.N. Winter of Medina, Washington. Her designer is Leigh H. Coolidge. Her 1926 purchase price was $6000. She is one of 25 Standardized Cruisers built by Blanchard, most of which were 36’, and one of the most luxurious. She is powered by a 1947 Chrysler Crown 6-cylinder gas engine, and cruises at 8.5 knots. Her hull is Alaska red & yellow cedar, her frames are white oak and her bright work and house are Burmese teak. She has her original cast iron stove, a Neptune. A major restoration of her planks, frames & ribs- everything from the waterline down- was completed in 2013-14. She was awarded Best Classic Power Under 40 Ft at Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day in 2018; Best Overall Power at the Victoria Classic Boat Festival in 2014; Best Dinghy in 2015. Faun is featured in several books, notably Classic Wooden Yachts of the Northwest by Ron McClure (2000). She was featured as Miss October in Benjamin Mendlowitz’s 2010 Calendar of Wooden Boats, and has graced the cover of Northwest Yachting Magazine. She is also the subject of a series of pastels by San Juan Island artist Nancy McDonnell Spaulding.