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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2026
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Thursday
, September 10
Technical Stage
8:00am •
Paid Session: DIY Diesel Engine Maintenance
12:00pm •
Paid Session: Fix It Yourself: Diesel Engine Troubleshooting
Friday
, September 11
Adventure Stage
11:00am •
PNW Marine Weather
12:30pm •
The thrill of building the Viking ship
2:00pm •
Stars to Steer by: Celebrating 20th Century women who went to sea
3:30pm •
The Slow Build of La Belle Sauvage, A father/daughter team spend 6 years building an 11 foot dinghy
5:00pm •
Pacifica—The story behind the classic 1947 Sparkman & Stephens Yawl
Boatyard
10:00am •
Sharpening - Chisels and Planes
11:00am •
All about Dovetails
12:00pm •
Adventure sketching
1:00pm •
Doing Round Work: Making a Ship's Wheel and turning parts for Boats
3:00pm •
She Takes the Helm
4:00pm •
40 Years on the Waterfront
Cruising Stage
9:30am •
Paths of Stewardship: How Wooden Boats Endure
11:00am •
Inspiring the next generation of Riggers
1:00pm •
Sailmakers panel
3:00pm •
The Compelling Power of Adventure
Discovery Stage
9:30am •
Bluewater Sail inventory
11:00am •
Chasing the light on the water - Wooden Boat Photography
12:30pm •
10 Secrets to Navigating Your Wooden Sailboat Restoration
2:00pm •
Self reliance in sewing - Save money & keep sailing
3:30pm •
Wooden Steam Powered Mosquitos of the Salish Sea
Innovation Stage
10:00am •
Plug in Boats: Planning the conversation
11:00am •
Wooden Boats, Regattas, the living Maritime Heritage of the Bahamas
12:00pm •
Capt Cooks 1772-75 circumnavigation of Antarctica
1:00pm •
The resourceful sailor: Creative solutions to Boat Modifications and repairs
2:00pm •
Copper Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality and What's next
3:00pm •
Composting and Diversion Toilets
Marine Science Stage
10:00am •
What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection Demonstration
11:00am •
Shellfish Safety: To Dig or Not to Dig
12:00pm •
Shipwrecks and Derelict Crab Pots: Finding Lost Stuff on the Ocean Floor
1:00pm •
Protecting Vital Eelgrass Habitat through No Anchor Zones
2:00pm •
Derelict Vessel Removal program
3:00pm •
Puffins: beloved Sentinels of Ocean Health
4:00pm •
The Secret Lives of Harbor Porposies
Sail Stage
12:00pm •
Rigging tool Specifics and Application
1:00pm •
The Development of the Square-Rigged Ship
2:00pm •
Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the community- an idea in a pub to reality
2:00pm •
Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the community- an idea in a pub to reality
2:00pm •
Rebuilding the Seven Sisters boats for the community - an idea in a pub to reality
Technical Stage
8:00am •
Paid Session: What's Wrong with Your Boat's Electrical System?
12:00pm •
Paid Session: Find the Problem: Boat Electrical Troubleshooting Made Simple
Saturday
, September 12
Adventure Stage
9:30am •
Viking Age voyages - transatlantic encounters before Columbus
11:00am •
Coast salish canoes & history of Tribal Journeys
12:30pm •
Around the World in a Shoebox, what it's like to circumnavigate solo on a small home-made-boat
2:00pm •
In the wake of Vikings - Reconstructing seafaring routes through traditional practice
3:30pm •
Haida Sails Resurgence Project
6:00pm •
Pete Seeger Sing-Along
Boatbuilding Stage
3:00pm •
How a marine surveyor inspects a wooden boat
Boatyard
10:00am •
Sharpening - Chisels and Planes
11:00am •
Schooner Adventuress' fiber topmast rig
12:00pm •
Buying and selling a boat - a how to conversation
1:00pm •
Bottom Paint Types with Comparative Analysis
2:00pm •
Varnishing tips and Tricks
Cruising Stage
9:30am •
Puget Sounds Golden age of Yachting through the Lens of photographer Ken Oiler
11:00am •
Docking for 2 people, 1 line, Any Conditions, Full Control
12:30pm •
Yacht Designer Panel
2:30pm •
Spar Makers Panel
4:30pm •
Spars Rigging and Sails- working together
Discovery Stage
9:30am •
Traditional Navigation in the age of electronics, Compass and Sextant
11:00am •
Bluewater cruising Why Wait?
