General Information ask STaFF
WBF & NWMC Staff, Festival Committee & Festival Captains are all wearing charcoal T-shirts with STAFF on the back and black WBF vests. We’re the people you go to for emergencies, questions or just to let us know how much fun you’re having!
Gasoline, diesel or electric engines provide power.
Bulletin Board
Lost children and/or parents should check in immediately with a Staff member who will radio the Festival Director at the Cupola House. Please show your kids the “Cupola House” and encourage them to go there to find you if you get separated over the weekend.
First aid
Our “Blue Team” Volunteers are available throughout the Festival. Many are volunteers from our local fire departments or EMS. The First Aid tent is located at Boatyard Stage, near Sea Marine (Fleet). Emergencies and accidents of any kind should be reported to a Staff member as soon as possible.
Sorry, No Pets
Sorry, no dogs allowed inside the grounds during festival. We love dogs all year, but this weekend, please leave them at home or kenneled. Service pets should wear identification. Dogs on boats should be on leash when taking bathroom breaks, and owners should dispose of youknow-what. We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation as we continue this long-standing safety tradition.
All the boats you’ll see at the festival have hulls made of wood. They are exhibited on land and in the water. Some types of boats are described below, with several boats listed as examples to help you identify them. You can see boats like these year-round in Port Townsend by visiting the Wooden Boat Foundation and (new) Northwest Maritime Center!
Motor Vessels
“For Sale” boats and gear, notes for people, and other posting “stuff” can be tacked on the old familiar bulletin boards set up just outside the Main Gate.
lost Children & Parents
Boats 101
Got a question, comment or report to make? Please ask any of our staff wearing charcoal T-shirts with “STaFF” on the back. Photo by Jan Davis
We encourage all locals to ride their bikes and have provided a free “Bike Marina” on the NW Maritime Center grounds near the Main Gate entrance.
pola House, local ASL interpreter Anne Clark will accompany Festival attendees on Boat and Exhibit Tours. No charge.
Parking, Buses & Disability access
No tent camping is allowed in Port Townsend city limits, including festival grounds. Contact the PT Visitor Center, Jefferson County Fairgrounds or Fort Worden State Park for camping information.
Ride our biodiesel bus! When you arrive in Port Townsend, follow signs to Jefferson Transit’s park-and-ride by Safeway or overflow parking at Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven shipyard. The bus runs every 10 minutes to/from Water Street & Monroe Street Main Gate entrance, until 8:30 p.m. Disability parking is designated by signs on Water Street. Limited street parking is available early mornings. Please be courteous of the neighborhood lawns and driveways. Towing does happen in Port Townsend.
Sign language Tours available
At noon daily starting at the Cu-
Wheels Inside the Gates
All bikes, skateboards or roller blades should be parked outside the gates. Strollers are OK inside the grounds, but not on docks. 18 • 2008 Wooden Boat FestivaL
No Camping
Go easy: Ways to Get the Festival Without a Car
We hope you’ll take the most healthy and sustainable route you can to the festival. Walk the Larry Scott Trail. Bicycle and park at our Bike Marina at the main entrance. Skateboard to the new Skate Park on Monroe Street. Row or paddle your boat to the NW Maritime Center beach. Every small thing we each do helps us all. Thank you.
2008 examples include: Fishing boat: Merrie Ellen Tugs: Sandman, Elmore Navy vessels: Old Man IV Classic yachts: Island Runner Steam vessels: Beaver Electric: Forestry Yachts
Sailing Vessels
Primarily built for rowing propulsion and designed to accommodate oars, paddles or sculls. Examples include single-seat to eight-seat shells and longboats. 2008 examples include: Fixed seat: Ariel, a Whitehall wherry Sliding seat: Legacy, a Pocock cedar single Canoes: Old Town Kayaks: Pygmy
2008 examples include:
Sloop - A single-masted sailing boat with a single headsail. [Dutch sloep, from Middle Dutch slūpen, to glide.] Annie Too, Habaneros
Ketch - A two-masted sailing boat with the steering rudder and station behind both masts. [Middle English cache, from cacchen, to catch.] Passat, Boondock
Cutter - A singlemasted sailing boat with multiple headsails made possible by bowsprit and inner forestays. [English origin, from boats used to cut off smugglers between England and France in the 1800s.] Bryony
Schooner - A sailing boat with multiple sails and with two to seven masts. Schooners can lie closer to the wind than square-rigged sailing ships, need a smaller crew, and are very fast. [English, named and made popular in colonial America.] Martha, Adventuress
Songs Make a Happy Crew: Dance, Dance, Dance There’s a big reason the festival got the nickname “Woodstock of Wooden Boats.” From that first gathering in 1977, music has been a distinguishing characteristic that lingers in memory from decade to decade. From Phyl Sheridan’s guitar-strumming ballads to tango, zydeco, rock ’n’ roll, folk and sea chanteys, there’s always a melody that adds something special to the beautiful boats and great conversation. Starting Thursday evening at 5:30, head down to Bar Harbor for a PT Brew, local wine and music (no
Human-powered Vessels
cover charge) after the boats are settled in. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, music starts midmorning and plays into the night. There are links to all the musicians on our website, www.woodenboat.org, and details in the center schedule. Three full days of fantastic Festival favorites and two evenings to dance, dance, dance. No cover charge. Watch the boats, connect with old friends, new friends or take the time to buy your shipwright, fellow boat owner or Neville Pearsall, soundman, a beer.
Yawl - A two-masted sailing boat, with larger mast forward and the aft mast (called the mizzen mast) behind the steering rudder and station. [Dutch jol, possibly from Low German jolle.] Joshua original art by Larry Eifert
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