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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2024

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival | September 6–8, 2024 | woodenboat.org

8:00am PDT

Detailed Look at DIY Engine Maintenance Technical StageNigel Calder

12:00pm PDT

My Diesel Engine is Acting Up: What May Be Wrong, and Can I Fix It? Technical StageNigel Calder

5:00pm PDT

Connor Forsyth & Jonathan Doyle Main Stage in Bar Harbor

5:30pm PDT

Lifetime Achievement Awards Cruising & Technical Stage

6:00pm PDT

Joe Crecca and the Homewreckers Main Stage in Bar HarborJoe Crecca and the Homewreckers

8:00pm PDT

Lowire Main Stage in Bar HarborLowire

8:00am PDT

Commonly Seen Electrical Installation Mistakes on Boats and How to Fix Them Technical StageNigel Calder

9:00am PDT

Festival Gates Open Sharpening Boat Yard StageTim Lawson Katie M | Left Coast Charters On the Water

9:30am PDT

Marine Weather in Electronic Charting Systems Cruising StageDavid Wilkinson Building a Traditional Sliding Rowing Seat Discovery StageJohn McCormack Adventuress | Sound Experience On the Water Ship Simulator Tour Pilothouse Paddlewheeler Rides – Free! On the Water Gyotaku-Fish Printing Kids' Cove Kids' Boatbuilding Kids' Cove Make your own Cheese Board Woodworking Tent Make your own Wooden Boat Festival branded Keychain Woodworking Tent Wood Turning: Make a Wooden Pen Woodworking Tent

10:00am PDT

What's in the Water? Live Plankton Demonstration Marine Science & Stewardship StageEmily Buckner Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water New Developments in Elecric Propulsion Innovation StageThomas Hruby Sail Survey & Repair Boat Yard StageAlison Wood Spilling, Carving, and Fastening Carvel Planking Boatbuilding StageSean Koomen Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water

11:00am PDT

WA State DNR Derelict Vessel Removal Program Marine Science & Stewardship StageTroy Wood (WA DNR) The Foundryman's Craft: Port Townsend Foundry Boat Yard StagePete Langley Understanding & Implementing Marine Decarbonization Innovation StageCapt. Peter Wilcox Docking: Two People, One Line, Any Conditions, Full Control Cruising StagePhyllis Woolwine Voyaging to Mexico as a Family Adventure StageBethany Lee Row & Sail a Longboat – Free! On the Water

11:30am PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water

12:00pm PDT

SoundToxins Phytoplankton Monitoring Program Marine Science & Stewardship StageMichelle Lepori-Bui The Shifty Sailors Main Stage in Bar HarborThe Shifty Sailors Composting Toilets: The Science and Practical Benefits Innovation StageGeoffrey Trott Intro to Marine Corrosion Boatbuilding StageKevin Ritz The Importance of Underwater Services Boat Yard StageMichael Novack Practical Electrical Systems Troubleshooting for Boaters Technical StageNigel Calder

12:30pm PDT

Headsail & Mainsail Trim Discovery StageErica Georgaklis Heavy Weather Tactics: Using Para-Anchors and Storm Drogues Adventure StageZack Smith Square Rig Tall Ship Sailing on the Pacific Ocean Cruising StageJonathan Cline IEEE Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water

1:00pm PDT

26’ and Under Race Skippers Meeting Northwest Maritime Beach Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water Anderson Lake Swamp Thing Main Stage in Bar HarborAnderson Lake Swamp Thing Eliminating Derelict Fishing Gear from the Salish Sea to Protect Marine Life Marine Science & Stewardship StageJason Morgan Fillleting Techniques Boatbuilding StageBruce Blatchley New Sparks: Tales from a Young Marine Electrician Boat Yard StageSydney Fassam Toplac Plus: A New Generation of Topside Finish Innovation StageDavid Atwater Artful Sailor Demonstration Sail Loft

