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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026
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The thrill of building the Viking ship
Friday September 11, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Adventure Stage
The program will illustrate Viking culture and traditional ship construction, from harvesting trees to launch. Aspøya Boats in Anacortes, Washington drew a community of volunteers and shipwrights to accomplish a nearly insurmountable challenge. Valkyrie was launched in the spring of 2024 and now sails the Salish Sea in Washington State.
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Jay Smith

Aspøya Boats
Over the last 35 years Jay Smith has researched and built Nordic lapstrake boats, beginning in a small boat shop on a fjord in western Norway. A seven month apprenticeship in the Faroe Islands, sponsored by the Danmark-America Foundation, established a firm footing for future work... Read More →
Friday September 11, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Adventure Stage

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