Broker’s Best

BY RANDY WOODS

Sail into spring on this impressively appointed, impeccably maintained sailboat available at Elliott Bay Yacht Sales.

This well-maintained sloop is ideal for single-handed cruising on the Salish Sea, but also roomy enough for entertaining up to six people. To date, the Nordic Star has had only two owners and has performed well in all types of Northwest weather. The interior provides a surprising amount of space for a 31-footer. Accommodations include two separate double cabins—one forward and one aft—plus a full-size salon and chart table. There’s even an ample galley that includes an Optimus two-burner propane cooktop, a Frigoboat refrigerator, a Goldstar microwave, and a double stainless steel sink. The salon, fitted with a Kenwood CD/stereo receiver, has two settees on opposite sides with cushioned seats that can convert to wide-single berths. The entire lower deck is made of teak and holly flooring, protected by carpeting throughout. To keep out any rough weather elements, the aft cockpit can be fully enclosed and has access to most of the lines. The cockpit includes a mounted chart Raymarine C90W chartplotter, a Furuno NAVpilot-511, and Autohelm radar, depth, and windspeed controls. The chart table is also stowable in a lazarette. A couple of 2-meter-long teak seats in the cockpit also contain more stowage space on the starboard side. Sails include a North Sails fully battened main, gennaker, and riding/ anchoring, plus a Port Townsend Sails roller-furling genoa, all guided by responsive tiller steering. Deck elements include teak handrails, an aluminum toe-rail, a Lewmar windlass, an easy-to-see compass in the instrument console above a sliding hatch, port and starboard kayak racks, and a rail-mounted Magma gas BBQ. The stern has an integrated bathing platform and a folding ladder. The HR 31’s medium-displacement monohull is fitted with an efficient keel, rudder, and a modern fractional rig. The hull is made of isophthalic polyester and protected by NGA-gelcoat, providing insulation above the waterline against heat and cold. A reliable inboard, 16-hp Volvo Penta MD 2020 diesel engine with a three-blade folding prop provides power in a slack wind. To keep the Nordic Star in top condition, all rigging was inspected by Yacht Fitters in 2020 with minor repairs completed. The sail drive, prop shaft, and oil and fuel filters were all serviced and replaced last year. Upgrades in 2022 include the Volvo Penta heat exchanger, exhaust elbow, and waterlock muffler.

LOA 31’7” Beam 10’10” Draft 5’7”

16 gal. / 50 gal.

Volvo Penta MD Inboard

Elliott Bay Yacht Sales Seattle, WA Paul Jenkins 206.285.9563 paul@elliottbayyachtsales.com elliottbayyachtsales-seattle.com

Beautiful two stateroom, two head layout, single Cummins diesel, bow and stern thrusters, full electronics, generator, inverter, satellite TV, airconditioning/reverse cycle heating, navy blue hull sides, rear bulkhead door, power davit system with dinghy and motor, excellent condition! Was $625,000, Boat Show Price $595,000 Call Dave Boynton at 206-949-6866

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1991 OCEAN ALEXANDER 520 PILOTHOUSE 2000 BAYLINER 5788 PILOTHOUSE 1999 MAXUM 4100 SCR

Twin Detroit diesels, new bimini top with enclosure, new Raymarine and Garmin electronics, bow and stern thrusters, generator, inverter, satellite TV antenna, diesel heater, nice dinghy with console and outboard, power stern davit, three staterooms, two heads. Twin MAN 610 HP diesels, bow thruster, diesel heat, air conditioning, new electronics, new Seadec decking, new upholstery on bridge, new bimini top, inverter, generator, dinghy with console and outboard, washer/dryer, ice maker, full galley equipped and much more!

Was $299,000, Boat show price $276,000 Call Dave Boynton at 206-949-6866

1996 BAYLINER 3488

Boat show price $449,000 Call Dave Bonton at 206-949-6866

1977 HATTERAS 43 DOUBLE CABIN 2002 BAYLINER 3788

Twin Cummins 330 HP diesels, new bimini top with camper canvas, new Garmin electronics, auto pilot, air conditioning/heating, extended swim platform with TNT hydraulic platform dinghy davit, generator, inverter, electric anchor windlass, new bottom paint, boat is in excellent condition!

Boat show price $129,000 Call Dave Boynton at 206-949-6866

1996 SILVERTON 362 SEDAN BRIDGE

Twin 6-cylinder Cummins 250 HP diesels, bimini top with enclosure, dinghy and davit system, two staterooms, head with separate shower, electric anchor windlass and anchor kit, Nice boat!