2:00pm PDT

Combo Choro Main Stage in Bar HarborCombo Choro Hideaway's Story: From Dream to Launch Innovation StageChelcie Liu Measuring & Marking in the Boat Shop Boat Yard StagePatrick Mahon Wakespeed Boatbuilding StageAl Thomason History of Ropemaking in Scandinavia from the Vikings Until Today Cruising StageSarah Sjøgreen Learn About Harbor Porpoises and How You Can Help Marine Science & Stewardship StageCindy Elliser Standing Rigging Basics Discovery StageJordan Primus • Lisa Vizzini Tacoma and the Sea Adventure StageDean Burke Schooner Zodiac On the Water

2:30pm PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water 26’ and Under Race On the Water

3:00pm PDT

Jill & Kevin Main Stage in Bar HarborJill & Kevin FinRae Dry Ice Blasting: Eco-Friendly Cleaning Solutions Innovation StageAron Williams The Foundryman's Craft: Port Townsend Foundry Boatbuilding StagePete Langley Treaty Tribes and the State Work Together to Ensure Sustainable Fishing Marine Science & Stewardship StageKatelyn Bosley • Elizabeth Tobin Maritime Matriarchs: The Women Shaping the International Marine Sector Adventure StageBelinda Joslin • Annie Means Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water Stitch and Glue: Hands-On Demonstration Boat Yard StageFiberglass Supply

3:30pm PDT

Sew What? Sewing While Cruising Discovery StagePhilip DiNuovo • Leslie Linkkila

4:00pm PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water Deadwood Revival Main Stage in Bar HarborDeadwood Revival Who Are the Orcas That Visit Port Townsend Area? Marine Science & Stewardship StageRebecca Berger

5:00pm PDT

Andy Koch's Badd Dog Blues Main Stage in Bar HarborAndy Koch's Badd Dog Blues Women in Boatbuilding Tea Social Innovation Stage

6:00pm PDT

26’ and Under Race Awards Interview Stage Maritime Women Group Photo Innovation Stage Kalan Wolfe & The Shift Main Stage in Bar HarborKalan Wolfe & The Shift Blazer Party Cruising Stage

7:00pm PDT

Sea Shanties Marina Room

8:00pm PDT

Joy In Mudville Main Stage in Bar HarborJoy In Mudville

8:00am PDT

Rowing Race Registration Northwest Maritime Beach

9:00am PDT

Festival Gates Open NW Schooner Cup Skippers Meeting Northwest Maritime Beach Sharpening Boat Yard StageTim Lawson Katie M | Left Coast Charters On the Water

9:15am PDT

Paddlewheeler Rides – Free! On the Water

9:30am PDT

(Re)Storying the Black Pacific Cruising StageCaroline Collins Reefing in five minutes or less Technical StageLisa Vizzini The Long Tide: Stories from the Lower Columbia Adventure StageBruce Bateau The World of Seabirds Discovery StagePeter Harrison Ship Simulator Tour Pilothouse Gyotaku-Fish Printing Kids' Cove Kids' Boatbuilding Kids' Cove Adventuress | Sound Experience On the Water Make your own Cheese Board Woodworking Tent Make your own Wooden Boat Festival branded Keychain Woodworking Tent Wood Turning: Make a Wooden Pen Woodworking Tent

10:00am PDT

What's in the Water? Live Plankton Demonstration Marine Science & Stewardship StageEmily Buckner Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water All About Dovetails Boat Yard StageJohn McCormack Chopping the Rabbet Boatbuilding StageTucker Piontek Toplac Plus: A New Generation of Topside Finish Innovation StageDavid Atwater Rowing Race On the Water Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water Row & Sail a Longboat – Free! On the Water Schooner Zodiac On the Water

11:00am PDT

Relocating 4,000 Critters & the New Point Hudson Jetty Marine Science & Stewardship StageMatt Klontz Bertram Levy Duo Main Stage in Bar HarborBertram Levy Duo Adventure Sketching Boat Yard StageMaria Coryell-Martin Boatbuilding in Italy Innovation StageGaia Brojanigo Demystifying Foils Boatbuilding StageNoah Todras Come meet the Stars: Celestial Navigation! Technical StageCapt. Jeff Sanders Sail Inventory and Handling Discovery StageErica Georgaklis Sailing Into Our Seventies (Expanded) Cruising StageKaci Cronkhite Seeking Synchronicity: A Solo Kayak Journey up the Inside Passage Adventure StageSusan Conrad

