> My paddling friend, Jim Vermillion, has one he got from the Seattle area.
> Some one makes them there. You can contact him at 907 276-8282 through his
> company, Adventures and Delights. He knows who makes them and how.

I think that this is the place. Osprey Tours/Handmade kayaks is an outfit on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands. His hats are made out of canvas instead of bent-wood, but they are the same design. (there is a picture at the linked site) The boats look pretty nice too.