Working boats

The Port of Astoria reports that a 60’ vintage wooden vessel currently named the Crazy Dane is now available to the right owner at a very reasonable cost. The owner has …

Ed. Note: Peter has been following this issue closely, and in this piece for the Puget Sound Business Journal, he takes it a step further and offers up some creative thinking to …

Looking for something to do Saturday afternoon? Curious about how commercial ships deal with pirates? Here’s what’s happening in Anacortes:  

The folk at Foss Waterway Seaport continue to wrap their arms around the entire martime tradition of the Pacific Northwest. This time, they are featuring history expert and naval architect …

Thanks Washington State Ferries and the USCG! –KH SEATTLE — Coast Guard and Washington State Ferry crews rescued a man who fell overboard from his vessel in the vicinity of Elliott …

Seattle Store Opens April 26 on the Ship Canal. Everyone’s invited!   It makes perfect sense, a marine store you can get to by boat. Redden Marine, which caters to both …

If you need a little mid-week wakeup call, watch these Kiwi fishing boats come into port. Thanks to Peter Marsh for the tip!

I was fortunate to cross attend Astoria’s christening ceremony, meet the Scottish designer, survey the boat and even get aboard for crossing the bar. This is a great story. Here’s …

Ever wonder what would happen if a ship went aground, really aground, at full speed? No doubt the economics work out, but it seems just wrong to turn this ship …

From The Olympian, a Sea Scout Ship that needs help. Original post here. -KH For 25 years, Tacoma’s tall ship — the Odyssey — has paid its own way. Every …

I’m no pilot, but I’m pretty sure this is for the better-than-average-skills crowd.

The scene yesterday could have been 50 or 100 years ago, wooden fishing boats making their way through Seattle’s Ship Canal to Lake Union. But in this case it was …