Rachel Ganapoler hung her ‘Working Class Heroes’ photo show at the Point Hudson Cafe. It’s an amazing collection of marine trades workers doing their thing from over the past decade or more. It’s worth checking out and treating yourself to a good lunch!
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As of Friday 11/11/2022; You can see a number of pilings in place on the new North Jetty at Point Hudson! Earlier photos:
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Professional Boatbuilder article about another of our Marine Trades. Thank you Dieter Loibner and Professional Boatbuilder magazine Carbon Fiber Piano Hinge By Dieter Loibner, Sep 25, 2022 Dieter Loibner | Professional BoatBuilder Magazine A blank of a Carbinge carbon fiber piano hinge on a work bench shows the prepreg halves with stainless-steel pin installed. PBB …
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This article by the Leader re-surfaced and so we are sharing it here in the “Our Stories” Archive. Decade of work culminates in ‘Starlight’s’ re-launch Posted Monday, May 17, 2021 8:03 am Nick Twietmeyer ntwietmeyer@ptleader.com Original Article here: https://ptleader.com/stories/decade-of-work-culminates-in-starlights-re-launch,75036 As they say, it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at …
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PTMTA member Jeremy Johnson has recently established a physical office in Boat Haven, in the Nomura Building along with the PTMTA, NWSWB, Team Jefferson EDC, Sail Port Townsend, and others. This heartfelt blog post is no doubt relatable to many of our members.
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OUR WORKING WATERFRONT with host Chris Bricker Friday 12:10-12:30pm September 9 Cohost Eron Berg, Port of Port Townsend director, joins KPTZ’s Chris Bricker to give a monthly update from Our Working Waterfront. And then we pay a visit to Pete and Cathy Langley at the Port Townsend Foundry, whose specialty is bronze marine hardware. Pete …
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KPTZ’s podcast OUR TOWN, interviewed Carol Hasse on October 4th. Episode #209. You can listen here: https://kptz.org/2022/10/04/209-carol-hasse-pt-port-commissioner/
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This episode of Our Working Waterfront features Robert D’Arcy of RD Marine and the Schooner Martha Foundation was first aired on August 12th 2022-
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The below images are posters collaged from research by Rick Oltman, Ashlyn Brown, and Pam Petraneck in 2019 to create public awareness about the historical significance of the Point Hudson Jetty. At the time, the jetty had been redesigned using an inferior and inappropriate design. Community members banded together to research and make connections with …
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Brion Toss was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the NWMC in 2019. Brion knew he did not have much longer on this planet and his acceptance speech reminded us about what is important. BRION’S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SPEECH Some years ago I was working with our dear friend Jim, laying out and …
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Honoring our commercial fisher-folk sure seems like a good thing to this blog editor. You may have received this already in your inbox but if not, please check it out.
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Diana Talley was among the 2021-22 honorees presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards from the NWMC on September 8th. She delivered a humorous and moving acceptance speech worthy of standing amidst the best-of commencement speeches inspiring the next generation of trades people just entering the workforce. For those of us “oldish-timers” who were present, there was …
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Boat festival had barely been packed up when the port of PT held a ground breaking ceremony at Point Hudson to launch the rebuilding of the North Jetty as stage one of the Point Hudson break water project. People strolled up from all directions leading to a nice turnout with a mixture of community members …
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This is a really thorough article about one of the boats our local trades people at the Shipwright’s Co-op works on every year – ST JOHN II, 59 feet built in 1944 at Hansen Boat Company in Ballard. Hansen is one of the handful of Western Washington shops that built most of the traditional fishing …
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This is only the first round of photos from the 2022 Wooden Boat Festival as we endeavor to tell the stories of our marine trades community. Diana Talley’s Women in the Marine Trades forum was well attended, interesting, fun and enlightening. Thank you all for making this happen.
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We welcome new PTMTA member Jo Abeli of Abeli Marine Electric to our ranks. Thank you for making our marine trades industry and PTMTA voice stronger in Jefferson County through your business and your membership.
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We want to thank Melanya Nordstrom, this year’s multi-talented PTMTA Treasurer for creating an excellent 5″x10″ half page ad for the Boat Festival issue of the Leader’s Working Waterfront insert. If you have high resolution photos and ideas for the bi-annual Working Waterfront ads, please contact ptmarinetrades (at) gmail.com. While we are on the topic …
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SEPTEMBER 14th at 3:30pm Ground Breaking Point Hudson Jetty From the Port of Port Townsend. Follow the link to open the full PDF with details. Join us for this long-awaited event Wednesday, September 14 at 3:30
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Many of our members and local marine trades folk have stepped up to make presentations and teach workshops at the Wooden Boat Festival. This is our local tradition and we want to keep it that way. Thank you to all of the presenters and participants from our community keeping the founding symposium spirit alive. See …
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