Port Townsend's annual Wooden Boat Festival is a place where kids and adults alike experience the magic of getting on the water, the beauty of wooden boats, and the richness of our maritime culture.

Come learn from the experts, gawk at hundreds of beautifully crafted vessels, and swap stories with wooden boat aficionados. Bring your family and build a toy boat with the kids, watch them print t-shirts with real fish, and row Port Townsend Bay together on a historic longboat. Or grab a few friends and check out the variety of vendors, dig into some local eats, and dance the night away. Whatever your flavor—there’s something for everybody at Wooden Boat Festival.

Schedule Of Events:

Adventure Stage
9:30am - Pacific Northwest Marine Weather
11:00am - First Trip to Alaska Demystified
12:30pm - You Don't Have to be Rich to Do This

Boat Yard Stage
10:00am - Sharpening Chisels and Planes
11:00am - Carvel Planking
12:00pm - Outboard Motor Repair

Boatbuilding Stage
10:00am - Outboard Maintenance & Troubleshooting
11:15am - Intro to Marine Corrosion
12:30pm - Peel and Stick Carbon or Fiberglass
1:45pm - Design Considerations for Safe Lithium Battery Systems

Cruising Stage
9:30am - Keeping the Old Crafts Alive in Norway

Cruising Stage, Technical Stage
11:00am - The World of Seabirds
12:30pm - The Boat That Gave Me Time: Stories of Wind, Wood and Wild Women

Discovery Stage
9:30am - Book Discussion: All Present and Accounted For
11:00am - Steam Powered Mosquito Fleet of the Salish Sea
12:30pm - Wooden Boats and Icebergs: the 1789 Christmas Eve Collision

First Fed Commons
10:00am - Bell Tolls Ceremony
1:30pm - Sing Out the Boats

Innovation Stage
10:00am - Tips for Keeping a Dry Boat
11:00am - Advanced Medical Prep: the Role of Telehealth, Equipment, and Prescription Medicines
12:00pm - Awlwood: Are You Tough Enough?
1:00pm - Electric Propulsion: It’s More Than Just a Motor and Batteries

Main Stage
10:45am - Joe Euro
12:00pm - Jonas Myers with Naomi
1:00pm - Strikes a Bell

Marine Science Stage
10:00am - Whats in the Water? Live Plankton Collection Demo
11:00am - Safeguarding Shellfish from Micro-invasive Species
12:00pm - Kelp and Eelgrass: The Super Powered Forests and Meadows of the Salish Sea
1:00pm - Dam Removal and the Coastal Ocean, Elwha Example
2:00pm - Orcas Around Us

Northwest Maritime Beach
10:15am - Row, Row, Row Your Boat Rally
3:00pm - Sail By

Technical Stage
9:30am - Film: Ocean Watch, a Story of Deep Sea Exploration

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