11:30am PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water

12:00pm PDT

Matthew Moeller Main Stage in Bar HarborMatthew Moeller Composting Toilets: The Science and Practical Benefits Innovation StageGeoffrey Trott Peel and Stick Carbon or Glass Laminating Boatbuilding StageKorey Ruben Surveying the Wooden Boat Boat Yard StagePatrick Mahon

12:30pm PDT

Dirt Bag Sailing Around the World Adventure StageJake Beattie New Ideas in Stitch-and-Glue Cruising StageLarry Cheek • Sam Devlin Offshore Rigging Readiness Technical StageLisa Vizzini Saving the Lines: Documenting Historic Vessels for the Future Discovery StageTodd Croteau Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water

1:00pm PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water ...An Infrastructure Corrosion Technician Walks Into a Marina Bar... Boat Yard StageAndy Politz Basic Electrical Safety and Troubleshooting Boatbuilding StageJo Abeli MyCoast & Citizen Science Apps You Want to Know About! Marine Science & Stewardship StageHannah Williams New Developments in Electric Propulsion and a Review of Old One Innovation StageThomas Hruby Artful Sailor Demonstration Sail Loft Mary Flower and the BBQ Boys Main Stage in Bar HarborMary Flower and the BBQ Boys

2:00pm PDT

Eelgrass ecology and restoration Marine Science & Stewardship StageRonald Thom Navigating the New Charting Landscape: Best Practices for Paper & Electronic Charts Innovation StagePhyllis Woolwine Wakespeed Boatbuilding StageAl Thomason Boatography: The Art of Digital On The Water Imagery 101 Discovery StageJeffrey Eichen The Plywood Viking Ship Adventure Technical StageJohn Harris The Resurgence of Haida Sail Making Adventure StageMaster Weaver, Evelyn (Kujuuhl) Vanderhoop • Paula (Jaad Tl’aaw) Varnell International Women Boatbuilding Panel Cruising StageGaia Brojanigo • Sydney Fassam • Belinda Joslin • Christine MacPheat • Obioma Oji Varnishing Tips and Tricks Boat Yard StageJoni Blanchard

2:30pm PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water Tania Opland Main Stage in Bar HarborTania Opland

3:00pm PDT

The Pursuit of Deep Sea Minerals: Is It Green? Marine Science & Stewardship StageChristopher Kelley Oar Making Boatbuilding StagePiper Howeth • Olly Nivison Surf Scooter the Power Outrigger Innovation StageGavin Brackett The Resurgence of Haida Sail Making: A New Era of Masted Haida Canoes Adventure StageJaalen Edenshaw • Master Carver, Guujaaw Edenshaw (Chief Gidansda) NW Schooner Cup On the Water Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water

3:30pm PDT

Stewardship and Beyond – Owning and Cruising a Classic Motor Yacht Discovery StageRichard Randall (Re)Building the Western Flyer Technical StageTim Lee • Pete Rust Small Boat Design Panel Cruising StageSam Devlin • John Harris

4:00pm PDT

Sailbotix: Exploring New Horizons With Autonomous Boats for Education Marine Science & Stewardship StageColin Angus Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water Time & Tide Main Stage in Bar HarborTime & Tide Fight or Float: A Story of True Grit, Passion, Scuffed Knuckles, Bruised Knees, and Broken Hearts Innovation StageAbbey Molyneux Knothing But Knots Boat Yard StagePhyllis Woolwine

4:15pm PDT

Teak Decking: How to Make it Last Discovery StageDave Jackson

5:00pm PDT

Eagle Mountain Band Main Stage in Bar HarborEagle Mountain Band

6:00pm PDT

NW Schooner Cup Awards Interview Stage

6:15pm PDT

Global Heat Main Stage in Bar HarborGlobal Heat

6:30pm PDT

Special Movie Presentations: The Sound & West Shore Cruising Stage

7:00pm PDT

Sea Shanties Marina Room

8:45pm PDT

Uncle Funk And The Dope 6 Main Stage in Bar HarborUncle Funk And The Dope 6

9:00am PDT

Festival Gates Open Sharpening Boat Yard StageTim Lawson Row, Row, Row Your Boat Rally On the Water Artist Poster Signing Merch Tent Katie M | Left Coast Charters On the Water

