Wooden Boat Festival

September 5-7, 2025
Port Townsend, WA


Half-Day Workshops with Nigel Calder

Renowned boat systems expert Nigel Calder, celebrated for his bestselling books like “Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual,” is returning to the Wooden Boat Festival this year to present his invaluable seminars. Thursday’s workshops will cover marine diesel engines, while Friday’s will focus on boat electrical systems.


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Join us for our 'Ask an Expert' Series!

Eight interviews, demos, and videos followed by Q&As
January–April 2021

When it’s cold and COVID outside, join us online for this unique Zoom experience with many of your favorite experts across the country and all over the world!


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Welcome to Festival!

Welcome to the largest wooden boat festival in North America, the place where kids and adults alike experience the magic of getting on the water, the beauty of wooden boats, and the richness of our maritime culture. Learn from the experts, swap stories with fellow wooden boat aficionados, and bring your family for a weekend they'll never forget. With so many different ways to adventure out on the water, there's no better opportunity to experience our Victorian seaport from the deck of a stunning wooden schooner or at the oars of a historic replica longboat. Come on down to Point Hudson and experience it all yourself: the boats, the craft, the community, the celebration. This is the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Welcome.

Keep Our Sea Plastic Free! We’re stepping up our environmental sustainability efforts for the future of our oceans and the wildlife that depends on them. Click here to learn how you can help.


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Port Townsend
Wooden Boat Festival

Located in Port Townsend, Washington, at Northwest Maritime and the Historic Point Hudson Marina.

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