Boat show price $62,995 Call Dave Boynton at 206-949-6866 Twin Detroit 671 diesels, generator, inverter, air conditioning/reverse cycle heating, diesel furnace, two staterooms, two heads with showers, full galley, Raymarine electronics, Boston Whaler dinghy and davit, new interior flooring, Bimini top, epoxy bottom, Lake Union transferrable moorage, Excellent Condition! Boat show price $79,000 Call Dave Boynton at 206-949-6866 Twin Cummins 330 HP diesels, generator, diesel furnace, inverter, new Raymarine electronics, autopilot, bimini top, new salon upholstery, electric anchor windlass with anchor kit, vacuflush head, built in electric heat, just completely serviced, Excellent condition!

Boat show price $135,000 Call Dave Boynton at 206-949-6866 Twin cat diesel powered, engines just redone, lower helm, new salon upholstery, generator, inverter, electronic controls, bimini top with enclosure, separate head, separate enclosed shower, stairs to fly bridge, and much more! clean and shiny!

Boat show price $109,000 Call Dave Boynton at 206-949-6866

VISITORS WELCOME: BOATS MOORED AT THE PORT OF EVERETT MARINA’S EXPANSIVE NORTH GUEST DOCK.

PORT INTO Marina makeover: Once considered solely as “Milltown,” Everett prepares for its aquatic close-up with the new Waterfront Place development. By Randy Woods

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF PORT OF EVERETT

THE MARINA’S 2,300 BOAT SLIPS AND 5,000 FEET OF GUEST DOCK SPACE ARE SOON TO BE COMPLEMENTED BY AN ARRAY OF EAT, STAY, AND PLAY AMENITIES.

THIS PAGE: THE LUXE HOTEL INDIGO BECKONS TO VISITORS ON THE BOARDWALK. OPPOSITE PAGE: THE INN AT PORT GARDNER PROVIDES ANOTHER LODGING OPTION, OR, LIVE RIGHT ON THE WATER AT THE SAWYER APARTMENTS.

Everett, Washington, has always been a boating town. Boats and ships of all sizes have been navigating Port Gardner Bay long before the city was founded in 1890, and today both the U.S. Navy base and the Port of Everett Marina—the largest public moorage facility on the West Coast—draw vessels from near and far. But for most of the last century, Everett had an image problem. Its waterfront was untethered from the city itself. For decades, much of the waterfront at the mouth of the Snohomish River was dominated by shingle factories, boat-builders, and wood pulp mills. In the early 20th century, Everett’s industrial boom earned the city the nicknames “Milltown” and “City of Smokestacks.” Then the city’s commercial center of gravity shifted further south to the Boeing plant in the 1970s, and Everett was known more for boatbuilding than sheltering recreational boats. When Naval Station Everett came to town in the early 1990s, it purchased land from the Port of Everett, generating $40 million to build a massive marina with 2,300 boat slips and 5,000 feet of guest dock space. Today, another new marina renaissance is underway at the Port of Everett. Beginning in 2018, the Port started work on the Waterfront Place project, a 1.5-million-square-foot, mixed-use development on 65 acres, bringing in new retailers, restaurants, boatyard businesses, and residential complexes to the docks, all arranged in a more concentrated, walkable “town square” environment. “I’m happy to report we are officially in the home stretch,” said Lisa Lefeber, CEO of the Port of Everett. “This project is transforming the Port of Everett Marina, making it a true destination marina.” John Seger, Commodore of the Everett Yacht Club, was blunt about his assessment of the area. “Everett wasn’t much of a destination, really,” he said. “Having people living around the marina will bring more foot traffic. The facility upgrades will make it a nicer, more welcoming place to visit.” The first phase of the project, a $50 million development called Fisherman’s Harbor, is nearing completion with the opening of a new marina-wide promenade and Pacific Rim Plaza, featuring a soon-to-be-iconic public fountain. Other additions include the 142-room Hotel Indigo and 266 new condo and apartment units. Last fall, the Port broke ground on new restaurant and retail foundations, including Fisherman Jack’s restaurant and the South Fork Bakery. Later this year, Lefeber said the Port hopes to open a new Woods Coffee shop, a Sound2Summit brewery, a wine bar, more tap rooms, an ice cream shop, a café, and a year-round fish market.