9:15am PDT

Paddlewheeler Rides – Free! On the Water

9:30am PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water Destination Undetermined Adventure StagePhilip DiNuovo • Leslie Linkkila Getting Your Captain's License From Anywhere Cruising StageCapt. Jeff Sanders Natural Fiber Rope Making in Modern Use Technical StageSarah Sjøgreen Traditional Navigation in the Age of Modern Electronics: The Compass & the Sextant Discovery StageRobert Bergstrom Ship Simulator Tour Pilothouse Gyotaku-Fish Printing Kids' Cove Kids' Boatbuilding Kids' Cove Make your own Cheese Board Woodworking Tent Make your own Wooden Boat Festival branded Keychain Woodworking Tent Wood Turning: Make a Wooden Pen Woodworking Tent

10:00am PDT

Sustainable Boatbuilding: BlueTree Boatbuilders and Women in Boatbuilding Innovation StageObioma Oji What's in the Water? Live Plankton Demonstration Marine Science & Stewardship StageEmily Buckner Laminating Deck Beams Boatbuilding StageTucker Piontek Bell Tolls First Fed Commons Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water CANCELED - Hands-On Epoxy: Learn the Tricks of How to Do It Well Boat Yard StageFiberglass Supply Adventuress | Sound Experience On the Water Row & Sail a Longboat – Free! On the Water Schooner Zodiac On the Water

11:00am PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water Joe Euro Main Stage in Bar HarborJoe Euro Decarbonizaton Awards Innovation StageCapt. Peter Wilcox Tips & Best Practices for Managing Boat Sewage Marine Science & Stewardship StageAaron Barnett Boatography: The Wide Angle Art of Digital Imagery 102 Adventure StageJeffrey Eichen Multihulls as a Climate-Friendly Option: Power and Sail Discovery StagePeter Walford The Magic of Scotland's Western Isles Technical StageNigel Calder Sailing for a Nuclear Free World Cruising StageHelen Jaccard

11:15am PDT

Wood Screw Nuances Boatbuilding StageKorey Ruben

11:30am PDT

Kid's Pirate Parade Main Gate Area

12:00pm PDT

Hoffman, Logan, Nikles & Grisman Main Stage in Bar HarborHoffman, Logan, Nikles & Grisman Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall Marine Science & Stewardship StageLynn Brunelle Outboard Repair Boat Yard StageSarah McHugh The Greening of Maritime Shipping: Revival of Sail, Electrical, & Other Innovations Innovation StageMark Zion

12:30pm PDT

Boat Tours on Admiral Jack On the Water Intro to Marine Electrical Boatbuilding StageKevin Ritz Steam-Powered Mosquitos of the Salish Sea Discovery StageStewart Pugh The World of Seabirds Adventure StagePeter Harrison Visual History of Port Townsend’s Marine Trades & the Port of Port Townsend Technical StageScott Willson Intro to Sailing Lessons on La Vie en Rose On the Water

1:00pm PDT

How to ID Marine Mammals in the Salish Sea Marine Science & Stewardship StageErin Gless Strikes A Bell , Seattle Chantey Sing Main Stage in Bar HarborStrikes A Bell Forty Years in the Boat Yard Boat Yard StageJulia Maynard • Jim Tolpin Teak Decking: How to Make it Last Innovation StageDave Jackson Artful Sailor Demonstration Sail Loft

1:45pm PDT

Carvel Planking: Inventions, Tips and Tricks Boatbuilding StageCarl Brownstein

2:00pm PDT

They're Here! Invasive European Green Crab Marine Science & Stewardship StageWashington Sea Grant Entering Boatbuilding as a Woman Later in Life Innovation StageHeike Lowenstein

2:30pm PDT

Sing Out the Boats First Fed CommonsSafe Harbor Shanty Group

3:00pm PDT

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