12:30pm •
Chasing light on the water tips & tricks
2:00pm •
The Way Boats Build Us: A Journey of Resilience and Finding Home
3:30pm •
Intro to Memoir writing
Innovation Stage
10:00am •
Plug in boats - Planning the conversation
11:00am •
Building a Marine First Aid Kit: Improvised Versus Commercial
12:00pm •
The Joys and Challenges of owning a Wooden Boat
1:00pm •
Designing a Solar Boat
2:00pm •
Medicine at Sea — 5 Things Every Sailor Should Know
3:00pm •
Copper-Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality, and What’s Next
4:00pm •
Tips for a dry boat
Marine Science Stage
10:00am •
What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection Demonstration
11:00am •
Diving Into Kelp; the Forests of the Salish Sea
12:00pm •
Bringing Back the "Oly" Collaboratively Restoring the Native Olympia Oyster
1:00pm •
Tsunamis in Washington: It Keeps Happening
2:00pm •
Science at the Leading Edge of the European Green Crab Invasion
3:00pm •
Exploring Life in Puget Sound's Hidden Depths
4:00pm •
Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea
Sail Stage
10:00am •
Sailing 1877 barque Elissa - A Square-Rigged Primer
11:00am •
Sail trim and handling
12:00pm •
Rigging for Hollywood
1:00pm •
Sail Survey and Repair
Technical Stage
9:30am •
Sailboat Standing rigging 101
11:00am •
Catch a Rising Star! Celestial Noon Shot by Sextant
12:30pm •
Sailing through life
2:00pm •
Reefing in 5 min
Sunday
, September 13
Adventure Stage
9:30am •
Maneuvering strategies in close quarters - Best Practices for Full Control
11:00am •
Chaos Coordination: A Twisted path to Adventure racing
12:30pm •
Around the World in a Shoebox, what it's like to circumnavigate solo on a small home-made-boat
Boatyard
9:30am •
Sharpening - Chisels and Planes
11:00am •
SURVEY, HAUL AND REPAIR OF WOODEN BOATS
11:00am •
How a marine surveyor inspects a wooden boat
12:00pm •
Outboard Maintenance Tech Talk
Cruising Stage
11:00am •
How We Learned Sailmaking: A Brief History
12:30pm •
Ghosts in the cabin: 80 Years Of Peter Duck
Discovery Stage
9:30am •
History of the 1890 Tugboat Elmore
11:00am •
The long history of the carousel
11:00am •
The resourceful sailor: Creative solutions to Boat Modifications and repairs
12:30pm •
Dream vs. Reality: Owning and Restoring a Classic Wooden Motor Yacht
1:30pm •
From John Barrymore to Lithium Power: Refitting the Historic Thea Foss
Innovation Stage
10:00am •
Copper Free Bottom Paint: Regulations, Reality and What's next
11:00am •
Telehealth & Prescription Medicine at Sea
12:00pm •
Composting and Diversion Toilets
1:00pm •
Tips for a dry boat
Marine Science Stage
10:00am •
What's in the Water? Live Plankton Collection Demonstration
11:00am •
Salish Sea Beaches- Our Glacial Legacy
12:00pm •
Pacific Salmon 101: Lifecycle, Habitats, Threats, Significance
1:00pm •
More Ocean is Good Right? A Primer on Sea Level Rise for Maritime Washington
2:00pm •
Whale Neighbors of the Salish Sea
Sail Stage
10:00am •
From Golden Hinde to Star of India development of the square rigged ship
Technical Stage
9:30am •
Marine Weather in the Digital Age
11:00am •
So You Want To Get your Captains License?
12:30pm •
Saveiros de Vela on the Bay of All Saints: Preservation and Revival in Brazil
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