Like so very many things this year, the Wooden Boat Festival is going online. One of the truly great PNW events starts September 12. More information here.
There are plenty of great videos that spark a lot of interest – even remotely. I counted about six I really want to see with the viking ship and Western Flyer (for us Steinbeck fans) restoration project chief among them. Experts and the filmmakers will be available to discuss.
There’s no word yet if there’s some way to get the amazing sawdust and general wooden boat construction smells through the computer to your nostrils, but I’m told they’re working on that. Here’s their promo video to get you going.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.