Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op Turns 40

In Festival Highlights on September 10, 2021
By Andy Gale As you walk the docks at this year’s Festival, take a look at the 83-foot schooner Destiny, the 44-foot sloop Inca, and 49-foot M/V Riptide—boats repaired or
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If Ya Ain’t Rowin’, Ya Ain’t Goin’: Teenager Tackles SEVENTY48 Solo

In Festival Highlights on September 10, 2021
By Ross Anderson Sixty miles into the SEVENTY48 race, Akeyla Behrenfeld decided she was done. The 14-year-old Port Townsend middle schooler had rowed her home-built boat solo through rain, three
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The Purpose Behind the Project: Restoring Helma

In Festival Highlights on September 10, 2021
By Robert d’Arcy For me, working on classic wooden boats is about values. Good design: these vessels are drawn for seakeeping—finely tuned to their purpose and environment, highly functional, and
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2021 Wooden Boat Festival Canceled due to COVID-19

In Festival Highlights on August 27, 2021
Dear friends, It’s with a heavy heart that, despite our best efforts, we are cancelling this year’s Wooden Boat Festival. It’s a big shift since last week’s announcement of our
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Wolfhound

In Festival Highlights on August 10, 2021
Written by Andy Gale. Wolfhound photos by Paul Wyeth Marine Photography. Crewed by owners Steven and Louise Dews, the 64-foot schooner Wolfhound is on a 25,000-plus mile delivery, from the
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The Story of Alcyone

In Festival Highlights on August 5, 2021
By Sugar Flanagan (owner) When we think about boats, we often wonder, “Is she a keeper?” Alcyone is definitely a keeper. She was designed and built by Frank Prothero in
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Orca

In Festival Highlights on July 30, 2021
The Gartside Workboat “Orca” is a Paul Gartside designed motor boat, constructed of cedar planking bronze fastened over oak frames. A heavy workboat of traditional construction, the Gartside is ideal
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Sockeye

In Festival Highlights on July 12, 2021
Sockeye is an Ed Monk Sr. design, built by Jacobson Brothers in Ballard, WA. She started a long trolling career in 1944. Known back then as Nestor, she retired from
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We are BACK and ready to celebrate Wooden Boats!

In Festival Highlights on July 7, 2021
The excitement is building… You can feel it in the air… Wooden Boat Festival is coming… We are BACK and ready to celebrate Wooden Boats! Here’s a taste of what’s
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Let’s Plan on a Festival!

In Festival Highlights on March 27, 2021
Hope is in the air. Vaccinations are up and cases are down, we are moving into Phase 3 and there is talk of normalcy by July 4th. The sun even
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