Sea Wolf  was built by the famed Blanchard Company of Seattle, of 1-7/8” Alaskan yellow cedar planking on 1-3/4” white oak frames. Sea Wolf was the third vessel of this series built by Blanchard. Her Bill Garden design was commissioned by the wealthy industrialist Mr. Casey Jones, all of whose yachts were called Blue Heron and each were Bill Garden designs.  

Garden devoted a chapter to the Blue Heron lll design in his boat design book. “The layout development was dictated by family use. Blue Heron lll is fairly typical and generally bears a resemblance to a fleet we did in this style. All of the type have the saloon aft over the machinery. The saloon-galley combination has proven out well for western waters, where boats up to 80 feet may be a family operation without a permanent crew – the upkeep being done by a shipyard or part time help. With this layout, a pleasant galley-saloon interchange is possible”