An impressive app for $5.99. One price pays for the app on your iPhone and iPad. The app is customizable. I’ve set mine to show; wind, wave heights, and pressure. When combined with Wunderground marine forecasts it is the bomb. Info via the PocketGrib site: With PocketGrib you can download, view and analyse global weather [...]

The weather is forecasted to lay down tomorrow. We’re planning on being underway by 0600 and are hoping to make at least Eureka by Wednesday. Grand Journey burned 7.2 gph. That’s just a tad less than the 7.5 we planned on. We’ll BBQ tonight with dock partners from Seattle, who are here hiding from the [...]

Today begins the 25-30 day delivery from San Diego, CA to Klawock, AK.   Our little two gate regional airport in Bellingham, WA has non-stop service to a number cities including San Diego. Tomorrow will be a day of provisioning and learning systems aboard Grand Journey.  We hope to be underway on Wednesday. Blog [...]

Anybody want to go see a ball game….and help your favorite maritime museum in the process?  We sure hope you do.   The Center for Wooden Boats is pleased to let you know that the newest sponsor stepping up to help us put on this year’s 36th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival from June 30th [...]

On Saturday April 14th the Nisqually Tribe hosted a wonderful celebration to celebrate their new canoe that was carved by Sáádúúts, the Haida Carver who has worked for many years as The Center for Wooden Boats’ Artist in Residence.  This project was done in partnership with United Indians of All Tribes, who owned the log [...]

Our very own Dick Wagner has been keeping busy lately (what else is new?) and has taken to writing blog posts! He’s been guest posting on OffCenterHarbor.com, a boatbuilding video blog/website. Some content is available without a subscription, but a membership to the site allows you to access boatbuilding tutorials, videos, and other boat-related content. [...]

You know we have a lot of lovely historic boats here at The Center for Wooden Boats. And we see some of the best restorations being done today come through to visit the Historic Ships Wharf, and at the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival (which, by the way, will open Saturday, June 30th,2012 and run [...]