Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

Tides and Currents for Sea Kayakers 9:30am - 10:15am

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

Pacific Lady Movie 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Pacifica—The Story Behind the Classic 1947 Sparkman & Stephens Y... 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Pattern Making, Spiling and Glue Tabbing 10:00am - 10:45am

Fire Extinguishing Systems on Boats 11:00am - 11:45am

Steam Bending 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Fiberglassing Techniques 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Care and Feeding of the Jointer 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Port Townsend Foundry 3:00pm - 3:45pm

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

Riggers Panel: 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

Decarbonization Awards at the Po... 4:00pm - 4:30pm

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

The Seabirds of Port Townsend, Where the Strait... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

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

Maritime Music 101: Shanties & Songs of the Sail... 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Maritime Poetry As Music 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Cohn & Groff: Original Maritime Music 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Quimper’s Watch 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Singing In Public workshop 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Shanty Sing: Sea Shanty Sing a long 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Tim Hall 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Trawick & Siegel 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Cap'n Matt 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Deadwood Revival 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Hot Club of Port Townsend 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Elevator Operator 5:00pm - 5:45pm

POSER 6:15pm - 8:15pm

Lowire 8:30pm - 11:30pm

Hands On - Rigging Knife & Whizbang Fid demo - T... 10:00am - 10:45am

Traditional Sailmaking Demo 11:00am - 11:45am

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

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

Rigging the Dublin 21's 7 Sisters, and How They... 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Traditional Sailmaking Demo 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Hands on - Great Tug 'o Peace Hammock Pull 4:00pm - 4:45pm

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

Boat Electrical Components Demo 10:00am - 10:45am

Chopping a Rabbet 10:00am - 10:45am

Boat Electrical Components Demo 11:00am - 11:45am

Peel & Stick Carbon or Fiberglass 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Fiberglassing Techniques 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Wooden Block Making 2:00pm - 2:45pm

67 Things a Marine Surveyor May Frind Wrong With... 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

Workng Together to Harness the Wind 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

China Cloud- a Living Legacy 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

F.V Shenandoah a unique approach to restoration 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

Solar Cruising; Past, Present and Future 5:00pm - 5:45pm

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

Maritime Music 102: After The Days of Sail 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Helen G: Sad Songs and Singalongs 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Peter Rothbart: Original Maritime Music 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Gather Round 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Singing In Public workshop 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Shanty Sing: Sea Shanty Sing a long 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Levy Hoffman and Barnes 11:00am - 11:45am

The Shifty Sailors 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Combo Choro 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Trevor Ras 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Badd Dog Blues Society 3:00pm - 3:45pm

SLOWBURN 4:15pm - 5:45pm

The Randall Wolf Band 12 6:15pm -
13 8:00pm

Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 12 9:00pm -
13 11:30pm

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

Hands On Grommet Making - The Artful Sailor 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Traditional versus Modern sailmaking 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Traditional Sailmaking Demo 4:00pm - 4:45pm

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

Boat Electrical Components 10:00am - 10:45am

Boat Electrical Components Demo 11:00am - 11:45am

Peel & Stick Carbon or Fiberglass 11:00am - 11:45am

Fire Extinguishing Systems on Boats 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Steam Bending 1:00pm - 1:45pm

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

17 Ways Not to Kill Your Inboard Diesel 11:00am - 11:45am

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

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

Building a Marine First Aid Kit: Improvised Vers... 1:00pm - 1:45pm

One Sheet of Plywood 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Panel: From a Lifestyle to a Living: YouTube and Other Boat-Rela... 9:30am - 10:30am

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

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

Singing out the Boats 1:30pm - 2:00pm

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

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

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

Joe Euro 11:00am - 11:45am

Jonas and Naomi 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Strikes A Bell 1:00pm - 1:45pm

The Art and Craft of Traditional Tall Ship Riggi... 10:00am - 10:45am

Hands on - The Great Baggy Wrinkle Contest - The... 11:00am - 11:45am

Traditional Sailmaking Demo 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Traditional Sailmaking Demo 2:00pm - 2:45pm

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