Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026

8:00am PDT

Paid Session: DIY Diesel Engine Maintenance Technical Stage

12:00pm PDT

Paid Session: Fix It Yourself: Diesel Engine Troubleshooting Technical Stage

8:00am PDT

Paid Session: What's Wrong with Your Boat's Electrical System? Technical Stage

9:30am PDT

Bluewater Sail inventory Discovery Stage Paths of Stewardship: How Wooden Boats Endure Cruising Stage

10:00am PDT

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 Shellfish Safety: To Dig or Not to Dig Marine Science 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 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 Paid Session: Find the Problem: Boat Electrical Troubleshooting Made Simple Technical 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

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 Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the community - an idea in a pub to reality Sail Stage Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the community- an idea in a pub to reality Sail 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 Puffins: beloved Sentinels of Ocean Health Marine Science Stage She Takes the Helm Boatyard 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

The Secret Lives of Harbor Porposies Marine Science Stage 40 Years on the Waterfront Boatyard

5:00pm PDT

Pacifica—The story behind the classic 1947 Sparkman & Stephens Yawl Adventure Stage

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

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

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 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 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 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 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

4:30pm PDT

Spars Rigging and Sails- working together Cruising Stage

6:00pm PDT

Pete Seeger Sing-Along Adventure Stage

9:30am PDT

History of the 1890 Tugboat Elmore Discovery Stage Maneuvering strategies in close quarters - Best Practices for Full Control Adventure Stage Marine Weather in the Digital Age Technical Stage Sharpening - Chisels and Planes Boatyard

10:00am PDT

Copper Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality and What's next Innovation Stage From Golden Hinde to Star of India development of the square rigged ship Sail Stage What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection Demonstration Marine Science Stage

11:00am PDT

How a marine surveyor inspects a wooden boat Boatyard Salish Sea Beaches- Our Glacial Legacy Marine Science Stage SURVEY, HAUL AND REPAIR OF WOODEN BOATS Boatyard Telehealth & Prescription Medicine at Sea Innovation Stage Chaos Coordination: A Twisted path to Adventure racing Adventure Stage How We Learned Sailmaking: A Brief History Cruising Stage So You Want To Get your Captains License? Technical Stage The long history of the carousel Discovery Stage The resourceful sailor: Creative solutions to Boat Modifications and repairs Discovery Stage

12:00pm PDT

Composting and Diversion Toilets Innovation Stage Outboard Maintenance Tech Talk Boatyard Pacific Salmon 101: Lifecycle, Habitats, Threats, Significance Marine Science 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 Dream vs. Reality: Owning and Restoring a Classic Wooden Motor Yacht Discovery Stage Ghosts in the cabin: 80 Years Of Peter Duck Cruising Stage Saveiros de Vela on the Bay of All Saints: Preservation and Revival in Brazil Technical Stage

1:00pm PDT

More Ocean is Good Right? A Primer on Sea Level Rise for Maritime Washington Marine Science Stage Tips for a dry boat Innovation Stage

1:30pm PDT

From John Barrymore to Lithium Power: Refitting the Historic Thea Foss Discovery Stage

2:00pm PDT

Whale Neighbors of the Salish Sea Marine Science Stage