tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post8136237539066208987..comments2024-03-28T13:06:53.688-07:00Comments on DoryMan: Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2010dorymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-26860340058248939152010-10-06T02:20:30.718-07:002010-10-06T02:20:30.718-07:00David Atkinson - Australia
Visiting the Seattle C...David Atkinson - Australia<br /><br />Visiting the Seattle Center for Wooden Boats we found out about the show - could not miss it and enjoyed every display and moment we spent. Thanks to all the staff for their great efforts,we will be back.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968887189835886951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-84558141984596639722010-09-29T03:02:47.744-07:002010-09-29T03:02:47.744-07:00this is really a nice post. i liked it. keep it up...this is really a nice post. i liked it. keep it up.Bhimashankarhttp://bhimashankar.co.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-70238589920666003772010-09-29T03:01:58.419-07:002010-09-29T03:01:58.419-07:00this is really treat for all of us. i will definit...this is really treat for all of us. i will definitely join this.Jhon smithhttp://www.mdwinsurance.com/In-land-Marine-Insurance.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-35972936414491280522010-09-17T12:57:50.822-07:002010-09-17T12:57:50.822-07:00The Olympia Show was pretty much exclusively about...The Olympia Show was pretty much exclusively about wood fixed keel sailboats originally. In fact, I was shouted off the course one year as I used my old beat up motor dory as a photo boat during the sail-by. (get that #%^* stink-pot out of my way!)<br /><br />Today it hosts some very pretty classic motor boats, nice but not my cuppa tea.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-35956452392056649812010-09-15T22:01:57.185-07:002010-09-15T22:01:57.185-07:00My impression is that PT WBF is a little to big fo...My impression is that PT WBF is a little to big for me. And I would have a hard time believing that what it's turned into is what the "founders" had in mind, but such is progress.<br /><br />I sure do remember the first Olympia wooden boat festival. I did cover it for a couple of years in the 80s, but can't remember if i covered the first one. Has it turned into a big deal now too? I have a son in Olympia, but I haven't been to their WBF in more than a decade either.<br /><br />Maybe I should stick to Toledo and Depoe Bay. Although the Open Boat Festival in BC this weekend sounds like a fun deal. Too bad I've got family obligations this weekend.Brandon Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223983548272037752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-14106779115513349282010-09-15T11:21:00.470-07:002010-09-15T11:21:00.470-07:00I talked with a few people who live in PT and have...I talked with a few people who live in PT and have seen the changes that have transformed the waterfront. For me the changes aren't so personal, but for long time residents, it has been a process of dislocation. The old boat basin was well used and had a lot of soul. The new Maritime Center is, for some, a boondoggle promoted by the rich that has cut off the public from the waterfront. It is true that though the new buildings are built in "period" style, they are huge and one can no longer see the water from the street.<br />Kaci Cronkhite, Wooden Boat Festival Director claims that the development follows the dreams of the "family" of founders of the first wooden boat festival in North America. I'm not sure who she is referring to. As a participant in the original party, I'd hardly say those folks ever intended such exploitation.<br /><br />You will remember the festival we started in Olympia in '80, Brandon. You probably covered it for the newspaper. It was simply a gathering of boat builders and friends to celebrate a dying art and a simple lifestyle. The show today bears no resemblance to the original. That's what happens when money and marketing take over a good thing. <br /><br />Not to say the show in PT is deficient. I had a lot of fun and that's what it's all about. And it's good to see all those fine old boats so well preserved. When we were younger those boats were in constant danger of sinking!dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-34486769541320303542010-09-14T21:52:59.026-07:002010-09-14T21:52:59.026-07:00Thanks for the pictures Michael. Wish I could have...Thanks for the pictures Michael. Wish I could have been there. I was at the show in 1979 and several times since, but not in the last 10 years. I'll have to go again.<br /><br />BrandonBrandon Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223983548272037752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-31566050919046832010-09-14T18:48:46.868-07:002010-09-14T18:48:46.868-07:00We tried to make breakfast on Saturday, but after ...We tried to make breakfast on Saturday, but after parking and walking dogs it was close to eleven, so we decided the party was over. I met Jamie and soon after, John on the docks so I assume breakfast was over. Saw a lot of people expected and unexpected. There is too much to see and do in a weekend. This could be a week long event, easily.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-16568750238731241132010-09-14T14:00:49.002-07:002010-09-14T14:00:49.002-07:00m - sorry I missed you. I had to bail early on Sun...m - sorry I missed you. I had to bail early on Sunday, but was there starting Thursday evening. Best of these shows I've been to. Just not enough time to see all the gorgeous boat, yak with everyone I wanted to, see all the great demos, and still find time to drink a beer or two. We do a Coots breakfast on Saturdays at 10 am - you should try and make that next time!David Ghttp://www.harborwoodworking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-67697446448854200872010-09-14T11:22:59.011-07:002010-09-14T11:22:59.011-07:00True. And true.
It's a long shot, but that...True. And true.<br /><br />It's a long shot, but that's what I'm aiming for.<br /><br /> ; )EyeInHandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673778556242947205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-78481024199932420242010-09-14T10:50:29.833-07:002010-09-14T10:50:29.833-07:00The show is just packed. The boats are rafted up s...The show is just packed. The boats are rafted up so close together! And the docks are full of people - very polite. Often, someone would stand back and let me take a shot.<br />Taking a lot of photos is a great way to visit the show at leisure later and see what might have been missed.<br />I hear that you are gunning to have your Melonseeds in the Mid-Atlantic. Ambitious man! (pun intended)dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-57833893772863094882010-09-14T08:57:08.887-07:002010-09-14T08:57:08.887-07:00Wow! Terrific set of photos! Thanks!
- BarryWow! Terrific set of photos! Thanks!<br /><br />- BarryEyeInHandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673778556242947205noreply@blogger.com