If you think our wooden boat festival is just for tourists, it is worth learning about how it all started and who the founders were. This article from the PT Leader published in 2016 gives a pretty good history lesson. by Patrick J. Sullivan The Leader (This story published in the 2016 Port Townsend Wooden …
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20% ad Public Awareness Campaign created by Bill Curtsinger and Gwendolyn Tracey from 2018-2020. Honoring our NWSWB and all of the alumni keeping these skills and traditions alive.
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Remembering Brion Toss. 20% ad Public Awareness Campaign created by Bill Curtsinger and Gwendolyn Tracey from 2018-2020. Honoring our NWSWB and all of the alumni keeping these skills and traditions alive.
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IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN Boating presents inherent challenges to all of us who want to be conscious of our impact on the environment. We can reduce our footprint by maintaining our boats’ systems for efficiency and limiting emissions and consciously reducing the possibility of leaks and spills. In addition to encouraging environmentally responsible boat …
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This King 5 News short clip features the Poplar trees debate and the Port’s wish to expand. While it fails to capture any of the topic’s nuance, it is of note that the reporter loosely sited the PTMTA’s 2018 Economic Impact Study (EIS) that found the Marine Trades and Maritime businesses make up 20% of …
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I was asked by a member to post the link for the Race to Alaska tracker: https://r2ak2022.maprogress.com/ Whether you follow the R2AK or not, this years race started with a bang to say the least; an unfortunate gale against current sort of bang. With the heavy rains and extreme tides, excessive flotsam have added insult …
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Andy Stewart of Emerald Marine participated in the Classic Mariners Regatta June 4th and 5th on Windsong. In conversation about the marine trades, he mentioned this little film that has been around for a while now. Video like this is a great way to advertise but more importantly, to preserve our industry by inspiring the …
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In September of 2020, Rainshadow Journal published a piece by Ernie Baird; 50 Years of Sawdust and Varnish. In keeping with creating an archive of Our Stories, Here is the link. https://rainshadownorthwest.com/2020/09/30/50-years-of-sawdust-and-varnish/ Currently our own Diana Talley is a contributor on the Rainshadow Journal/Diana Talley as well. Check it out!
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June 4th and 5th were memorable racing days with strong wind on Saturday and torrential rain on Sunday. Read about it on the PT SAILING ASSOCIATION’s results page. I want to congratulate PTMTA Board Member Sarah Kolbeck for her first place overall in the Thunderbirds class. https://ptsail.org/ will be posting lots of pictures. Anyone who …
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Below is the schedule of events for the Seventy 48 and R2AK. There are many local boaters and friends entered in one or the other or both. Some are on locally designed and/or built boats. Cheering on the Seventy 48 racers as they arrive after rowing or paddling 70 miles through our crazy currents and …
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The PTMTA will have a 10×10 booth at this year’s Wooden Boat Festival September 9, 10, 11. Set up is on the 8th. Marine Trades participation at our local festival is how we keep it local so please claim your part in the spirit it was first started. Pat Mahon is the 2022 “team leader” …
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PTMTA member, Turn Point Design, has sold their catamaran- Felix! The boat was designed by Brandon Davis and built by his team here in Port Townsend as a participant in the R2AK events. The new owners are Beto Pandiani and Igor Bely who will sail the Northwest Passage (Alaska to Greenland) this summer! The last …
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20% ad Public Awareness Campaign created by Bill Curtsinger and Gwendolyn Tracey from 2018-2020. Honoring our NWSWB and all of the alumni keeping these skills and traditions alive.
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Rebuilding our archive of 20% posters from 2018 to 2020. To see more of these mini interviews conducted by Bill Curtsinger and Gwendolyn Tracey, click on the 20% category on the right. More posters are being added weekly. This week we are honoring our Fishing Fleet and wishing them a safe, healthy, and prosperous season.
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You can now Click on the 20% Posters category on the right to see more of these ad campaigns created by Bill Curtsinger and Gwendolyn Tracy featuring our Marine Trades Community Members! Please note that these posters were created between 2018 and 2020. With the updated website, we have created an archive using the category …
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The Port Report came out last week and if you bought a Leader, you saw it. Rumor has it that the Port Office may have a stack as well. This quarter’s issue features some of the many women of our our working waterfront. Gratitude for the effort that went into creating this issue and to …
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The Chamber of Jefferson County’s May 2022 issue of the Business Insider has a nice feature on our other member charter boat company, Sail Port Townsend. Port Townsend is now graced with 2 entrepreneurial day charter businesses. Always glad to see our members featured in the Press and grateful for the enthusiastic attention to our …
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Great article and photos by Dieter Loibner in Soundings Online, featuring member business, Left Coast Charters: https://www.soundingsonline.com/features/from-passion-to-profession
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Please welcome a new member to our marine systems services community: Lillian Kuehl
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In case you have missed recent episodes, these monthly podcasts with port updates and featured Marine Trades interviews on KPTZ are fun and informative. https://kptz.org/?s=working+waterfront
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