Boating Interests In addition to all the new restaurant and hospitality businesses coming to Waterfront Place, there are some familiar boating groups, plus a few fresh ones, who are looking to add amenities for boating members. One of the oldest and most recognizable is the Everett Yacht Club, which has been around since 1907. Last year, the club vacated its old clubhouse to relocate to an existing structure that used to house the old Port Administration Building in South Marina. The new space, which includes on observation tower with commanding views of the marina, should be open by May or June. “We had been looking for a new place for several years,” Seger said. “The new building had been too small for the way we ran the club in the past. But we’ve changed since then, and we’re getting rid of the events business.” One of the most attractive aspects of the club’s new space will be its location overlooking Commodore Park, above 150 feet of moorage space. “We’re a cruising club,” he explained. “Boaters either come and sit on their boats or go to the marina on Friday nights. The Port wasn’t a really public space before, but now we expect more members will use the dock.” Waterline Boats has also secured a brand-new space near K Dock and the Pacific Rim fountain. Gretchen Miles, a Waterline Boats

broker, said their building should be open sometime this month. “Between Seattle and Anacortes, there weren’t many places worth stopping at,” she said. “It’s going to be a nice draw with the redevelopment.” Best of all, Miles added, the brokerage will be adjacent to “beautiful display moorage, so we can show our boats in front of our office. We’re going to be near all sorts of activities, events, and new restaurants.” Another new tenant on K Dock will be the Freedom Boat Club, whose members can reserve use of the club’s five boats for day use or extended cruises. The club, which has a dozen locations around Puget Sound, expects to increase its fleet size to nine boats by the end of 2022, said sales manager Keith Lemley. “Everett, in general, is really having a resurgence,” Lemley said. “There are a lot of growth opportunities for us, plus greater accessibility to the San Juan Islands. Also, people who live in condos don’t have places to store a boat, so we’ve become a great fit for them.”

Economic Engine All told, Waterfront Place is predicted to attract $550 million in new public-private investment to the city, Lefeber said. Once all new businesses are in place, she said the project should support more than 2,000 family-wage jobs, in addition to many more temporary construction jobs during build-out in the next phase expansions. Just to the south of the marina, Everett’s “Mills to Maritime” project will add marine businesses on the site of the former Kimberly-Clark pulp mill. Once completed this fall, a new 40-acre cargo terminal will generate even more marine-industry jobs in the region. Waterfront Place, as well, has made marine businesses another major focus. Future plans include a new commercial fishing pier and support infrastructure for Everett’s fishing fleet. The Port has also created a “Craftsman District” boatyard to support the local boat repair and maintenance industry. In December of 2021, the Port also announced it had selected a developer to begin planning for the second and largest phase of the project, an area dubbed the “Millwright District” that will be devoted to establishing a waterfront employment hub, supporting office users with surrounding destination retail, residential, and public spaces. This phase is expected to break ground in 2023. All in all, the future of the Port is looking bright, with the hope that once the work is completed in the old “City of Smokestacks,” Everett will no longer be just another moorage stop between Seattle and the San Juans, but a desirable destination in its own right. “At Waterfront Place, we are building a community where you can do five things year-round,” Lefeber concludes. “You can eat, drink, sleep, work, and recreate all in one place.”

>> For more on the new Waterfront Place, go to: waterfront-place.com. And for more on all the developments underway at the Port of Everett, visit:portofeverett.com.

- Keith Lemley, Freedom Boat Club

DESTINATION, EVERETT: DOCK AND DINE ON A SUNNY PATIO LIKE LOMBARDI’S, SEEN HERE AT CENTER.

IT’S MARITIME FOR In a class of its own: How a Northwest high school is rethinking education to create new opportunities within Washington’s maritime industry. SCHOOL

By Kate Calamusa

STUDENTS TAKE IN THE SIGHTS DURING AN EDUCATIONAL SAIL ABOARD THE SCHOONER ADVENTURESS.

PHOTO BY JEREMY JOHNSON

THE FRESHMAN CLASS RECEIVES INSTRUCTION ON NAVIGATION AND MAPPING SKILLS, AS WELL AS HOW TO RIG THE SAILS.

PHOTOS BY JEREMY JOHNSON

Every school morning, the alarm sounds at 5:20 a.m. for 14-year-old Chloe Hedge-Pollock as she shakes off sleep, gets dressed, and hustles out the door by 6:20 so that she and her family can travel from their home in Port Orchard and catch the ferry to Fauntleroy. After docking and dropping off her brother at school in West Seattle, the remaining mother-daughter duo continue on to Des Moines, where the 9th grader hops out of the car, walks through the campus doors, and heads to class. Though noteworthy in itself, the lengthy commute to school is not the only thing that distinguishes Hedge-Pollock’s high school experience. It’s also differentiated by the academy she attends. Hedge-Pollock is one of the 37 students currently enrolled in the new Maritime High School, an innovative public program that was kick-started in September and is now sailing through the 2021-2022 school year with its first class. Run by the Highline School District in collaboration with several community partners including the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, Port of Seattle, and the Duwamish Community River Coalition, the school aims to educate students about the local maritime industry through hands-on, project-based learning in marine sciences and environmental studies—all while creating internship opportunities and access to jobs in the field after graduation. “Our goal is simple, yet powerful: to connect our students to their callings,” explains Principal Tremain Holloway, a Harvard alum who was tapped to lead the school after a stint with Highline’s similarly structured Raisbeck Aviation High School. “And the experiences we provide really open the students’ eyes to the potential callings that exist for them right here in their own community.” It was the community’s proximity to the maritime industry and the industry’s future need that spawned the idea for the program in the first place. Jake Beattie, executive director for Northwest Maritime Center, attended a conference in 2019 with about 80 other maritime professionals plus Port of Seattle Commissioners Fred Felleman and Ryan Calkins, and recalls the discussion centered around a question that’s been looming large for almost 20 years: Where is the next generation of workers going to come from? There has been much discussion, both regionally and nationally, over the coming silver tsunami as the baby boomer generation retires from the workforce, and in maritime that wave looks to be larger than most. Additionally, Commissioner Calkins estimates there are 60,000 direct maritime jobs based in Seattle alone, encompassing everything from shipbuilding to tourism. Of all the possible answers bandied about, it was the idea for a school that would introduce the workers of tomorrow to the many available family wage jobs within maritime that soon rose to the top of the class. “When he [Calkins] first proposed it, I immediately raised my hand and said, ‘We’re in’,” says NMC’s Beattie. “Quite enthusiastically so, I might add.”

