Wendy Hinman and Garth Wilcox will be sharing snippets of their boat building adventures about the Garth Wilcox designed 38-foot wooden boat they are building in their backyard workshop.
(Velella, the boat they sailed around the Pacific will also be featured in the show. Here’s an article Wendy recently wrote about Velella and her Legacy.)
Building a 38-foot Cold-Molded Boat Saturday September 10 at 11:30am. Presentation details here.
Catch the inside scoop about people currently building a modern 38-foot cold-molded wooden boat in a backyard workshop. Adventurers Wendy Hinman and Garth Wilcox spent 7 years sailing 34,000 miles around the Pacific aboard a light displacement 31-footer in which Garth could not stand or sit comfortably. After this voyage with his wife and an earlier one around the globe with his family as a teen, Garth felt he had done sufficient “research” to determine what kind of boat he might want to build for his next voyage. Using his skills as a professional naval architect and experience gleaned in a circumnavigation of the world in a 40-foot double ender that barely survived a shipwreck, Garth Wilcox designed his dream cruising boat. Together with his wife and sailing partner Wendy Hinman, he is building a boat for future adventures. Find out what they are building and why. Learn about the choices they’ve had to make and the process they’ve undertaken to build this boat. You may notice that many decisions and boat features of their new boat were inspired by their little voyager Velella, which will be featured in the festival, along with photos of her construction and adventures.
Here’s more about the 45th Annual Wooden Boat Festival:
Sept 9-11, 2022
Hours: Friday & Saturday: 9 AM – 6 PM, music & dancing ’til midnight; Sunday: 9 AM – 5 PM
About this event
Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival is the largest wooden boat festival in North America—a place where kids and adults alike experience the magic of getting on the water, the beauty of wooden boats, and the richness of our maritime culture.
Learn from the experts, swap stories with fellow wooden boat aficionados, and bring your family for a weekend they’ll never forget. With so many different ways to adventure out on the water, there’s no better opportunity to experience our Victorian seaport from the deck of a stunning wooden schooner or at the oars of a historic replica longboat.
Expanded a little each year, the Festival honors its traditions while inviting energetic debate about the latest innovation. Check out our website or our Facebook page for the most recent 2022 info.
Purchase your tickets to the Wooden Boat Festival by August 15th and be entered into a drawing to win a free two-hour sail on La Vie en Rose at Wooden Boat Festival—a $575 value!
Three lucky winners will be drawn for private sails and the winners can bring up to six people.
In addition to the free sails, all ticket purchases by August 15th will be automatically entered for a chance to win one of: 10 Yeti mugs, 5 Festival hats, 5 Festival t-shirts, and 5 Festival Pub Glasses.
Tickets include: Access to all Festival boats, all daytime presentations and demonstrations, exhibitors, music performances, kids’ activities, and food vendors. A portion of the Wooden Boat Festival ticket sales goes to support the year-round programs and events at the Northwest Maritime Center!
**After purchasing your tickets online, you can collect them during the Festival at Will Call (by the Festival Main Gate). You can also purchase tickets day-of at the Main Gate.**
Single-Day Tickets: $25
Discounted tickets rates are $20 for seniors 65+, students (13-18), and active military personnel with ID. Ticket holder eligibility will be verified at the gate.
Three-Day (Fri-Sun) Tickets: $50
Discounted tickets rates are $40 for seniors 65+, students (13-18), and active military personnel with ID. Ticket holder eligibility will be verified at the gate.
**Kids 12 and under get in free.**
R2AK Blazer Party (Friday, September 9, 6-8 PM). Get your tickets here. Join us for the R2AK Blazer Party September 9th, 6-8 PM at the Northwest Maritime Center and mix it up with racers and R2AK high command. We’re throwing that finish line party, recognizing the world records that were established, handing out some awards (including the coveted “Dirtbag Award” for those who finished with the cheapest boat), announcing the details for next year’s race, and snacking and toasting.
SPECIAL HEADLINER WORKSHOPS! This year we’re offering special workshops with world-renowned boating experts Nigel Calder and Lin Pardey. These four workshops are an extra charge and space is limited!
