Always great to see articles about our Marine Trades here in Port Townsend…. Click image to read or listen on the National Fisherman Website. When West Coast fishermen with older boats – especially wooden vessels – come to the end of the fishing season, they are most likely to make the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op …
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1. MACHINE SEWING SKILLS WORKSHOP – Sat. March 1st Always novel about each year’s sewing machine workshops is the variety of people and their various machines. Somehow, we’re able to keep everyone sewing and ultimately all go home with their personal duffel bag. The bag’s full of newly acquired tools, skills and knowledge about how …
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Marine Trades and Port History Slideshow Set for February 6, 2025 in PT By Port of Port Townsend on Jan 21, 2025 12:10 pm Daryl Wakefield, who built the 164-foot “Evviva” yacht in Port Townsend, grills a house mover contracted to help launch the yacht down the beach at the Port of Port Townsend in …
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To whom this may apply: these kinds of surveys often get low response and then people who are not clued into reality will make decisions that affect you. It is a short survey. Share your view. The City of Port Townsend, in partnership with the Economic Development Council (EDC), is conducting a survey to better …
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The printed brochure will be finalized earlier this year so we can distribute it sooner! Downloadable application to Become a Member or for paper renewal. (Also visit Admiral Ship Supply where there are applications and Marshall can collect applications, updates and renewals.) Update Your Service Directory Listing RENEW OR JOIN! We have kept our membership …
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In case you missed KPTZ podcast Our Working Waterfromt published Jan 14th 2025:
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Sailmaking Workshop 2-week course • March 24-28 and March 31-April 4 • 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Sailmaking is a craft rich in traditional beauty that can be intimidating and mysterious to the novice. We will help take some of the mystery out of the process by helping you understand the overall art and science behind this age-old craft. …
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A new video tour of the Port Townsend Foundry. Click the image to watch.
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Port Townsend Sailing Association Promoting Sailing and Racing on Port Townsend Bay Coming up… This Wednesday, 1/22/25 at 6pm, Blaise Holly, owner of Haven Boatworks, and lead shipwright Esther Whitmore, will present “Rebuilding the Main Mast on Adventuress”. At the clubhouse. On Sunday, 1/26/2025 from 10am to noon, PTSA will hold its first ever member’s …
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1/22/25 Regular Commission Meeting 5:30 p.m. Packet Agenda 1/8/25 Public Workshop Packet 9:30 a.m. Agenda NWMC Lease Exhibit Video 1/8/25 Regular Commission Meeting 1 p.m. Packet Agenda https://portofpt.com/about-us/port-commission/meeting-minutes/
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Registration Open for 5-Day Marine Systems Intensives Register now for a 5-day Marine Systems Intensive in Marine Electrical, Marine Corrosion, Marine Diesel Engines, and Outboard Engines. Learn more about each Intensive and register here >> Questions? Please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@nwswb.edu. We look forward in supporting you in next steps.
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This post is a bit personal but I know Greg Bull (Gougeon/WEST SYSTEM) touched the lives of anyone he spoke to. Of the early creators and innovators of WEST SYSTEM EPOXY and the labs and workshops of the GOUGEON BROTHERS in Bay City MI, most of these incredible thinkers are no longer alive. Greg came …
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The Northwest Maritime Center would like to invite you to participate in our second annual Maritime Career Fair! Part of the work in creating programs that support the upcoming maritime workforce is connecting families and students in our region to maritime experiences and careers. Often, we find ourselves answering the same questions: What is maritime? What do maritime careers look like? What educational opportunities do you need …
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Maybe spread the word folks. Projects like these can become advocacy for our industry.It would seem positive to have someone who would understand the relationships between the industry, waterfront access, and best practices. Internship Announcement for Applied Research on Working Waterfronts: Protecting Water-Dependent Uses and Maritime Industry through Planning and Policy The National Working Waterfront …
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Classic Boat Magazine has opened voting up for their Restoration Awards. Two Port Townsend entries – Port Townsend Shipwright’s 1969 Chris Craft 42 (powered vessel over 40′) and Tally Ho (sailing vessel over 40′). https://awards.classicboat.co.uk/award-categories/ see: Restored Sailing Vessel over 40ft (12.2m), &. New and Restored Powered Vessels over 40ft (12.2m)
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PTMTA Board Meeting Tuesday, January 14th, 5:30PM 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM (PDT) FIRST MEETING OF 2025 as we welcome our newest board members! Members are welcome to join the meeting and or submit agenda topics to discuss to ptmarinetrades@gmail.com. Please put “member agenda topic” in the subject line. Employees of members are also members. …
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…Eron gives us a season’s update for the Port, and then we’ll explore the fate of the abandoned tugboat Elmore… click below to listen.
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The Port of Port Townsend maintains a “Properties Available” page. https://portofpt.com/properties-and-availability/ This editor heard about zoning at the airport that does not exclude maritime. With hanger pads being offered, would it be interesting to find out the details? Just a thought.
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Click the link below to read the full announcement on the Port Website or visit the meetings page for info on future and previous meetings. https://portofpt.com/port-commission-workshop-and-regular-business-meeting-7/ The Port Commission has two meetings scheduled for Wednesday, January 8. The 9:30 a.m. workshop agenda topic is a Commissioner Roundtable. At 1:00 p.m., meeting topics on the Consent …
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