Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

Paid Session: DIY Diesel Engine Maintenance 8:00am - 11:00am

Paid Session: Fix It Yourself: Diesel Engine Troubleshooting 12:00pm - 3:00pm

PNW Marine Weather 11:00am - 12:00pm

The thrill of building the Viking ship 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Stars to Steer by: Celebrating 20th Century women who went to se... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Slow Build of La Belle Sauvage, A father/daughter team spend... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Pacifica—The story behind the classic 1947 Sparkman & Stephens Y... 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Sharpening - Chisels and Planes 10:00am - 10:45am

All about Dovetails 11:00am - 11:45am

Adventure sketching 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Doing Round Work: Making a Ship's Wheel and turning parts for Boats 1:00pm - 2:45pm

She Takes the Helm 3:00pm - 3:45pm

40 Years on the Waterfront 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Paths of Stewardship: How Wooden Boats Endure 9:30am - 10:30am

Inspiring the next generation of Riggers 11:00am - 12:30pm

Sailmakers panel 1:00pm - 2:30pm

The Compelling Power of Adventure 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Bluewater Sail inventory 9:30am - 10:30am

Chasing the light on the water - Wooden Boat Photography 11:00am - 12:00pm

10 Secrets to Navigating Your Wooden Sailboat Restoration 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Self reliance in sewing - Save money & keep sailing 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Wooden Steam Powered Mosquitos of the Salish Sea 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Plug in Boats: Planning the conversation 10:00am - 10:45am

Wooden Boats, Regattas, the living Maritime Heritage of the Baha... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Capt Cooks 1772-75 circumnavigation of Antarctic... 12:00pm - 12:45pm

The resourceful sailor: Creative solutions to Bo... 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Copper Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality a... 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Composting and Diversion Toilets 3:00pm - 3:45pm

What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection De... 10:00am - 10:45am

Shellfish Safety: To Dig or Not to Dig 11:00am - 11:45am

Shipwrecks and Derelict Crab Pots: Finding Lost... 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Protecting Vital Eelgrass Habitat through No Anc... 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Derelict Vessel Removal program 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Puffins: beloved Sentinels of Ocean Health 3:00pm - 3:45pm

The Secret Lives of Harbor Porposies 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Rigging tool Specifics and Application 12:00pm - 12:45pm

The Development of the Square-Rigged Ship 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the commu... 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the commu... 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the commu... 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Paid Session: What's Wrong with Your Boat's Electrical System? 8:00am - 11:00am

Paid Session: Find the Problem: Boat Electrical Troubleshooting Made Simple 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Viking Age voyages - transatlantic encounters before Columbus 9:30am - 10:30am

Coast salish canoes & history of Tribal Journeys 11:00am - 12:00pm

Around the World in a Shoebox, what it's like to circumnavigate... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

In the wake of Vikings - Reconstructing seafaring routes through... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Haida Sails Resurgence Project 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Pete Seeger Sing-Along 6:00pm - 8:00pm

How a marine surveyor inspects a wooden boat 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Sharpening - Chisels and Planes 10:00am - 10:45am

Schooner Adventuress' fiber topmast rig 11:00am - 11:45am

Buying and selling a boat - a how to conversatio... 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Bottom Paint Types with Comparative Analysis 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Varnishing tips and Tricks 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Puget Sounds Golden age of Yachting through the Lens of photogra... 9:30am - 10:30am

Docking for 2 people, 1 line, Any Conditions, Full Control 11:00am - 12:00pm

Yacht Designer Panel 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Spar Makers Panel 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Spars Rigging and Sails- working together 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Traditional Navigation in the age of electronics, Compass and Se... 9:30am - 10:30am

Bluewater cruising Why Wait? 11:00am - 12:00pm

Chasing light on the water tips & tricks 12:30pm - 1:30pm

The Way Boats Build Us: A Journey of Resilience and Finding Home 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Intro to Memoir writing 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Plug in boats - Planning the conversation 10:00am - 10:45am

Building a Marine First Aid Kit: Improvised Vers... 11:00am - 11:45am

The Joys and Challenges of owning a Wooden Boat 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Designing a Solar Boat 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Medicine at Sea — 5 Things Every Sailor Should K... 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Copper-Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality, and What’s Next 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tips for a dry boat 4:00pm - 4:45pm

What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection De... 10:00am - 10:45am

Diving Into Kelp; the Forests of the Salish Sea 11:00am - 11:45am

Bringing Back the "Oly" Collaboratively Restorin... 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Tsunamis in Washington: It Keeps Happening 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Science at the Leading Edge of the European Gree... 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Exploring Life in Puget Sound's Hidden Depths 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Sailing 1877 barque Elissa - A Square-Rigged Pri... 10:00am - 10:45am

Sail trim and handling 11:00am - 11:45am

Rigging for Hollywood 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Sail Survey and Repair 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Sailboat Standing rigging 101 9:30am - 10:30am

Catch a Rising Star! Celestial Noon Shot by Sextant 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sailing through life 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Reefing in 5 min 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Maneuvering strategies in close quarters - Best Practices for Fu... 9:30am - 10:30am

Chaos Coordination: A Twisted path to Adventure racing 11:00am - 12:00pm

Around the World in a Shoebox, what it's like to circumnavigate... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Sharpening - Chisels and Planes 9:30am - 10:30am

How a marine surveyor inspects a wooden boat 11:00am - 11:45am

SURVEY, HAUL AND REPAIR OF WOODEN BOATS 11:00am - 11:45am

Outboard Maintenance Tech Talk 12:00pm - 12:45pm

How We Learned Sailmaking: A Brief History 11:00am - 12:00pm

Ghosts in the cabin: 80 Years Of Peter Duck 12:30pm - 1:30pm

History of the 1890 Tugboat Elmore 9:30am - 10:30am

The long history of the carousel 11:00am - 12:00pm

The resourceful sailor: Creative solutions to Boat Modifications... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Dream vs. Reality: Owning and Restoring a Classic Wooden Motor Y... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

From John Barrymore to Lithium Power: Refitting the Historic The... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Copper Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality a... 10:00am - 10:45am

Telehealth & Prescription Medicine at Sea 11:00am - 11:45am

Composting and Diversion Toilets 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Tips for a dry boat 1:00pm - 1:45pm

What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection De... 10:00am - 10:45am

Salish Sea Beaches- Our Glacial Legacy 11:00am - 11:45am

Pacific Salmon 101: Lifecycle, Habitats, Threats... 12:00pm - 12:45pm

More Ocean is Good Right? A Primer on Sea Level... 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Whale Neighbors of the Salish Sea 2:00pm - 2:45pm

From Golden Hinde to Star of India development o... 10:00am - 10:45am

Marine Weather in the Digital Age 9:30am - 10:30am

So You Want To Get your Captains License? 11:00am - 12:00pm

Saveiros de Vela on the Bay of All Saints: Preservation and Revi... 12:30pm - 1:30pm