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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Is anyone from the NWWN would be interested in collaborating on a working waterfront-related panel at the upcoming International WorkBoat Show ? (see below). If interested, please reach out to Andy Bennett at Andy.Bennett@kpff.com. Nov 12-14, 2024 | New Orleans Morial Convention Center Event page INTERESTED IN PRESENTING AT THE …
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The PTMTA was strategically positioned next to the Boatyard Stage for the 2023 Wooden Boat Festival. This created a powerful synergy and opportunity for our local marine trades to speak on their particular topics of expertise. PLEASE SIGN UP to be a presenter. Time frames can be from 45 minutes to 2 hours. Choose the …
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Thanks to all of our wonderful community, maritime and friends, Bingo night on March 6th at the Hilltop Tavern was a fun success. We raised $650, members won prizes, and food, fun, and fizz were consumed. It sounds like we impressed the Hilltop staff and have been invited back any time. Thank you! Lifeboat Fund …
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A brief overview of the conference and agenda can be found here. “The 2024 Fleet Capitalization Conference will bring together representatives of the world’s most productive commercial fisheries in a forum dedicated to sustainable economic maximization of the Bering Sea and Distant Water Fisheries. We’ll discuss federal regulatory and policy environments, and their effect …
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Click the image to see the video, Scholarships info, scheduled classes, intensives, and events.
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Applications are open for this community event to inform about and recruit upcoming talent into our trades. Click image below to learn more and to apply.
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The PTMTA was strategically positioned next to the Boatyard Stage for the 2023 Wooden Boat Festival. This created a powerful synergy and opportunity for our local marine trades to speak on their particular topics of expertise. PLEASE SIGN UP to be a presenter. Time frames can be from 45 minutes to 2 hours. Choose the …
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Please share this event with youth around you, and anyone you know who may be interested. It is one way to grow our workforce which will inevitably keep our industry strong.
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JOIN US on Wednesday, March 6th, 7PM at the Hilltop Tavern for BINGO. Proceeds will benefit the PT Marine Trades Association’s Lifeboat Fund. The more the merrier!
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Join the PTMTA and our marine trades friends at the Hilltop Tavern on March 6th, 7PM for a BINGO fundraiser. When we all show up it is a party a n d for a good cause! All proceeds benefit the PTMTA Lifeboat Fund. See you there! Look for these flyers around town and the port. …
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See this WA Secretary of State FAQ page to learn all about the upcoming primaries. What is the Presidential Primary? The 2024 Presidential Primary is a chance to participate in the nomination process for the office of U.S. President. Voters help the major political parties choose presidential nominees. Washington’s Presidential Primary was first created in …
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