Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

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9:30am PDT

Puget Sounds Golden age of Yachting through the Lens of photographer Ken Oiler Cruising Stage Sailboat Standing rigging 101 Technical Stage Traditional Navigation in the age of electronics, Compass and Sextant Discovery Stage Viking Age voyages - transatlantic encounters before Columbus Adventure Stage

10:00am PDT

Chopping a Rabbet Boatbuilding Stage Plug in boats - Planning the conversation Innovation Stage Sailing 1877 barque Elissa - A Square-Rigged Primer Sail Stage Sharpening - Chisels and Planes Boatyard What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection Demonstration Marine Science Stage

11:00am PDT

Boat Electrical Components Demo Boatbuilding Stage Building a Marine First Aid Kit: Improvised Versus Commercial Innovation Stage Diving Into Kelp; the Forests of the Salish Sea Marine Science Stage Sail trim and handling Sail Stage Schooner Adventuress' Fiber Topmast Rig Boatyard Bluewater cruising Why Wait? Discovery Stage Catch a Rising Star! Celestial Noon Shot by Sextant Technical Stage Coast salish canoes & history of Tribal Journeys Adventure Stage Docking for 2 people, 1 line, Any Conditions, Full Control Cruising Stage

12:00pm PDT

Bringing Back the "Oly" Collaboratively Restoring the Native Olympia Oyster Marine Science Stage Buying and selling a boat - a how to conversation Boatyard Peel & Stick Carbon or Fiberglass Boatbuilding Stage Rigging for Hollywood Sail Stage The Joys and Challenges of owning a Wooden Boat Innovation Stage

12:30pm PDT

Around the World in a Shoebox, what it's like to circumnavigate solo on a small home-made-boat Adventure Stage Chasing light on the water tips & tricks Discovery Stage Sailing through life Technical Stage Yacht Designer Panel Cruising Stage

1:00pm PDT

Bottom Paint Types with Comparative Analysis Boatyard Designing a Solar Boat Innovation Stage Fiberglassing Techniques Boatbuilding Stage Sail Survey and Repair Sail Stage Tsunamis in Washington: It Keeps Happening Marine Science Stage

2:00pm PDT

Medicine at Sea — 5 Things Every Sailor Should Know Innovation Stage Science at the Leading Edge of the European Green Crab Invasion Marine Science Stage Wooden Block Making Boatbuilding Stage In the wake of Vikings - Reconstructing seafaring routes through traditional practice Adventure Stage Reefing in 5 min Technical Stage The Way Boats Build Us: A Journey of Resilience and Finding Home Discovery Stage Varnishing tips and Tricks Boatyard

2:30pm PDT

Spar Makers Panel Cruising Stage

3:00pm PDT

Exploring Life in Puget Sound's Hidden Depths Marine Science Stage How a marine surveyor inspects a wooden boat Boatbuilding Stage Traditional versus Modern sailmaking Sail Stage Copper-Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality, and What’s Next Innovation Stage

3:30pm PDT

Haida Sails Resurgence Project Adventure Stage Intro to Memoir writing Discovery Stage

4:00pm PDT

Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea Marine Science Stage Tips for a dry boat Innovation Stage Traditional Sailmaking Demo Sail Stage

4:30pm PDT

Workng together to Harness the Wind Cruising Stage