Ship's Log

First-Time Boat Owner’s Foray Into Boat Repairs and Lessons Learned

By Rachel Bradley If you’ve ever spent time on the water or been around boats, you might know the feeling of looking at a vessel and falling in love. I had been searching for a sailing dinghy for over ...

Volunteer Bulletin – July 2025

By Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer at the 48th Wooden Boat Festival! Wooden Boat Festival volunteers in the Ticketing area will work with Captain Natasha Maduska. Join us in celebrating the 48th Wooden Boat Festival by volunteering ...

Race Accomplished.

By the time you read this, Team MZEE and Let Loose The Goose have probably already hit the beach in Port Townsend, high-fiving strangers and ringing any bell they can find. Or maybe they’re still dueling it out in ...

Day 467: What Even Is Going On Out There?

“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea.” – e. e. cummings Guys, it’s the final push!! Transformative maritime experiences are happening right before our eyes! If we’ve said ...

Like Rapture, but with Trackers

Welcome to WA360 Daily Update 11, or is it 12? If you know without counting, you’re doing better than us—and for sure better than the five blistered and bleary-eyed teams still slogging it out on the course. Here at ...

Day 10 — So Much Happy, So Much Hard, So Close to Done

Most adventure chasers can recall their first big journey with crystal clarity—the one that left the weekend warrioring, even the full week funfest, bobbing in the wake of this escapade’s scale. Being out for 10-plus days is a ...

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Monday: Miles, Misery, Mutual Aid

Alright everyone it’s Monday! Week two! The racers that remain have been out there for NINE whole days—that’s a long time to survive on pure grit and energy bars! 52 teams have finished, two have won themselves some ...

Sail Fast, Eat Bread

As the Race Boss of WA360, I’ve been finding myself continually at the edge of tears seeing the deep effect this race is having on competitors. I keep hearing stories about people connecting more deeply with their home waters—...

Run What You Brung

When I first saw that Liam Pareis (aka Team Fairly Fleabag II) was entering a Sid Skiff in this year’s WA360, I did a double take. The sleek 13-foot open boat—designed by my friend Ray Speck—is a ...

High on ISO, Low on Sleep

Big love and a huge thanks to our incredible media team—the folks bouncing around the course on boats owned and skippered by badass volunteers, running on PB&Js and caffeine, dangling boat hooks over the water to pass ...