Sailing the San Juan Islands aboard “Slough Coot”, a Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21 Gaff Cutter. Ended the trip by showing “Slough Coot” at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. San Juan Islands Aboard "Slough Coot" – Summer 2017 from Longbottom Coffee on Vimeo.
Category: Port Townsend
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
A long time friend spent the last day of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival with Jody and I. She sent these photos a couple of days ago. We showed our Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21 gaff cutter!
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: San Juan Islands
Here are a few photos of the last 3 weeks sailing the San Juan Islands in our newly complete re-build of the Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21 Gaff Cutter. The last week just Jody and I did Mystery Bay and then ended our trip by showing “Slough Coot” at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat…
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: Ready to Sail the San Juan Islands
Both van and boat (Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21) are cleaned, serviced and ready for three weeks of sailing the San Juan Islands!! Jody and I will end the last week sailing Townsend Bay exploring Indian Island and Mystery Bay. On that Thursday we queue up to moor at Hudson Pt. Marina to show…
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2013
This last weekend was the annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Fest. This year Jody and I just drove up for the day. It was a long day because it’s a 4+ hour drive north up near the Olympic peninsula. We arrived Saturday around 9 am to thick fog and rain but by noon things started…
Cat Ketch – Recap
These photos are from the owner of Tradition, taken while I was replacing all of her wood with new straight grain Fir. This wood was reclaimed from drifting down the Columbia River. Rough milled at the upper end of Puget Island. I then plane it and mill it to size at the boatworks. As you…
Home From the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
This year like all the others is a wooden boat aficionados’ dream. I just have to give thanks to all the hard work that was put into this event by the organizers. Everything from the music to the food; all the tool and boat vendors and all the classes – it was exceptional. The Eider…
New Zealand to Port Ludlow to Port Townsend
September 12, 2011. Here are a couple of photos that were emailed to me by Pete Leenhouts. Pete is on staff at the Northwest School for Woodenboats at Port Hadlock, Wa. The first photo is of Jody and Macksey on “Rachel”, and the couple on the dock are Denny and John Welsford. The second is…
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival – Last Day
September 11, 2011. Sunday, this is the last day of the Festival. This year was as good as it gets if you’re a boat person. The weather was perfect!!! The boats that were exhibited were exceptional, the music, food and special classes were all great. Our boat “Rachel”, hull one of Sam Devlin’s Pelicano series,…
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival – Day 2
September 10, 2011. Today was like all the other days this week – sunny and warm. I was talking with Jody this afternoon about the hundreds of people walking by our boat. These folks are of all shapes and sizes but all are clean and orderly, even the kids. I guess boat people are just…