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Scenes from a Wooden Boat Festival

By Tim Henry | September 10, 2018 | Port Townsend, WA |

On Friday, we asked our readers to send us photos and words if they happened to find themselves at the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. Our readers delivered. 

"The planets aligned this year to finally allow me to attend," wrote Brad Belleville, who sails his Beneteau 32 Encore! out of Aeolian Yacht Club in Alameda. 

Boats, people, wood. Must be a wooden boat festival.

© 2018 Brad Belleville

"In the future, I may brave the weekend crowds to spend more than one day. I’ve never enjoyed a boat show more!"

Because of the craftsmanship and detail involved, a wooden boat is best admired from a-near.

© 2018 Brad Belleville

"One of the highlights for me was listening to the crew of Sail Like A Girl [winners of the Race to Alaska] talk about their race; a total class act."

Words of wisdom explaining why old boats matter.

© Brad Belleville

"There were beautiful skies and beautiful boats!" wrote Andrew and Maggie Lesslie who sail out of Redwood City. "We planned a Northwest mini-vacation around the Wooden Boat Festival.

The weather — which is always an X-factor in the Pacific Northwest — cooperated this past weekend.

© Andrew and Maggie Lesslie

"This is indeed a fantastic facility and the seminar program is second to none."

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