Sustainability

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 Our Part

Over the past 6 years, we have worked hard to eliminate single-use plastic from the Wooden Boat Festival; we’ve done away with plastic bottles, cups, straws, and utensils, and we’ve established a robust multi-stream recycling program. This year we are collaborating with Sailors for the Sea to help make our commitment to minimizing waste even stronger.

Doing Our Part

Over the past 6 years, we have worked hard to eliminate single-use plastic from the Wooden Boat Festival; we’ve done away with plastic bottles, cups, straws, and utensils, and we’ve established a robust multi-stream recycling program. This year we are collaborating with Sailors for the Sea to help make our commitment to minimizing waste even stronger.

Our Part

Wooden Boat Festival Over the past 5 years, we have worked hard to eliminate single-use plastic from the Wooden Boat Festival; we’ve done away with plastic bottles, cups, straws, and utensils, and we’ve established a robust multi-stream recycling program. This year we are taking the next step by standing up a Festival-wide composting program for all our food waste, service items, and more in close collaboration with our food vendors.

We are so grateful to Students for Sustainability from the Port Townsend High School, Olympic Organics, Laura Tucker from Jefferson Landfill, and our dedicated Festival Grounds Team who have helped us develop a program that’s viable and scalable. 

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!

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#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.

Visit Sailors for the Sea booth or website to get a Green Boaters Guide.

Visit Sailors for the Sea booth or website to get a Green Boaters Guide.

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!