The 2024 Harbor Master’s Picks

In Festival Highlights on February 28, 2024
Harbor Master Daniel Evans has meticulously reviewed each boat application to ensure this year’s harbor is filled with stunning wooden boats. The variety of incredible boats arriving at this year’s
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Traditional Ropemaking at Wooden Boat Festival

In Festival Highlights on February 28, 2024
Hardanger Maritime Centre, Norwayโ€™s national maritime museum, is the largest center for maritime culture and boat restoration in the Nordic countries. This year, we are thrilled to welcome a delegation
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The Future of Maritime Tent

In Festival Highlights on September 1, 2023
Sponsored in part by Northwest Maritime Center and Dovetail Workwear, the Future of Maritime tent at this year’s Wooden Boat Festival will showcase the inspiring movements taking place to connect
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The Harbormaster’s Picks

In Festival Highlights on August 24, 2023
Harbormaster Daniel Evans has scoured over every boat application to fill this year’sย harborย with beautiful wooden boats from near and far. There are so many amazing boats coming to this year’s
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Admire the Beauty of Handcrafted Boats

In Festival Highlights on August 24, 2023
In the last few years, we’ve seen a wonderful resurgence of craftsmanship. More and more people are building small handmade boatsโ€”putting their love and care into creating something beautiful with
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Historic Thunderbird Sailboats #1 and #2

In Festival Highlights on August 1, 2023
By Guy Hoppen Thunderbird #1, launched in November of 1958 and known as Number 1 or Thunderbird, and Thunderbird #2, named Pirouette and launched in August of 1959, will be
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First time at Festival?

In Festival Highlights on July 26, 2023
The Wooden Boat Festival is a celebration of boatbuilding skills, craft, education, and adventure. There areย hundreds of wooden boats of all shapes and varieties,ย hands-on demonstrations and presentations, activities for kids,
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A Smile on the Sea: Allen and Sharie Farrellโ€™s China Cloud is still riding high

In Festival Highlights on July 19, 2023
By Dan Rubin Sometime in the mid-1970s, Allen and Sharie Farrell, renowned for their hand-built sailing vessels and offshore adventuring, were living in a little cedar shake floathouse in False
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Arshay Cooper and “A Most Beautiful Thing” to Headline Wooden Boat Festival 2023!

In Festival Highlights on July 5, 2023
Join us on Saturday night at Festival for a special cinematic experience as we present A Most Beautiful Thing with Arshay Cooperโ€”the movie’s inspiring protagonistโ€”on-site to hold a Q&A session
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Jake’s Fave Five

In Festival Highlights on August 24, 2022
Before he was hired here (and helped us improve event security), Northwest Maritime Center Executive Director Jake Beattie brought boats, volunteered, and snuck into Wooden Boat Festival for the better
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