Ship's Log

Real is Getting Realer

In every human endeavor, there is an unspoken but understood threshold where things go from clenched-jaw “fine” to real. Yes, desperation-driven cannibalism, but also the WA360. What do we mean? May 1846, the Donners were a nice family heading ...

Day 1 and a Dash of 2.

After months of hand-wringing and gear-fondling, WA360 2.0 cannonballed off the dock yesterday. 84 teams shoved off from Port Townsend on their 360-mile lap of Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, powered by hope, biceps, and a breeze that was more than ...

Team Longboat: The Purple Martin Bird Box Project

What you’re seeing are Purple Martin Bird Boxes, built and placed here by Team Longboat, a Northwest Maritime Program for OCEAN students, with help from Rainshadow Bird Alliance. For more information on these visiting iridescent aerial acrobats, explore Team ...

Maritime High School Celebrates Inaugural Graduation Class

Maritime High School Recognizes the Class of 2025 as First Graduating Class Maritime High School (MHS), a regional choice public high school in Des Moines, WA, marked a historic milestone on June 18 with the graduation of its inaugural Class of 2025. The ...

Visitor Services Provided By Northwest Maritime In Port Townsend

City of Port Townsend is partnering with Northwest Maritime for visitor services at the Welcome Center on Water Street. Northwest Maritime (NWM) has entered into an agreement with the City of Port Townsend to serve visitors to Port Townsend. ...

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Volunteer Bulletin – June 2025

By Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer at the 48th Wooden Boat Festival! Join us in celebrating the 48th Wooden Boat Festival by volunteering during the first week of September! Shifts are available Thursday–Sunday, September 4–7, 2025. Festival highlights ...

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SEVENTY48 2025: “Triple By-Pass” and the Row to Remember

By Oliver Laurence, Team Rhythm and Resilience Some races are just about distance.Others are about speed. The SEVENTY48 is about heart. About grit. About water, darkness, tides, and the quiet roar of your limits being redrawn. For us—two “...

Thank You, SEVENTY48 Volunteers!

Thanks From Volunteer Coordinator Tracy Thompson SEVENTY48 wrapped up on Sunday, and what an incredible gift of support our volunteers provided to this effort of grit and courage. A dozen folks traveled to Tacoma to help direct traffic, get teams ...

Charting the Course Together: How the Blue Schools Initiative is Redefining Community Collaboration

By Katelyn Kean, Associate Director of Development & Government Relations What if every young person had a clear pathway into a thriving maritime future—one that connected classroom learning through hands-on experience, marine science with cultural stewardship, and local identity ...

Countdown to SEVENTY48 2025

By Jesse Wiegel, Race Boss Northwest Maritime exists for one reason: to get you on the water and mildly obsessed. Whether you're here to learn, mess around, build a career, or just see what it feels like to eat instant ...