Port Townsend Wooden Boat Blog

Classic Mariners' Regatta celebrates 25 years

Mark your calendars and set a waypoint for Point Hudson marina, June 6, 7 & 8.  Thanks to co-sponsorship by Port of Port Townsend, CMR racing boats will be moored together in Point Hudson like the best days of old.  Boats are encouraged to register starting in April. 

Boatshop Volunteers launch Martha J

Steve Soltysik, Don Mathrole, Gray Wolf volunteers, the SSS Falcon troop and nearly a dozen other volunteers launched Martha J just in time for the 2007 Wooden Boat Festival.

Things to learn at Festival

Demonstrations from dutchmen and butterflies to the latest on laminates, biodiesel, composting toilets, sustainable wood and electric motors added that salty hands-on "watch this" challenge that takes the talk, the debates, the passions to the next level, a dynamic that is one of the major

Who or what boat was a star?

Stars - among the people and the boats - were the other notable "shine" at the 31st Wooden Boat Festival. This year, we had more boatbuilding presenters and more boats than ever before.  Nearly 80 shipwrights and marine trades professionals, more than 60 businesses and dozens of boating adventurers, artists, authors

Highlights of 2007 Wooden Boat Festival

Spectacular sunny skies, temperatures in the low 80s and a steady 10-15 knots of sailing breeze filled log book pages, feedback forms and guaranteed this festival goes down as "best weather ever".  While a day or two of beautiful weather is not uncommon in September, a week is rare indeed.

Spidsgatter Pax: Relaunch after Boatyard Stage

Pax, the 1936 28 foot Danish Spidsgatter featured in the 2007 Wooden Boat Festival Boatyard Stage and owned by Kaci Cronkhite, splashed at Point Hudson Marina after a 6 month stay on the hard at Sea Marine.  A total of 6 marine trades businesses are currently involved in various parts of the restoration.  Lead shipwright, Diana Talley of Taku Marine along with apprentice Amy Schaub (2007 graduate of the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding) replaced two rotten 70 year old larch pine sawn frames and sistered 5 broken ribs with oak.