Congrats to the Foundry for reaching audiences overseas. Veteran boat_aprile PDF ARTICLE
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2025 WBF Lifetime Achievement awardees
Alex Spear In a town full of maritime characters, Alex Spear’s contribution to Port Townsend’s wooden boat legacy is hard to typecast for its breadth and nuance. As a craftsman, Alex made his bones in Point Hudson’s sawdust-filled heyday. Working with the likes of Ed Louchard and Steve Chapin on signature projects like the the …
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Our Working Waterfront 5/13/25
In this month’s edition, Chris, Eron and Pam, along with Commissioners Carol Hasse and Pete Hanke (today’s Captain) board the Puget Sound Express with 120 visiting Harbormasters and staffers as they wrapped up the three-day Spring Pacific Coast Congress of Harbormasters and Port Managers. The event culminated in a special journey via the harbor, for …
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The Spring 2025 Port Report is available
The Port office in Boat Haven has printed copies of the latest Port Report and you can see the pdf version here.
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Our Working Waterfront 4/08/25 ; Spike Africa
Click to listen: https://kptz.org/2025/04/08/our-working-waterfront-4-08-25/
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Yesterday’s Shipwrights Regatta
Just sharing this amazing photo by James Island. Taken from the bluff at the Post Office. Fun Day yesterday. Thank you PT Sailing Association.
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Port Report Winter (01) 2025
Click to read online : https://portofpt.com/wp-content/uploads/Port-Report-Winter25_web.pdf
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“That’s a Wrap for 2024 at Port Townsend” article (ref. fishing fleet and PTSC)
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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Our Working Waterfront 1-14-25: CJ Burleson
In case you missed KPTZ podcast Our Working Waterfromt published Jan 14th 2025:
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New video: Touring the PT Foundry
A new video tour of the Port Townsend Foundry. Click the image to watch.
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VOTE!*2 Port Townsend Restorations listed for possible Classic Boat awards 2025
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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Our Working Waterfront 12-10-24 The Elmore++
…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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Port of Bellingham Release Marine Trades Impact Study
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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Women on the Waterfront: Jennie Buswell
Meet Jennie Buswell, the Washington State Ferries terminal supervisor in Port Townsend — a role she considers to be the highlight of her career thus far. From her office window, Jennie has a million-dollar view of ferries gliding past a stunning shoreline. But her journey to this role was paved with years of hard work, …
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8 Bells; The Wind Walker & Crew
Sad news…Click link or image to read. https://www.sitkasentinel.com/2012-05-10-22-08-10/25103-wind-walker-s-plan-one-more-longline-trip
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