Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op Blog

Reflections on 2021

As 2021 comes to a close and we reflect on this year, we would like to thank everyone for all the support during another unusual year. 

 

This year marks our 40th-anniversary of repairing, constructing, and maintaining all types of boats. We’ve come quite a ways from building our original shop – over the years we have grown from the original group of twelve member-owners to having sub-contractors, to having over thirty-five full-time employees. We upgraded to a much larger facility in 2006, and this year we merged with Carol Hasse’s Port Townsend Sails. 

Building our first shop.

 

Our current location – four buildings in the center. Photo credit: Matt Mortensen.

 

Here’s a small selection of projects we’ve done lately. We love the variety of work we have here in Port Townsend, but the best part of our job is getting to become friends with our clients and helping them achieve their boating dreams.

 

Griz and Carol Hasse celebrate the merger of our businesses!

 

HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN is under new ownership and we have begun customizing and bringing this unique boat up to Coast Guard regulations to carry passengers.

 

One of the historic Pacific Northwest halibut schooners – 1913 SEYMOUR.

 

1962 Owens ALOHA.

 

1934 schooner DESTINY after extensive repairs in preparation for a voyage to French Polynesia.

 

2002 Diesel Duck SEADUCKTRESS enjoying the sun in Port Townsend Bay.

 

1929 HOWKAN and 1913 POLARIS.

 

Two very different boats launched the same day here! On the left is 1934 64′ Sparkman & Stephens yawl ORION and 58′ limit seiner TRADITION.

 

1945 EVENING STAR looking sharp!

 

Stepping the mast in 30 square-meter INCA.

 

1929 COMPADRE after her most recent visit.

 

Reuniting the house on the hull of WESTERN FLYER.

 

We look forward to another great year and wish you all a Happy New Year!

 

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