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Tag Archives: Port Townsend
Finding Pax: A Story Of Mystery And Reunion
Kaci Cronkhite has written a story of full immersion. Her recently published book, Finding Pax, takes the reader on a seven year journey connecting many lives that have been touched by a singular vessel. The author’s search for Pax’s origins … Continue reading
Posted in Designs, Events, Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged boat, boat-building, Cronkhite, danish, Finding Pax, Kaci, Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, sailor, spidsgatter, watercraft, wind spur books, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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The Dungeness Crabber, A Boatbuilder’s Legacy
The human brain is a facile machine that can pump out an ocean of ideas. Some are gold, some are dross and fate may have it that some will fade into obscurity. A designer’s legacy is that portion of his … Continue reading
Posted in Building, Designs, Sailor's crafts, Uncategorized
Tagged boat, boat-building, carlsborg, cutter, Dungeness, gaff, John Magner, magazine, pocket, Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, Straits of Juan de Fuca, washington, Woodenboat, yacht
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Wood: Fiber Fit For A Festival
Wood is a superior substance from which mere mortals bring skill to natures finest boatbuilding material. Acolytes of the sacred fiber are poised for the annual pilgrimage to Port Townsend to see boatbuilding elevated to it’s highest state. I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Sailor's crafts
Tagged boat, boat-building, Chestr yawl, Pax, Port Townsend, sailboat, Straits of Juan de Fuca, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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It’s A Festival, It Has Wooden Boats. What More Could You Want?
I call it my annual pilgrimage to the land of my people. I love to walk the docks and talk to other people who are in some degree obsessed by boats,especially the wooden kind. You can’t do better than the … Continue reading
Posted in Building, Events, Sailor's crafts
Tagged boat, boat-building, Chesapeake Light Craft, CLC, Edensaw, kayak, MAS, Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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The 37th Annual Wooden Boat Festival Has A Lot To Offer
Where else can you see this many great wooden boats old and new than at the annual Wooden Boat festival in Port Townsend, Washington. This is the place to be for west coast fans of everything in boating that is … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Uncategorized
Tagged boat, boat-building, Port Townsend, sailing, watercraft, Wooden Boat Festival
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Congratulations to Hooked On Wooden Boats 100th Podcast
I have followed Dan Mattson’s podcast, Hooked On Wooden Boats, since the very first episode. Podcasts come and go and I have a high appreciation for the ones that endure. It is disappointing to see them fade, especially when I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Building, Events, Podcasts, Sailor's crafts
Tagged boat, boat-building, Hooked On Wooden Boats, HOWB, Mattson, microcruiser, Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, Scamp, welsford, Wooden Boat Festival
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Waiting For The Festival, Wooden Boat Fever Is In The Air
Life has conspired to keep me away from the water for a long time. The life sustaining qualities of water are beneficial to both body and soul. I get my boating in small doses so I am excited that The … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Uncategorized
Tagged boat-building, Port Townsend, sailboat, video, Wooden Boat Festival
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Windjammers on the Bay, A Festival Under Full Sail
There is no better place to be than on the water with a fresh breeze and the deck of a stout schooner beneath your feet. The solid way she moves in time with the waves matches the rhythm of life … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Uncategorized
Tagged boat, cup, northwest, Port Townsend, race, sailboat, sailing, sails, schooner, Windjammer, Wooden Boat Festival
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Coming Attractions From The Wooden Boat Festival
I had hoped to post some stories from the recent Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. Life has interfered lately but i am working on it and will having something soon. Up first and almost ready for prime time is … Continue reading
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Tagged Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, schooner, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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2011 Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend, Washington
I am sending out the call to all hopelessly boat struck sailors. It is Wooden Boat Festival time once again. September 9 to 11 will see Port Townsend Washington awash in wood and the spirit of maritime history. Schooner watchers … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, craft, Good Old Boat, Port Townsend, sailboat, sails, schooner, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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