Prior to founding Northwind in 2005,  Sean Boily conducted extensive architectural historic preservation restoration work for another firm.  A significant project in that timeframe was the restoration of the National Historic Landmark Russian Orthodox Church in St. George, on St. George Island of the Alaskan Pribilof islands. The original wood frame building was constructed in 1936 on a rocky north-facing promontory over the sea and had been severely deteriorated by the relentless maritime climate.   Sean was part of the assessment team and developed the design drawings in 1996,   and administered the successful comprehensive restoration in 1997-1998. In 2025, the client group contacted Mr. Boily to return to St. George to assess the buildings’ current condition after another 27 years of exposure to the Berring Sea.  Found intact but with some water leakage, the inspection exposed both successful and unsuccessful restoration repairs and set up a priority list for ongoing maintenance activity.