News Category: Events
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PTSA has a NEW EVENT for the final race of the year.
Check it out along with other sailing opportunities coming up. Other Upcoming Events The Small Boat Regatta is going on now (Aug 24-25). The Thunderbird Regional Regatta is next weekend (Labor Day). The Wooden boat festival 26′ and under race and the Schooner race are on Sept 6/7. PTSA volunteers will be running the races …
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Off Center Harbor gathering September 7th
This is a very boat builder, boat-lover-centric gathering on the Saturday afternoon of Wooden Boat Festival, just outside of the actual festival at the Pope Marine Building. [The NWSWB] is partnering with OffCenterHarbor.com for a big ol’ Happy Hour event. Come have a beer on us! A great time to talk shop, boats, tools, reconnect …
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Get your row/paddle craft ready!
Spread the word and get your paddle and rowing craft ready for the second annual ROWROWROWMYBOAT Rally on Sunday September 8th. See the description and printable poster below. (Legal sized paper) Last year it was energized fun. We hope to see you there!
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Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses – Basics and Latest Trends 8/8/24
SCORE free workshop Social media can be a powerful tool for small business owners to market their products and services directly to their customers. However, social media can also be overwhelming. Which platform do you post on? How often should you post? What do you post and when? FULL DESCRIPTION HERE Date & Time: August …
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2025 National Working Waterfront Network Conference 2/4-6/2025
It seems like a long way off but if you have a mind to participate in the bigger picture, this may be a good opportunity to do so. 2025 National Working Waterfront Network Conference Our working waterfronts face unprecedented challenges from climate change, economic pressures, and the ever-evolving needs of coastal communities. The 2025 NWWN …
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Pacific Expo Registration is open
Registration is now live for the West Coast’s largest commercial marine trade show, serving commercial mariners from Alaska to California. Join industry experts and commercial fishermen from November 20-22 at Lumen Field in Seattle for the 2024 Pacific Marine Expo (PME). Home
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Airport Day August 3rd
Pre-Covid, there was an annual fly-in to Jefferson County International Airport and it may be that this August 3rd event is a reinvention of the earlier event. In any case, there is often a connection between sailing and flying and the trades that apply to both. The event is being put on by the Production …
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PTMTA WBF Booth Tender needed for the Wooden Boat Festival 9/6-8 2024
The PTMTA booth will be located next to the BOATYARD STAGE at the Sea Marine washdown area. Volunteers to tend the booth and welcome presenters are needed. Booth SET-UP is on Thursday September 5th. The more the merrier. Please contact PTMARINETRADES@GMAIL.COM (Subject: WBF/PTMTA Booth Tender) or board members, Pat Mahon, Lou Geraghty, Melanya Nordstrom, or …
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Fun local sailing events to participate in!
Thank you to the PT Sailing Association for these events and more! Mystery Bay “Campout”: July 20-21 There will be a casual anchor-out at Mystery Bay on Saturday (followed by the Sunday Funday on the 21st). This event is open to all. We plan to get together later in the day (on one of the …
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July events to take note of
Thank you to The Artful Sailor for this list of events taking place in July and August. THE GOLDEN RULE PEACE FLOTILLA Famed nuclear disarmament ketch Golden Rule, intends to tour the Salish Sea this Summer with stops at Port Townsend, Port Ludlow, US Navy locations, the Wooden Boat Festival and elsewhere. A Peace Flotilla of boats is …
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2024 Li8fe Time Achievement Awards-Dave Thompson, Jim Tolpin, Margie Abrahm
2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards The Lifetime Achievement Awards will kick off this year’s Wooden Boat Festival on Thursday, September 5, at 5:30 PM! This annual event recognizes exceptional contributions to the wooden boat community. For over 15 years, we have celebrated people who have made wooden boating what it is! This year’s honorees are: Jim Tolpin Internationally renowned woodworker, finish …
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Marine Trades Odin Smith gets a good start in the R2AK
Race to Alaska local team Roscoe Pickle Train lead by Odin Smith finished leg one in 7th place over the weekend, the second monohull to finish. Local Jim Heumann also finished stage one in his bullet shaped peddle boat. Did I miss anyone? Stage 2 race starts Wednesday 6/13 at noon TRACKER https://www.facebook.com/racetoalaska
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Congrats to Patrick Kingshill in the Seventy/48!
PTMTA member Patrick Kingshill of Patrick Kingshill Woodwork was apparently the first single rower across the finish line over the weekend, finishing 5th out of 81 finishers and many more who bailed out. Patrick (Team Patty Party) finished in a whopping 14 hours and 23 minutes. He was rowing a locally designed PT Wherry (Turn Point …
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Last call for WBF Presenters to sign up
The Boat Yard Stage at the Port Townsend WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL 2024 has a couple of spaces left to fill. Please go to the application page to sign up as soon as possible. (so your presentation makes it into the festival program that gets submitted for printing soon!) Barb will work with you to fit …
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Small boat events coming up in WA
PT Sailing Association :: The Small Boat Series Is Underway Monday Night is Dinghy Night. Classic Mariner’s Regatta Jun 1 – 2, 2024Port Townsend Sailing Association Port Townsend, WA Sunday Funday Series: Join us Sunday, May 19 for the first of PTSA’s new Sunday Funday Series! One Sunday a month (May -October), all boats are …
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Meet the WBF Poster artist: Hannah Spencer
This Year’s Wooden Boat Festival poster features one of our own and an image from our inaugural RowRowRowMyBoat rally in 2023. (Which is happening again so get your row and paddle craft out of the bushes!) Read about the artist and how the image was created by Clicking the below photo Find posters by clicking …
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Tuesdays-oops- MONDAYS Dinghy Racing Series begins 5/06!
CORRECTION::: Dinghy Series scheduled for MONDAY evenings The dinghy series will start Monday, May 6th, 2024 and run through August. All small boats are encouraged to participate. PTSA now owns three Lasers which will be available if you want to join in but don’t have a boat. Ellie Meopham and Paul Denison will be in charge. https://ptsail.org/
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Working Waterfronts Photo Contest-enter by 5/24
As a Network, we are all about sharing resources and knowledge, so we are kicking off a photo-sharing contest to build up a public photo library of working waterfront images. The photo library will be accessible to all in an effort to support initiatives and showcase the diversity of working waterfronts across the country. Don’t …
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Marine Thrift Swap Meet April 6th 2024
Always a bargain to be had at this annual Marine Thrift Swap Meet! The Marine Thrift Swap Meet, organized by Marine Thrift and the NWMC, happens each April in Boat Haven. Bring your cash and stock up on used and useful tools, hardware, supplies, and more. Location The Marine Thrift Swap Meet will be held …
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