2024 Wooden Boat Festival - Boat Application - Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

The harbor section for this year’s festival is currently full. New sign ups will automatically be put on the waitlist. Please still apply to be put on the waitlist. We generally get everyone that is on the waitlist in the festival!

There is still plenty of room for boats on land for boats 26 feet and under.

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Step 1 of 3 - Owner Info

Boat Name*

Wood Hull?*

Yes

Sorry the Wooden Boat Festival is for wooden boats only!

Boat Owner Information

Name of Owner*

First Last

Address*

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email Address*

Please enter an email address you check frequently. All communication about your boat registration will use this email.
NWMC does not to sell or distribute email addresses to third parties.

Enter Email Confirm Email

Primary Phone*

Please use the best phone number for contact during the Festival!
A mobile phone number is preferred. If you do not have a mobile phone, please enter a number where you can receive urgent messages.

Secondary number/contact or if you only have an international number

Please enter a secondary phone number for the festival. This could be the mobile number of a crew member, partner, or spouse. If your main contact is an international number put it here.

Emergency Contact Name*

First Last

Emergency Contact Phone*

Physical Disabilities*

Do you or any crew have any physical disabilities that make boarding difficult?

Yes

Owner / Captain*

Owner is Captain

Captain is a different person

Captain's Name*

If captain and owner are the same, please leave this field blank.

First Last

Captain's Mobile Phone*

If captain and owner mobile phone is the same, leave this blank.

Captain's Email Address*

If captain and owner email address is the same, please leave blank.

Enter Email Confirm Email

Port Townsend, WA. Festival Policies for Boats
1. Accept Liability: Owners of boats shall be solely responsible for the safety of own boat and persons onboard while at festival and solely responsible for any damage that their boat may cause while entering or leaving the festival.
2. Follow Signage Policy: Wooden Boat Festival is the largest event in our region and one of the top wooden boat events in the world. In order to maintain the aesthetic and spirit of the event, commercial "For Sale" signage is not permitted within visible range of cameras photographing the event. “For Sale” signage is not permitted above decks.
3. Comply With Harbormasters’ Instructions: Harbormasters are in charge of all on-the-water activity and placement of all vessels during the Festival. Harbormasters are experienced mariners and have logged thousands of accident-free hours parking Festival boats. They need your help to keep WBF safe and accident free. By submitting this application to participate in the Wooden Boat Festival, you agree to follow the directions of the harbormasters at all times. Please note: Harbormasters are festival volunteers. As such, Harbormasters are not personally liable for damage to vessels or persons.
4. Cancellations must be in writing (email is acceptable) and received no later than August 2, 2024, to receive a full refund—less a $75 application processing fee. Cancellations received after August 2, 2024, will not be refunded. As a courtesy to boats on the waiting list, please contact us as soon as possible regarding late cancellations so we can fill your space with a similar-size vessel

Festival Policy Agreement*

I agree to the above policy.

Bilge Agreement*

I will either turn my automatic bilge pump off during the festival, inside the marina, or will allow a short bilge inspection to make sure no oil will be accidentally leaked into harbor,

I agree to the Wooden Boat Festival Bilge Agreement.

Wooden Boat Festival Dog Policy*

The Northwest Maritime Center and Wooden Boat Festival love dogs and recognize that many festival participants can't imagine not bringing their dog along. However, the Wooden Boat Festival cannot allow dogs on the Festival grounds during open hours.

If you do bring your dog with you, your dog's access to the docks and Festival grounds will be limited to early mornings and evenings. Also, you are responsible for your dog at all times, must clean up any dog waste, and afix a Festival wrist band to the dog's collar to signify they’re attending aboard a Festival boat.

Once the Festival opens, we ask that you keep your dog aboard your boat, or, better yet, at one of the many boarding/day-care facilities available in Port Townsend.

We thank you for you understanding and adherence to our Festival dog policy.

I will be bringing a dog and fully accept the dog policy.

I won't be bringing a dog

Anything else we need to know?

Please include any additional information about your vessel or your situation that will help us process your application.

If you have any further questions, concerns, or urgent information, please email us directly at festival@woodenboat.org.

What are your boat's main and auxiliary propulsion energy sources/fuels, and your fuels for cooking and heating?

Have you added any carbon/pollution reducing or efficiency increasing practices or features to your boat? Please briefly describe.

Are you planning any future carbon/pollution reducing or efficiency changes for your boat or its operations. Please briefly describe.

2024 COVID Agreement

I acknowledge the contagious nature of the COVID-19 virus, and respect that the facility adheres to the CDC recommendations.
Masks may be mandatory and social distancing may be in effect. I will adhere to all requirements.
I further acknowledge that The Wooden Boat Festival and Northwest Maritime Center have put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, to the best of their abilities.
I attest that before coming to Wooden Boat Festival, I meet all these requirements or will notify the event and cancel my participation.

Covid Safe: We all want a safe and fun festival- and ask that boaters/exhibitors/attendees do not participate if they are unvaccinated and experiencing any of the following:

You have had a fever in the 2 days leading up to the Festival.
Are experiencing any symptoms of COVID- such as cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or new loss of taste or smell
You have been exposed to anyone with confirmed case of COVID,
You have traveled internationally in 14 days leading into the event.
Have traveled to a highly impacted area of the USA in 14 days leading into event
Been diagnosed with COVID and not fully recovered

I hereby release and agree to hold Wooden Boat Festival and Northwest maritime Center harmless from any causes of action, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and compensation for damage to myself that may be caused by any act, or failure to act, or that may otherwise arise in any way with any services received. I understand that this release discharges the aforementioned from any liability with respect to bodily injury, illness, death, medical treatment, or property damage that may arise from, or in connection to, any services received. This liability waiver and release extends to all owners, partners, and employees.

