Preview: A Foggy Morning Row, 2023 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
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October 6, 2023
Email this Video to a FriendFirst light, the morning fog, and a blanketing quiet; only early risers catch this first serene glimpse of Port Townsend’s iconic Wooden Boat Show.
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15 Responses So Far to “A Foggy Morning Row, 2023 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival”
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Steve Brookman says:
Great video, capturing the atmosphere of PT. I spent a lot of time there evaluating it for a place to retire. Downeast Maine won out but living in PT would be pretty nice.
David and Margaret Tew says:
Steve- We retired to Maine but when my wife’s mom ‘aged out’ of driving we drove her car to the Pac NW for our daughter’s use. She’d been living in Seattle and near Annacortes for a number of years by then. We took ferries to PT, Friday Harbor and to Desolation Sound, etc., for side trips. The Pac NW was enchanting and we did think of how it compared to the Maine Coast… but we couldn’t have afforded the real estate price differences given what we wanted.
Paul Joske says:
That was special.
Thanks Eric and (Steve camera?)
For rising at daybreak and skipping the coffee! ha
Miles of Trees by Great Wilderness~perfect choice!
Thank you Paul
David and Margaret Tew says:
The music you’ve selected for your PT Festival Instas showing boats undersail is great. More and more I come to OCH just for the music!
Chris Noto says:
Yet Another lovely OCH video. I was there, finally, this year, but not around dawn, as I was staying across The Sound, at my brother’s place in Coupeville. We hadn’t planned far enough in advance to get rooms in PT, or even reservations to bring a car/trailer/boat on the ferry, but walked on, every day. Nice to see you there, Eric, and to get to be one of the throng of greybeards who got to thank you for what you all are doing. All the best!
GEORGE Ireland says:
I loved your ability to stay silent doing such a moving row through the port Townsend new arrivals. As usual I admire you greatly. Thank you George
David Lesser says:
Lovely as always, Eric. Sorry that we missed seeing you there.
Billy Black says:
Bravo,You Moved me!
Rich Dodson says:
Simply beautiful. My kind of place.
David and Margaret Tew says:
Lovely score
David and Margaret Tew says:
And a couple of boats we recognize: At about four minutes in the 38′ green lobster ‘yacht’ ALICE designed by Paul Gartside https://store.gartsideboats.com/collections/power-boats/products/38ft-lobsterboat-design-159 and then the black FAME, B.B. Crowninshield’s personal ‘daysailing’ 1910 schooner at about 5 minutes in https://webmuseum.mit.edu/detail.php?module=objects&type=related&kv=44653
Heather Linscott says:
Fantastic early morning look at the boats… loved the fog…
Jonathan Lewis says:
The serenity and calm couldn’t be duplicated at Annapolis, Newport or Miami. Special place. Thanks Eric.
David Santomenna says:
Good lord, someone get that guy a cup of coffee!
David and Margaret Tew says:
HA! Yes. Eric looking a bit bleary-eyed/hungover . Well deserved no doubt . ;)