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Interactive Festival schedule now online
8/30/10 - Festival
For nearly three decades, the Port Townsend Leader newspaper has published the Festival program in print. Now, they offer the program as an interactive online document too! Click on the ... more
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Record number of BIG and first time boats at Festival
8/20/10 - Festival
Again this year we've hit a milestone. As of June 12, we had 6550 and by mid-August we were over 8000 linear feet of boats! More than a nautical mile. A record number of boats ov ... more
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Whidbey Island Ferry: Get Your Reservations
8/20/10 - Festival
Make your reservation, and buy your ferry tickets NOW for the Whidbey Island to Port Townsend Ferry. Reservations are NOT required if you park on Whidbey and WALK ON. Chetzemoka, ... more
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Buy Tickets & completely skip the lines this year
8/1/10 - Festival
You've asked for it.... you got it this year! Early tickets AND early wrist band pick up are now available! Starting July 6, buy your ticket ONLINE and we'll mail you ... more
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Festival Presentations now posted online
8/1/10 - Festival
From surviving a Tsunami in Chile, to a record setting circumnavigation of North & South America and the story of how a dad, his daughters and wife built a boat... you'll find a host of new pre ... more
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Go sailing during Festival
7/19/10 - Festival
Go sailing on boats from 130' Schooner Adventuress to Schooners Martha, Alcyone, ... more
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Capt. Raynaud International Schooner Race
7/11/10 - Regattas
If you're up in the San Juan & Canadian Gulf Coast Islands this week and see a bunch of schooners, you are likely watching the 2010 Captain Raynaud (pronounced by those in the know as "Cap ... more
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Buy Tickets for Sailing Aboard Adventuress
7/9/10 - Festival
Go sailing on Schooner Adventuress during Wooden Boat Festival! Tickets are more
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Summer Programs continue to grow at NWMC
6/21/10 - Programs
Check out all the latest programs for kids, adults and families this summer! We've got two websites but one crew pulling together in the new buildings. Don't forget to check both sites often ... more
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Rat Island Regatta and North American Rowing Championships the weekend
6/16/10 - Programs
The North American Open Water Rowing Championships are being held in Port Townsend the the day after the Rat Island Rowing Regatta: June 20, 9:15 AM start, 8:15 pre-race meeting. The distance is 13.0 ... more
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International and local music at this year's Festival
5/17/10 - Festival
Music schedule and line up are nearly finalized and day/time schedule will be posted by end of the month in the Schedule portion of the website. International maritime musicians Tom Lewis (ch ... more
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HW McCurdy WBF Library opens at NWMC
5/1/10 - Foundation
The H.W. McCurdy Wooden Boat Foundation Library is open!
Stop by and tour the collection, visit with librarian Carol Baker or search for books, title or subject online! We current ... more
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Chesapeake Light Craft latest Sponsor of 34th Wooden Boat Festival
4/8/10 - Festival
Chesapeake Light Craft's mission is to help people build boats. "We are proud to support the mission of the Wooden Boat Festival and the efforts of Wooden Boat Foundation & Northwest ... more
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Founding Wooden Boat shipwrights share stories from the 1970s
3/17/10 - Foundation
The Reeling Them In Panel, featuring shipwrights Ernie Baird, Mike Aubin, Jim Peacock, Charlie Moore, Leif Knutsen and Dave Thompson, talking about the evolution of wooden boats and commercial fish ... more
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Buy your tickets ahead of time and skip the tent line
3/1/10 - Festival
Get your tickets ahead of time and save the tent lines! Wrist band One Day or Multi Day passes will be available at WBF Office/Will Call in the NW Maritime Center Maritime Heritage (ye ... more
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Program Information moves to NWMC website
3/1/10 - Programs
2010 Programs are being scheduled now and will be expanding to year round offerings now that we're in the new facilities! For sailing, rowing, classroom, school, charter, longboat or r ... more
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Become a Wooden Boat Foundation & Festival Fan
2/28/10 - Foundation
In 2000, we got a website. Then, the boat and commercial exhibotor applications went online. Now, we're on Twitter and Facebook. While there's still nothin' as fun as messin' about on w ... more
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Maritime Swap Meet Saturday, April 24th!
2/17/10 - Foundation
Annual Maritime Swap Meet, Saturday April 24 from 0730 to noonish at the Cupola House lawn in Point Hudson/Port Townsend! Come buy or sell that good stuff you've been saving in your storage or stor ... more
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American Schooner Assn. Award to Shipwright Harold Burnham
2/15/10 - Foundation
Mystic, CT, February 7 -- The annual meeting of the American Schooner Association (ASA) was highlighted by the organization's presentation of its prestigious Award to shipwright and boatbuilder Harold ... more
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19th Shipwrights' Regatta February 20
2/9/10 - Regattas
Mark your calendars for the 19th Annual WBF Shipwright's Regatta February 20th
Start your boating season with this traditional Port Townsend regatta. Lots of fun prize ... more
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Internationally recognized musicians booked for Wooden Boat Festival
1/28/10 - Festival
We are thrilled to announce that international maritime musicians William Pint and Felicia Dale will return to the 34th Wooden Boat F ... more
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Classic Cutter Rendevouz, August 13-15 in Port Townsend
1/19/10 - Foundation
Classic Cutters Rendezvous Owners of Cape George Cutters, Bristol Channel Cutters, and Falmouth Cutters are invited to rendezvous in Port Townsend August 13th, 14th, and 15th for a w ... more
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Tony Grove selected as 2010 Wooden Boat Festival Poster artist
12/7/09 - Festival
A black and white, pen and ink drawing of a wood block print created by British Columbia artist and shipwright, Tony Grove was selected as the 2010 Wooden Boat Festival poster art. A native of Van ... more
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Creative Ropecraft Workshop: How to Tie the Ocean Plat
10/27/09 - Chandlery
The Wooden Boat Chandlery presents
Creative Ropecraft Workshop: How to Tie the Ocean Plat
Saturday, November 21. 1:00-3:00pm, Instructor Brian Wentzel
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Call to Artists for 2010 Wooden Boat Festival
10/25/09 - Festival
Calling All Artists!34th Wooden Boat Festival Art Search is now underway. The history of festival art:
Since 1977, original art has bee ... more
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Photos from 33rd Festival now on Wooden Boat Foundation Facebook page
10/23/09 - Festival
Photos of 2009 Wooden Boat Festival are now online at our Facebook page. If you are a member of Facebook, be sure to become a Fan! If you're not yet on Facebook, you can still view the photos.
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Hours in our new buildings
9/22/09 - Foundation
During September, our staff will be moving into the new facilities. Office hours will be posted, but we encourage you to call ahead to be sure where we are that day and which doors to use for ... more
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Festival attendance up 15%, sunny skies for final day
9/13/09 - Festival
A new record will likely be set by end of Sunday, if attendance on the first two days of Wooden Boat Festival continues. Friday's numbers were 15% over any previous first day in the history o ... more
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Festival Regattas Race results
9/13/09 - Regattas
33rd Annual Wooden Boat Festival
Race Report25 boats entered the 26' and under race on Friday. The course was twice around a 1.66 nm triangle with a NNW bree ... more
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Wooden Boats & the Sea Photo Exhibit
9/4/09 - Festival
Marine photographer, Michael Berman features images from four years of schooner regattas, panoramic images of an Atlantic crossing and detailed closeups in a special Wooden Boat Festival exhibit at ... more
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