Date: Saturday, May 30, 2015 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Location: Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding 42 N. Water Street, Port Hadlock Contact: Bob Miller, (360) 385-9585 [email protected] Activities: Boat Rides from the Community Boat Project and Sail-In participants Music with Lobo Del Mar from 2:30-4:00 pm! Boat Launch – see our Catspaw Dinghy and cedar lapstrake canoe hit…
Mark Stout of Scow Bay Boats said he is “rather thrilled” with the prospect of restoring the Western Flyer, which is not just any old wooden boat. He started work last week overseeing what he estimates would be at least a year-long restoration of the boat that famous American author John Steinbeck chartered in 1940 for an expedition to…
The mill shop expansion at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding hit above the fold yesterday (Jan. 8, 2015) on the Peninsula Daily News! Congratulations team for a great press release!
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is pleased to announce that it is building a vital addition to its Port Hadlock facility, thanks to strong local support. The 1,000 square foot addition, costing an estimated $112,000, will house large machinery where students will learn to prepare wood for the boats they are building or repairing. Having the machines in…
Ptleader.com Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 3:30 am By Emma Leedy of the Leader | Forget Noah, Neena Milton is building a boat. Milton, a senior at Chimacum High School, takes two periods of woodshop every day. She started taking woodshop for the first time last year after moving to Port Hadlock from San Antonio, Texas. With a free…
Student Bradley Suedekum helps propel the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding’s boat during the Port Townsend Rhody Parade. Helping are Executive Director Pete Leenhouts at the wheel, passenger Courtney (last name TBD), student Mark Paxton and Director of Education Pamela Roberts.
There is nothing more energizing than a high school marching band at Rhody Parade. Shown is the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding’s parade boat and team!
Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding student Mark Paxton enjoys attention at the Port Townsend Rhody Parade from the Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty. Our Boat School parade team awaits the start of the parade. L. to r: Executive Director Pete Leenhouts, students Mark Paxton, Bradley Suedekum and Courtney (last name TBD). Director of Education Pamela Roberts shows off her maritime…
– Pete Leenhouts, Executive Director of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, enjoys a visit from Anna Nasset and John Montgomery from Edensaw Woods Ltd. (Nice t-shirt John!) The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding started in 1981. Jim Ferris and Charlie Moore started Edensaw Woods in 1984 and both are graduates of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. This…
Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival is the most education-packed and inspiring wooden boat event in the world. Featuring more than 300 wooden vessels, dozens of indoor and outdoor presentations and demonstrations, a who’s who of wooden boat experts and thousands of wooden boat enthusiasts, there’s something to do, someone to meet, or a boat to board at every turn….
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Founded in 1981, the school offers a full-time 12 month Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree in Boatbuilding, a 9-month Diploma program in Marine Systems, and 5-day Intensive courses in Marine Systems topics.
