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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June 17th – Chamber Café Willie Bence, Director Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management As a business owner or manager, do you know what steps to take to protect your business from emergencies? If there is an earthquake? Tsunami? Blizzard? If the power grid goes down? If an area floods? Rockslide? Mudslide? Wide temperature swings? …
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The survey, linked below along with additional information, will remain open until June 15th. WA Sea Grant works to address important issues in, on, around our waters, for everyone. Please take a moment to complete the survey, help drive their endeavors, and lend your voice to their agenda and goals. https://mailchi.mp/uw.edu/help-shape-washington-sea-grants-strategic-plan?e=f746d81288
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The EDC sent out a schedule for some classes being offered by SCORE in June. Financial Basics for new small businesses, What to know before you hire or fire your first employee, Top automation tools and tech for small businesses…. Financial Basics for New Small Businesses June 6, 2022, 1:00pm – 4:00pm PDT You’re starting …
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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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Kimberlie Webber, the Port of PT’s “Environmental Officer”, gave a presentation to the PTMTA board in May. She wants to get the word out that she is here to help and to educate, not to police our boat yard. Keeping hazardous materials from escaping into the air and into the ground is critical for the …
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The Port of Port Townsend has ads in the Leader for office space in Point Hudson (132sf+90sf storage) and upstairs in the Nomura Building at Boat Haven. Ideally, these offices should be filled with Maritime related businesses and organizations. If you know of someone, please spread the word. The PTMTA has had discussions about maritime …
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Perhaps you know someone for this position in a growing maritime organization with an important environmental solution. Hiring an ELearning Consultant GreenWave is looking for an Elearning Consultant to audit and provide strategic guidance on the future roadmap of our new Ocean Farming Hub. Read the full RFP » Click map to visit GreenWave.org More related …
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Changes coming to Jefferson County’s Recycling Program on June 1, 2022. Read the press release for more info. View the NEW 2022 Recycling flyer. Visit the Recycling Changes page to learn more. It is a good idea to print the flyer and post it on shop walls for easy reference. The marine trades deal in …
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A reminder that Wednesday, June 1st, is Car Free day, and we encourage all employees to consider how they might get to work that day in a less car dependent way. All who participate and fill out a participation form by noon on June 6th will be entered into prize drawings. Local businesses have donated …
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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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May 24th, 5:15 PM at the Nomura Building on Benedict Street Port Townsend. Members are welcome. Masks recommended. No guest speakers schedules.
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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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FREE WEBINAR All in the Name of Fresh Fish Quality Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | 12:00 ET / 9:00 AM PT Consumers have changed their attitudes and values towards seafood and how it is caught, processed and purchased in our local markets and we owe it to them to provide the freshest product possible for …
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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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