Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

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9:30am PDT

Tides and Currents for Sea Kayakers Adventure Stage Bluewater Sail inventory Discovery Stage Paths of Stewardship: How Wooden Boats Endure Cruising Stage

10:00am PDT

Pattern Making, Spiling and Glue Tabbing Boatbuilding Stage Plug in Boats: Planning the conversation Innovation Stage Sharpening - Chisels and Planes Boatyard What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection Demonstration Marine Science Stage

11:00am PDT

All about Dovetails Boatyard Fire Extinguishing Systems on Boats Boatbuilding Stage Shellfish Safety: To Dig or Not to Dig Marine Science Stage Traditional Sailmaking Demo Sail Stage Chasing the light on the water - Wooden Boat Photography Discovery Stage PNW Marine Weather Adventure Stage Wooden Boats, Regattas, the living Maritime Heritage of the Bahamas Innovation Stage Riggers Panel: Inspiring the next generation of Riggers Cruising Stage

12:00pm PDT

Adventure sketching Boatyard Capt Cooks 1772-75 circumnavigation of Antarctica Innovation Stage Rigging tool Specifics and Application Sail Stage Shipwrecks and Derelict Crab Pots: Finding Lost Stuff on the Ocean Floor Marine Science Stage Steam Bending Boatbuilding Stage

12:30pm PDT

10 Secrets to Navigating Your Wooden Sailboat Restoration Discovery Stage The thrill of building the Viking ship Adventure Stage

1:00pm PDT

Fiberglassing Techniques Boatbuilding Stage Protecting Vital Eelgrass Habitat through No Anchor Zones Marine Science Stage The Development of the Square-Rigged Ship Sail Stage The Resourceful Sailor: Creative Solutions to Boat Modifications and Repairs Innovation Stage Sailmakers panel Cruising Stage Doing Round Work: Making a Ship's Wheel and turning parts for Boats Boatyard

2:00pm PDT

Copper Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality and What's next Innovation Stage Derelict Vessel Removal program Marine Science Stage Joinery Boatbuilding Stage Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the community- an idea in a pub to reality Sail Stage Self reliance in sewing - Save money & keep sailing Discovery Stage Stars to Steer by: Celebrating 20th Century women who went to sea Adventure Stage

3:00pm PDT

Composting and Diversion Toilets Innovation Stage Port Townsend Foundry Boatbuilding Stage Puffins: beloved Sentinels of Ocean Health Marine Science Stage She Takes the Helm Boatyard Traditional Sailmaking Demo Sail Stage The Compelling Power of Adventure Cruising Stage

3:30pm PDT

The Slow Build of La Belle Sauvage, A father/daughter team spend 6 years building an 11 foot dinghy Adventure Stage Wooden Steam Powered Mosquitos of the Salish Sea Discovery Stage

4:00pm PDT

Hands on - Great Tug 'o Peace Hammock Pull Sail Stage The Secret Lives of Harbor Porposies Marine Science Stage 40 Years on the Waterfront Boatyard