Associate Program Manager Chrissy has worked as an experiential educator on or near our local waters for over 20 years, and has worked at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, the WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, as a classroom teacher, an Outward Bound instructor, and as a sea kayaking
Trevor, Chris, and Tripp Burd of Team FreeBurd, winners of the 2017 Race to Alaska, share their thoughts about the Race. The Race to Alaska distills sailing to its purest form. Get from point A to point B however you see fit. Oh, but don’t use an engine, don’t plan for help along the way,
We asked Karl Kruger of R2AK Team Heart of Gold to share a glimpse into his life of adventure. In 2017’s Race to Alaska, Karl became the first and only person to have paddled unsupported from Port Townsend to Alaska on a stand up paddleboard. What compels you to make the choice of adventure? Living
With spring in full swing, the Wooden Boat Foundation Boat Shop was embarking on a building project for a much-needed, mobile, boat storage rack for our small boat and dingy collection. This is where Rob Cole came in. Rob and his wife, Lucy, have been living on their boat in Point Hudson since October. After
Last week our Community Engagement Coordinator, Angela Hewitson, completed the Basic Safety Training Course offered in partnership by the Northwest Maritime Center, Compass Courses and Washington Workforce Development. Here’s what she had to say about it. What was your favorite part? I love experiential learning, so the hands-on exercises were by far my favorite. I
The Inside Scoop with Kaci Cronkhite #1 THE FESTIVAL Sail up the River Derwent on a replica of HMS Endeavor or a fishing-inspired Couta boat; cruise in a wood-pellet steamboat; row a Piner’s Punt; or, paddle an Aboriginal reed boat— into the largest wooden boat festival in the Southern Hemisphere. #2 WORLD HERITAGE SITES Walk
10 volunteers 203.5 hours The month of February was as busy as ever in the shop, too much to effectively shine a light on all of the projects, programs and partners, so I will focus on three. I’ll start with a new program in the shop with the Salish Sea Deaf School. What a wonderful
September 28, 2017 My name is Beth O’Neal. I have lived in Port Townsend for 22 years and raised my two daughters here. I love being surrounded by the water, marine life, and this charming town. After graduating from massage school in Seattle, I moved to Port Townsend and began to build my own practice.
Karen Crouse and Maureen Huff have been volunteering with us since the 2005 Wooden Boat Festival, and three years ago they got promoted to year-round, weekly volunteer work stuffing envelopes, scanning documents, sending RV reservation reminders, and washing glasses for Bar Harbor. Since their contracts as public-school educators for their combined 72 years of service
My name is Jamie Webb and I am a third generation Victorian. I started out as a rigger apprentice with the Navy in 1984, and over the last thirty years have morphed into the Chief of Protocol for the Royal Canadian Navy. These days I cruise the Gulf Islands in a Crocker Stonehorse cutter with