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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
Happening next weekend Sept 11, 12, & 13th at the Point Hudson Marina.
Thousands of serious boaters of the Northwest look forward to this gathering of boating enthusiasts, shipwrights, exhibitors and entertainers on the 2nd weekend of September.
2009 will mark the 33rdfestival which keeps getting bigger and better every year. This event just makes it a bit easier to say goodbye to summer and ease into Fall. This year's theme is "Working Waterfront" a fitting title for this community's many boating related businesses.
There will be around 200 wooden vessels in the marina, most of which are available for touring. You can go aboard, linger awhile and see what they are like. Exhibitors are on site with new innovative boating gear and products with tips and educational materials for your use and safety.
Entertainment is ongoing with music in the beer gardens, delicious food, boat races and sail- bys in the harbor, and fun for the children: treasure hunts, fish printing, children's theater, and sea stories.
There will also be an exhibit of wonderful photographs of sailing schooners and boats by Michael Berman in the Pope Marine Park on water street. www.michaelbermanbeautifulphotography.com
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Foundation Building
Cost for entry is $12.00 per day or $6.00 for seniors, children free. Weekend pass is $24.00
For more information go to www.woodenboat.org
Sounds lovely, Sandra. A friend of mine bought a wooden boat and it didn't work out too well for him, but it's great to see one that is well-maintained and to preserve the best of these boats that involved wonderful craftsmanship.
Sandra , your place reminds me of where we live, Marina Del Rey, CA we have boat parades and many other great events.
Bob, Wooden boats, (all boats) are a passion in this area. The craftsmanship is beautiful and quite an art. The enthusiasm is infectious even though I gave up boating long ago.
Endre, trust me, this is nothing like Marina Del Rey. That is a very exciting place with lots of beautiful boats, and I have fond memories of it. My mother had her sailboat there and I loved it, but Port Townsend is in a time warp and very much like Balboa and Newport were about 50 years ago. If you can visualize, no traffic, no high rise buildings, no crowds or crime, no fast food, then you can visualize Port Townsend. It is truly amazing, separted by a lot of water, many recessions and lack of normal employment sources, it has remained rather pristine and very rural. Come visit and see what I mean. Thanks for reading my post.
That looks like fun Sandra! I love that they are wodden boats! Great photos too!
I used to live in Orange County and had a real estate office in Monarch Beach (Dana Point) I think it is pretty wonderful that we are talking to each other on AR. How is real estate going for you in Fullerton? l