With NMC and several other maritime partners onboard, the Highline School District was a natural pick to take the helm of the educational portion due to its success in launching the aforementioned aviation school and the district’s diverse student body that would provide a wide net of possible students. (The school is open to any student in the Puget Sound region that wishes to apply with 51% of the seats reserved for students who live within the boundaries of the Highline School District.) “Eighty percent of our population is non-white and most of our students live within 5 miles of the water. But traditionally, maritime has not been an industry they are familiar with or necessarily one they have had easy access to,” explains Holloway. Many of the students’ first introductions are made outside of the classroom, in immersive settings throughout the Puget Sound, and some are seeing the view from the water for the first time ever. “At one of our early All Aboard events, one student kept putting his hands in the water and when asked why, he replied that he just wanted to know what saltwater felt like,” recalls Holloway. “It’s been amazing to see these kids get outside of the classroom, get out on the water, and discover new things about the place they call home.” Other outings have included: a voyage planning lesson aboard NMC’s 40-foot-long Admiral Jack passenger ferry; navigation studies with the crew of the schooner Adventuress; and learning about the efforts to clean the waters of the Duwamish River by traveling along and on it. This spring,

SCENES FROM A VOYAGE PLANNING LESSON ABOARD NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER’S PASSENGER FERRY, THE ADMIRAL JACK. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL

students will head back to Port Townsend to learn how to pilot the Admiral Jack and even earn hours towards their captain’s licenses. Back on campus, students work on their classroom learning through a variety of projects and are encouraged to follow their passions through personalized plans designed in collaboration with their teachers and advisors. For Chloe Hedge-Pollock—a self-described beach lover and marine animal aficionado—that has meant spending extra time caring for the fish in the school’s tilapia lab. A real-life aquaponics system, the lab’s tanks are connected to water-filled trays, where each student tends to either a plant or vegetable fertilized by the waste by-products created by the tilapia. An avid surfer, Hedge-Pollock is also looking forward to being the design leader of a team project to construct a three-person canoe this semester. Students are working in teams of ten to first build model craft, then construct the finished designs out of marine plywood, which they will test out on the river. “I love being out on the water,” says Hedge-Pollock, who is also a member of a varsity sailing team in Gig Harbor, a passion she found after attending summer camp and one that has only grown over the course of the year at MHS. “It feels very accomplished to be able to use a boat how it’s supposed to be used, to control the speed, the pace, everything.” It’s little wonder then that her eyes are even more alight as she recalls a Zoom presentation from a few of the women engineers and scientists aboard the University of Washington’s research vessel, Nautilus. “They told us about their efforts mapping the ocean floors all around the world, and I just thought that would be the coolest job ever,” she says, stating that one of her goals now is to score an internship on the vessel. “And we get to meet so many people like that, from so many different career paths, it’s really an awesome opportunity.” It’s the eye-opening moments like these that have Principal Holloway convinced that the school will grow in the years to come. Maritime High School recently wrapped up applications for the 2022-2023 school year, and will scale up the class sizes each year. At full capacity, Holloway expects to have between 400-450 students enrolled, which potentially means hundreds of more workers flowing into the field, and more opportunities for women and people of color, too. “We really celebrate our students, no matter what they decide to do after high school,” he concludes. “While they’re here with us, we are going to give them hope, inspiration, and the power to choose who they want to be. I like to think of it as connecting those in need of power to those in power.”

>> For more information on Maritime High School, visit: maritime.highlineschools.org.

STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONS THROUGH IMMERSIVE ON-WATER EXPERIENCES. PHOTO BELOW COURTESY OF MHS; PHOTO AT RIGHT BY JEREMY JOHNSON