This last weekend was the Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show. Four of my boats were in the show. There was also an 8′ rowing dingy I donated to the Traditional Small Craft Association for which they sold raffle tickets. My boats included a Harry Bryan design 7′ Redwood Pram, 19′ Cuddy Cabin and a 21′ Gaff…
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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…
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…
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
September 9, 2011. I have posted several photos. The first is of the Boat Haven Marina at sunset on the 7th. The following morning was nice and slow, we had our Longbottom Coffee and breakfast, got organized and went for a slow cruise around Townsend Bay. At 11 am we had to check in with…
Admiralty Inlet – 30 Knot Winds
On September 7, we awoke to thick fog. After a nice shower, Longbottom Coffee, and Umpqua Oats for breakfast, we made way east for the south end of Whidbey Island. As we approached Admiralty Inlet we hit 30 knot winds, so rather than risking the crossing, we made way north to Port Townsend. We need…
Port Ludlow With Rachel
On September 6th, Jody and I arrived at the Port Townsend Boat Haven boat ramp at 9:30 in the morning. It took us 4 hours to tow Rachel from Puget Island, Cathlamet, Wa. After some shopping, we launched her at 11 am and made way south to Port Ludlow. We plan to cruise the Sound…