Charting a Sustainable Course
Wooden boat culture is built on using renewable resources, repairing and maintaining what we have, and thinking long-term. We want our oceans to stay healthy—safe for us, for marine wildlife, and for future generations.
There’s a lot to do, and sustainability means more than just protecting the environment. Still, we’re committed to improving our practices at Wooden Boat Festival. We can’t do it alone. We invite our Wooden Boat Festival community to join us in building a more sustainable future for the festival and our waters.
Doing Your Part—It's easy!
#1: Reduce CO2
Ride your bike—we have a bike barn! Carpool! Arrive by kayak!
#2: Reuse
Bring a reusable water bottle and use our water filling-stations.
#3: Recycle
Use the recycling bins—put the right stuff in the right bin! Watch contamination. Put the curly fries in the landfill, not the recycle bin!

#4: Protect
Help us keep waste of any kind out of the water at Point Hudson and beyond!
#5: Learn
Visit the Marine Science & Innovation Stages to learn about ways to decrease your impact while enjoying the sea.
These partners are helping keep our waters clean.
Visit them at the Wooden Boat Festival!
- Sailors for the Sea
Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana is the world’s leading ocean conservation organization that engages, educates, and activates the sailing and boating community toward restoring ocean health. - WA State Sea Grant
Offering free pump outs, adapters, and pads for oil spills, they make environmentalism easy! - Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
Clean-up days in kayaks are just one of the fun ways they are working to protect and preserve our waters! - Marine Resources Committee
An organization committed to protecting and restoring our marine resources! - Marine Stewardship Council
Supporting healthy oceans, food security, and preserving livelihoods for a better tomorrow. - WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Keeping our fish and shellfish healthy and in abundance!