Community Open House – May 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Point Hudson Pavilion By Port of Port Townsend on May 20, 2025 01:47 pm Share Your Ideas on the Strategic Plan Update 2025-2030 at the Point Hudson Pavilion (355 Hudson Street, Port Townsend) Hear from Port Staff about the plan, then share your input …
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What a great deal. The Port Townsend Salmon Club is a great deal for those with small boats who are able to beach launch and have a place to park with their trailer in downtown Port Townsend. $35/year membership buys the convenience of the parking lot reserved for trailer parking only adjacent to the Monroe …
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Did you get this email? All stakeholders might want to have a look and take this survey. Your input matters. Port Strategic Plan Survey By Port of Port Townsend on May 13, 2025 02:17 pm Your input matters! We are conducting a survey for a Port Strategic Plan Process. Complete it here by May 27, …
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The PTMTA Board of Trustees has a vacated seat and is seeking to fill it. Will you step up and add your perspective to the group? Do you know someone in the trades who would be interested? If you care about seeing our Working Waterfront thrive well into the future and can spare an evening …
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This Newsletter automatically gets delivered to your inbox every Sunday but the posts during the week are entered manually. The platform is WordPress but don’t let that scare you. It is set up to be about as simple as you can imagine. Ashlyn Brown (that’s me) has been the volunteer web-admin for years and is …
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Matt Fahey, local marine trades friend to most of us here could use our help. Please donate and or share this fundraiser set up by his colleagues at Brion Toss Rigging. As the Go-Fund-Me page explains, Matt was hit while on his motorcycle. He won’t be able to work for a while and his very …
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The PTMTA will have a table at the April 26th event at the NWMC. The goal is to introduce attendees to the marine trades or simply to answer their questions about the many jobs we do. You are invited to join us for any part of the day or just stop by to say Hi. …
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Businesses That File Their State Taxes Annually Reminder – Your excise tax return is due April 15! We have resources to help you: Join one of our webinars on April 10, 11, 14, or 15th: My DOR – How to File an Excise Tax Return. Watch our on-demand videos: How to File an Excise Tax …
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Local participation in our annual wooden boat festival is really key to keeping it ‘real’. The PTMTA sets up a booth and manages the BOAT YARD STAGE. Both need volunteers and you can talk about your business and skills and meet a lot of interesting people as you help out. CALL TO ACTION 1: BOAT …
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Time is running out to step up for a contest to fill the District 2 and 3 Port Commission seats. It is good to offer choices for all leadership seats even if you feel the current leadership may be doing a good job. Unopposed elections, in theory, send a message to incumbents and can lead …
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OPR Announces Return to Kayak Island In 2024 the Ocean Plastics Recovery Project established Kayak Island as a sentinel site to serve as an indicator of progress of global efforts to reduce marine debris pollution. Located near the Alaska coastal current, it is home to one of the largest accumulations of marine debris in the …
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Ashlyn Brown has reserved a table in collaboration with the PTMTA and its members at the second Maritime Career Fair hosted by the NW Maritime Center. You are invited to contact Ashlyn about sharing the space for any portion of this 4 hour event. Props and visuals will make the conversations way more interesting so …
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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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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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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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Thank you for participating in the 2024 Job and Trades Fair (JTF) and a big shout-out to Skillmation for launching this important event! For 2025 we are making some exciting changes and we hope you will be interested in participating! Due to student and school administration feedback we have expanded the JTF and are …
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Port of Bellingham Release Marine Trades Impact Study The Port has released a new impact study for marine trades and Whatcom’s maritime economy, the first study done of our waterfront economy since 2016 when Western Washington University released a report. The Port collaborated with the Whatcom Working Waterfront Coalition, and contracted McKinley Research to author …
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