COVID Agreement*

I have read and agree to the above COVID Policy

2024 Release Agreement

Participation in any program/event of the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, and Salish Sea Expeditions constitutes acceptance of these Waiver of Claims of Limitations of Liability Terms, with or without a confirming signature.

Medical Release/Authorization: I hereby give permission to the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions staff and/or any adult member of the participating group to transport myself/my child to a doctor and/or hospital for treatment. I authorize all medical, surgical, diagnostic and hospital care procedures which may be performed or prescribed for myself/or my child by a licensed physician or hospital, when efforts to contact me are unsuccessful, and when deemed immediately necessary or advisable by the physician to safeguard myself/or my child. I waive my right of informed consent to such treatment. If, for religious or other reasons, you wish NOT to authorize treatment, please attach a letter of explanation.

Participation Liability Release: I acknowledge that I have voluntarily chosen and hereby grant permission for myself/my child to participate in a program/event conducted by the Northwest Maritime Center and Wooden Boat Foundation. Specifically, on my own behalf, and if a parent or authorizing adult, on behalf of my child and all other related or affiliated participants, I agree as follows:

Waiver of Claims: I/my child recognize that Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions and affiliated parties' vessels, equipment, and facilities may not be safe at all times or under all circumstances. I/my child further recognize the inherent dangers of sailing and water-related activities. I/my child, as a specific condition of participation, therefore release and waive any and all claims for property damage or personal injury resulting from the actions of the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or any affiliated third parties. Without limiting the foregoing, I/my child specifically waive all claims against the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation & Salish Sea Expeditions, its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or affiliated third parties, for any and all direct, incidental, and consequential damages relating in any way to the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation & Salish Sea Expeditions, its programs or events. Personal injury includes serious bodily injury (including broken bones, head or neck injuries), sickness and disease (including communicable diseases such as COVID-19), trauma, pain & suffering, permanent disability, paralysis and death. Limitations of Liability: Without limiting the foregoing, I/my child hereby further consent to the specific limitation of liability of the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or affiliated third parties, under any and all claims by me/my child, whether direct, indirect, or to be paid to a third party, to refund of my/my child's participation fee. I agree that under no circumstances will any claim that I/my child make, direct or indirect, of whatever kind or nature, against the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or affiliated third parties, exceed my/my child's participation fee. I/my child expressly recognize and agree that the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or affiliated third parties, are under no circumstances liable for the conduct of any other parties during or related to a Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation & Salish Sea Expeditions program. I/my child expressly waive any claims for personal injury, property damage, or otherwise, against the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or affiliated parties, caused by or related in any way to the conduct of other parties.

Own Insurance: I/my child understand I/we are strongly advised to procure our own prudent levels of insurance for our property, our children, and ourselves covering program/event participation. I/my child understand and recognize, under the Waiver of Claims and Limitation of Liability above, that I/my child must and will look solely to my/my child's own insurance, if any, for any loss occurring at, or relating to, any Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions program/event. I/my child understand and agree that the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions has no obligation to procure insurance on my/my child's behalf.

Indemnification: I/my child understand and agree on behalf of all other related or affiliated parties, including minors, participating with me/my child, that these parties are also subject to the above Waiver of Claims and Limitations of Liability. I expressly consent to this Waiver of Claims and Limitation of Liability on behalf of such parties. I/my child agree to completely indemnify and hold harmless the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation & Salish Sea Expeditions, its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or affiliated third parties, from any claim from any third party, minor or otherwise, participating in connection with my/my child's participation in any Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions program/event or under the authority of myself/my child, except that arising solely from the negligence of the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions to the maximum extent permitted by law. Understanding that damages may be caused to others by or related to my/my child's participation in a Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions program, I/my child agree to completely indemnify and hold harmless the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions its employees, and/or volunteers, and/or affiliated third parties, from any claim from any third party arising from or related to my/my child's participation, plus all costs, expert fees, and attorneys fees, except that arising solely from the negligence of the Northwest Maritime Center and Wooden Boat Foundation, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

No Modification/Consent by Participation: This Waiver of Claims and Limitation of Liability may not be bypassed or modified by any person without the express written consent of the Board of Directors of the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions. This Waiver of Claims and limitation of Liability affects your rights; State law and/or Federal law may give you other rights.

Note: Participation in any program/event of the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions constitutes acceptance of these Waiver of Claims and Limitations of Liability Terms, with or without a confirming signature.

Rules: I/my child agrees to follow all safety procedures as set forth by the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions while participating in any Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions program/event; to not engage in any disruptive, reckless or irresponsible behavior; to display care in the use of program boats and equipment; to repair or replace all equipment or property damaged by myself/my child whatever the cause. Failure to abide by these rules may result in suspension or expulsion from the program/event, which will result in forfeiture of tuition/fees and immediate dismissal.

Photo Release: I hereby give permission for the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions staff and/or any person acting on their behalf to photograph and video myself/my child and allow the Northwest Maritime Center, Wooden Boat Foundation, & Salish Sea Expeditions to use these pictures and videos as it sees fit. I release all publication rights to said photos/videos.

I state that I am of lawful age and legally competent to sign this affirmation and release; that I understand the terms herein are contractual and not a mere recital; and that I have signed this document as my voluntary act and intend to be bound by these terms. I HAVE FULLY INFORMED MYSELF OF THE CONTENT OF THIS AGREEMENT BY READING IT BEFORE I SIGNED IT.

RELEASE Agreement*

I have read and agree to the above RELEASE Policy

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2024 Wooden Boat Festival – Boat Application

Sorry the Wooden Boat Festival is for wooden boats only!

Boat Owner Information

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Boat Beam

Boat Draft

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