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PT Longliner Repairs in National Fisherman
Click image to read article online; Two wooden longliners were among the vessels being worked on last month at Washington’s Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op, a yard that specializes in repairing older wooden boats. In November, the 59-foot wooden longliner Evening Star was hauled out for its yearly repairs at the yard in Port …
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Renewal time-brief letter from outgoing board member
Message from PTMTA Trustee Ashlyn Brown Dear Marine Trades Community of Jefferson County, Not being a good communicator in front of a group, I will write what I failed to articulate at our annual meeting on November 2nd. As a PTMTA board volunteer for 7 years, my takeaway is that having an association for an …
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Welcome Finrae Ice Blasting and Farneth Marine LLC
The PTMTA welcomes new members Aron Williams of Finrae Ice Blasting and Bailey Farneth of Farneth Marine LLC.
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Western Flyer Update
It’s been a long journey for the apparently indomitable Western Flyer, but the old seiner from Tacoma, Wash., is back in action. After a massive rebuild at Port Townsend Shipwrights Cooperative, Wash., a repowering at Snow & Company, Everett, Wash., and a rough passage from Everett to Moss Landing, Calif., Captain Paul Tate finally docked …
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Congrats to Commissioner Petranek
Petranek wins reelection for Port of Port Townsend position Incumbent takes more than 87 percent for commission seat By Paula Hunt Peninsula Daily News Thursday, November 9, 2023 1:30am POLITICSJEFFERSON COUNTYPORTS PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend Commissioner Pam Petranek has retained her seat against challenger Chuck Fauls. Petranek won 7,387 votes, or 87.65 …
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Welcome New Members!
Welcome to Sean and Ryan, 2 new PTMTA members: SW UNDERWATER Diving services LEGATO MARITIME Marine Surveyor Thank you for joining our marine trades community!
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Boys In The Boat premier in Sequim on Dec. 8th?
Let’s hope this actually happens! Read the story by clicking this image:
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Halibut Schooners and anchor testing -Local videos
Our local expert anchor testing Steve Goodwin took the time to make a great video honoring the Halibut schooners that recently hauled out in Port Townsend. If you do not know Steve and are curious about anchors, he has developed a methodology for testing all kinds of anchors in our regional waters and his results …
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Maritime WA video series
Our own Jeremy Johnson has partnered with Maritime WA to create videos featuring Washington’s maritime culture, trades, and heritage. The first 2 videos are posted. Have a look at the latest featuring Esther Whitmore at Haven Boatworks. Click image to play on Youtube. SEE ALSO: The first video describing what the National Maritime Heritage Corridor …
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Port Report for October 2023
Click the image to reach the PDF version of this quarter’s Port Report.
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KPTZ: Our Working Waterfront Oct. 12, 2023
In case you missed the Boatyard BBQ or the latest Our Working Waterfront Podcast, here it is:
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Commissioner Petranek’s moving speech 9/28/23
The Port of PT held it’s first big Boatyard BBQ event Thursday September 28th. The event was a welcome home to our fishing fleet and a thank you to all of our marine trades and fisher folk. Port Commissioner Pam Petranek, herself a commercial fisherman. This editor asked the commissioner to share her moving speech …
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Cape Cleare article by Kala Janders
If you are not on Facebook, you might have missed this spotlight of long time PTMTA member, Cape Cleare, By Kaila Janders, Cape Cleare Crew. https://www.foodcoop.coop/blog/2023/9/26/from-sea-to-table-cape-cleare-is-perfecting-the-art-of-sustainable-fishing?fbclid=IwAR100LW5PZVC58M6eVEsJY6waeKAfIugSqgmIiPCv21UQcKEr4Igz5QvnOw By Kaila Janders, Cape Cleare Crew Trolling is a simple, humble method of fishing that uses lures to attract salmon to bite theirhooks. It is an environmentally friendly and …
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2023 WBF and RRRMB Rally success!
Thank you to all PTMTA tent tenders, presenters, and rowboat rally participants who made this 2023 Wooden Boat Festival fresh and joyful. Some great photos and video clips are being shared on FB and Instagram. Sadly this editor’s computer crashed shortly after downloading (and deleting from camera) all the photos I took. Special thanks to …
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