One of the sweetest early small motorboats in Seattle was the smart, 40-foot double-ender Zina. She was built in 1908 by James W. Hall at Eagle Harbor for Judge George Donworth, who served as Western District justice from 1909 to 1912. Designed by the firm of Lee & Brinton, Zina’s low freeboard and narrow beam [...]

When Olympia Sand & Gravel Company owner Arthur Weston put his new tugboat Sand Man into operation in 1910, he probably couldn’t have imagined that a party would be held in honor of his workboat a century later.

That’s what will happen on Saturday in Olympia, when a centennial celebration is held to mark the vintage tug’s many years of service to the maritime community. The event will include live bands playing bluegrass and country music, food booths and a presentation from Secretary of State Sam Reed. Several other historic tugboats will be joining the event at Olympia Port Plaza.

The News Tribune has an interesting story of two old workhorses from World War II being dismantled in a Tacoma shipyard: If Scott Sloan felt any regret as he watched the last of two remaining Liberty Ships cut into scrap, he concealed it well. The expression on his face looked more like pure relief. “These [...]

Each year, up to 5,000 people descend on Bell Harbor Marina on Father’s Day weekend to get an eye full of classic wooden boats. This year, some 60 wooden power boats, many built before World War II, will be on display. It is believed to be the largest collection of classic wooden power yachts on the west coast. The Three Sheets Northwest crew was [...]

The vintage yachts that will gather on Seatttle’s waterfront for the Bell Street Pier Classic Rendezvous this weekend are not just lovely to look at — they’re living pieces of the region’s maritime history. About 60 yachts belonging to the Pacific Northwest Fleet of the Classic Yacht Association are expected for the annual event, many of them [...]

There are a number of Northwest boat designs that have withstood the test of time, but few if any could rival the Minto sailing dinghy. Because of the visual appeal of its fine lines, teak gunwales, teak seats, Sitka Spruce spars and the peculiar use of a steamship insignia on its sail, the Minto sailing [...]

A month of intense lobbying, social networking and guerilla marketing paid off for the crew of the historic schooner Adventuress, which was chosen to win a $125,000 preservation grant. Adventuress was among 25 historic sites around the region competing for a chunk of $1 million in grants from the Seattle-Puget Sound Partners for Preservation program. [...]