Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast | Celebrating the A

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Eben Bruyus and Annie Ryan at the 2016 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Eben and Annie purchased famed cutter Taleisin from Lin & Larry Pardey last year. They are self admitted “green horn” sailors and are looking forward to a lifetime of adventures aboard Taleisin. Check out their blog […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Lin Pardey at the 2016 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We touched on a variety of topics including “Why wooden boats are great cruising boats”, the sale of Taleisin, and other fun stuff ???? Lin has just released her new book – Taleisin’s Tales – Sailing towards […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Rich Johanson at the Pocket Yacht Palooza in June 2016. Rich is a graduate and now employee of the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, and the proud owner of Philbrick Boats! Philbrick boats was founded in 1934 by Don Philbrick with the mission of building gorgeous wooden powerboats. […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Pete Leenhouts at the 39th Annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival in 2015. Pete is the proud owner of Riptide – his beloved 47′ x 11′ Bridgedeck Cruiser built in 1927 by Schertzer of Seattle. Pete is in the process of a complete restoration of Riptide and she is […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Dale Simonson at the 39th Annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Dale built his beloved SCAMP – Luna – with care and precision starting with the SCAMP Camp and finishing it at his home in British Columbia. Dale shares the details of how he selected the SCAMP as […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with myself on the highlights of the 40th Annual 2016 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. I recorded 9 interviews for the podcast Gave a presentation on building a SCAMP sailboat Attended several presentations Watched the R2AK Blazer Presentation Had a blast for 72 hours straight – except for sleeping […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Small Craft Advisor Co-Editor and SCAMP brainchild Josh Colvin during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about the R2AK, SCAMP sailboats, and lots of other fun stuff. Check our HOWB 040,  HOWB 143, for previous interviews I have done with Josh. Click on the green player button above […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with boatbuilder, restorer, sailor, pocket cruiser extraordinaire Marty Loken, during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about the R2AK, SCAMP sailboats, Poulsbo boats, and lots of other fun stuff. Check our HOWB 011,  HOWB 098, HOWB 138, for previous interviews I have done with Marty about his own wooden boat journey. Click on […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Robert d’Arcy Captain of the Schooner Martha, during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about Robert’s adventures with family and crew taking Martha on a yearlong voyage to Mexico, California, Hawaii and other far away places. Check our HOWB 062 for an interview I did with Robert […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with John Lockwood of Pygmy Boats during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about John’s world travels (at the time John was about 2 years into his around the world trip), boats, paddles and John touched (quite) a little on political issues! Click on the green player button above […]

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with John Harris of Chesapeake Light Craft during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about new and fun projects/kits at CLC (paddle boards, ultralight dinghy, SW Dory, etc.), changes in the industry and just fun good ole wooden boat stuff! Click on the green player button above […]

I’m taking a break from my Podcast Vacation today to publish another episode of HOWB :D. Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Jake Beattie during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about highlights of the festival, news at the NWMC, and more importantly the inaugural R2AK and the announced second R2Ak scheduled […]

I’m taking a break from my Podcast Vacation today to publish another episode of HOWB :D. Today’s podcast is a recording I did about an hour after the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival had ended. I talk about the highlights of the festival and some of the fun stuff I did! I was there […]

Today’s podcast is an interview I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for the inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th and was won by Team Elsie Piddock. This interview is with Thomas Nielsen of Team Sea Runner. Team Sea Runner’s boat of choice – a James Wharram Hitia 17′. […]

Today’s podcast is 3 interviews I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for the inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th and was won by Team Elsie Piddock. First up: Denny Brausen, Team Noddy Noggins. Denny and B-I-L Simeon Baldwin are doing Leg 1 to Victoria BC in and […]

Today’s podcast is 3 interviews I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for the inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th. First up: Marty Loken – builder, restorer, cruiser extraordinaire – commentary on the first ever R2AK. Second: Quill Goldman of BarefootWoodenBoats.com – Entered in the race as “Team […]

Today’s podcast is an interview Pete Bergstrom of Monticello, IL. Pete has started G2G Wood and Boatworks in Monticello. The G2G mission is to pass life experiences and values from “Generation to generation” (G2g) with adults leading the way in understanding the value of mentoring younger generations. Building wooden boats and learning woodworking skills will be the platform […]

Today’s podcast is an interview with Bruce Blatchley of the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock, WA. Bruce is the lead instructor for the contemporary boatbuilding building program which includes stitch and glue, cold molded, glued plywood lapstrake among other methods. Bruce and I discuss several the current school projects (boats in progress) and what contemporary […]

Today’s podcast is an interview with Brent Butikofer of Rigby, ID. After owning several sailboats, Brent decided to build his own. He wanted an easily handled boat, that wasn’t too big or cumbersome to get in and out of the water, yet was seaworthy and fun. After doing his research, Brent landed on the SCAMP […]

Today’s podcast is a Race to Alaska (R2AK) interview with Jake Beattie (Race Brainchild) of the NWMC in Port Towsend, WA. HOWB 141 is the first interview with Jake about the R2AK’s inaugural event scheduled for June 4, 2015. In today’s episode we get an update on the amazing boats and people that have officially entered […]