Ship's Log: Volunteer Highlights

Volunteer Highlight: Robert Hodge

Tell us a little bit about yourself. Well, I’m from a small farm town 45 miles outside Chicago and have lived in Seattle about ten years. I taught myself to sail while volunteering at a summer camp in the northwoods ...

Volunteer Highlight: KrisAnne Meyer

Whether it’s climbing volcanoes in Mexico City or building a school for orphans with AIDS in Tanzania, there are two core themes that are important to NWMC volunteer KrisAnne Meyer: adventure and volunteerism. Originally from Bayfield Wisconsin, KrisAnne grew ...

Volunteer Highlight: John Hazen

John Hazen grew up in Hawaii and has been sailing, surfing and doing everything else your typical sea-lover does since he was 10 years old. After years of working as a refrigeration technician he eventually secured his dream boat, a 20’ Flicka, ...

Volunteer Highlight: Rob Cole

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 ...

Beth O’Neal Eliminates Plastic One Festival at a Time

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 ...

Volunteer Highlight: Karen Crouse and Maureen Huff

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 ...

Volunteer Highlight: Jamie Webb

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 ...