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Wooden boats may seem like a thing of the past, but here in the Pacific Northwest they are a passion for many, and thousands of people around the world. In this Victorian seaport village with so many shipwrights and marine trades, the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a perfect fit, located in the Port Hadlock waterfront, a few minutes drive from Port Townsend. The style of boat building is characteristic of the area and enhanced by the generations of local craftsmen along with the abundance of natural resources.
Founded in 1981 by Bob Prothero, a master shipwright from Seattle who had worked in the industry for 50 years and brought his knowledge and experience with him.
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he school started at the Port Townsend Boat Haven, and as it grew moved to a larger campus in a light industrial area of Port Townsend, and finally moved to it's present location in the historic waterfront area of Port Hadlock, a former bustling wharf and shipping port at the turn of the century.
The school has become nationally accredited as a school of technology and offers the Associate Degree of Occupational Studies and has graduated over 1000 students, many coming from all over the world. It offers full courses in boat building as well as summer and community workshops
The school has boats for sale, and it welcomes the donation of your wooden boat that may be in need of repair or restoration. There is a possible tax deduction for such a donation.
This weekend we are saluting the wooden boats with our annual Wooden Boat Festival here in Port Townsend, and looks like we will have our usual sunny skys and glorious Indian Summer.
For more information go to www.nwboatschool.org
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building today in Port Hadlock, WA
Inside Wooden Boat School Shop
Wooden boats in the making.
Sandra, I've been to the sailboat building, but never to the wooden-boat boat building. (Hey, is there a tongue-twister in here?) Booked Friday and Saturday, but Sunday is looking good. I appreciate the activity updates that you provide on Port Townsend.
Hi Sherry, Good to hear from a neighbor in Clallum County, and thank you for reading my post. I hope you enjoy the Wooden Boat Festival and stop by to say hello if you have a minute. I will probably be doing an open house in Uptown on Sunday. My cell is 301-5151.
What a unique skill and amazing craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
Karl, it is incredible that the school is doing so well, and so many people are interested in learning about this. A wooden boat is so beautiful although the newer boats are certaintainly more carefree. I remember days spent shelaquing my mothers sailboat that was made of rosewood. Yikes! What a lot of work. We are fortunate to have some very beautiful boats in this area and a lot more that will be here for the Wooden Boat Festival beginning tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
My uncle owns a wooden ski boat and as far as I'm concerned it is the best boat I've ever been in! Looks amazing and just love skiing behind it! Haven't done it in years, but maybe I should give him a call and leave our boat at home and get behind his again.
Todd, They are really beautiful. We had a great turn out this year, more boats than I have ever seen at this event, and seeing them all out in the harbor under sail is truly awesome. Thanks for checking out my post.