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Customers launched new boats in 2020 and I am happy to share photos and comments we have received. "Russell & Ashlyn I wanted to let you know that we finally finished our PT11 dinghy. And although we haven’t sailed it yet in warm water, we have tested it out in CO. My wife ...continue reading Customer photos from 2020
Port Townsend Watercraft is not closed! As the signs indicate on our website, we are not able to take orders for kits (PT 11 and PT SPEAR) at this time. We had hoped to have a clear path figured out by now but we are still exploring what production might look like in 2021. By ...continue reading Production on hold – 2020
The Victoria Classic Boat Festival happens annually right before Port Townsend's Wooden Boat Festival. Many from our local fleet grace their docks in neighborly appreciation of these beautiful boats as we welcome their fleet in the days that follow. This year, the PT 11 took the Best Tender award in Victoria, "without even trying!" according ...continue reading Award winning
This year, 2019, the first leg of the Race to Alaska started on June 3rd in the face of a near gale. It was an exciting run to Victoria for those of us who had boats capable of handling the conditions. Team PT Watercraft in the G-32 did really well in spite of the bobbing ...continue reading R2AK 2019 leg one
There comes a time... ...when one feels the need to alter course. Russell and I started PT Watercraft in 2009, to create an outlet to share Russell’s vision for a really good nesting dinghy. Since then, he has built 8 boats to define the build process, take the right photos and to update the manuals. ...continue reading There comes a time…
Transitioning from 2018 to 2019 has had its challenges for PT Watercraft. One of the big issues for us has been to update our builder’s manuals. The PT 11 manual has just endured a big rewrite while Russell built another boat following the existing manual. This was something we had been working on for a ...continue reading Manual updates 2019
The PT 11 and Spear are very dependent on gaskets. The 11 has a hull gasket, a hatch gasket, and a trunk cap gasket. The Spear has two hatch gaskets and a trunk cap gasket. We are fairly proud of the gasket systems we have developed, but nothing is ever perfect. The latex tubing gaskets ...continue reading Gasket feedback
This September we had the opportunity to play with an EP Carry electric motor for the first time. Dinghy owners often ask about an outboard for the PT 11. Our preference is to discourage outboards on our dinghies because good rowing and sailing boats never make great motor boats. But some people really want to ...continue reading A review of the EP CARRY
I made a clip correction on our leg one video of Russell's Race to Alaska. (the new video is below) This is the start of the race from Port Townsend to Victoria. Alex Spear and myself were on board for that portion of the race and we finished first (!) nearly an hour ahead of ...continue reading 2018 Race to Alaska leg 1
Yet again, the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival succeeds in educating, inspiring, and show casing a truly beautiful fleet. We had a good show even though the loss of Meade Gougeon was often the topic of discussion. So many admired him. I want to thank everyone who visited our booth. Also, big thank you's go ...continue reading Another whirlwind festival