36th Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend

Yes,  there is plenty of wood in this Alacrity 19 on a perfect day, tons of boats but I've focused on the junk rigged ones.

S/V Bertie on its way toward us.
click to see, kind of far away
I lost my photographer before Bertie
was in range.

Rob Parish's Sampan with three
 generations aboard.

s/v Yasmin
Alacrity 19

Sampan with foresail up,
click to see  better.

Heading out.

Arrrr, getting ready for the boat festival tomorrow.

At the dock in Boat Haven, Port Townsend. Fifty six little sail panels make some awesome pirate power.  Hopefully we'll get some good pictures and video of the many classic boats arriving for the 36th Wooden Boat Festival... Yes, my boat has a wooden mast and wooden like battens (bamboo) plywood bulkheads inside, wood hatch and seats in the cockpit... We'll fit right in.

S/V Yasmin's first sailing, September 1st, 2012

We went out for a little shake down cruise with almost no wind, but, of course, the breeze arrived and we sailed off toward Rat Island, on Port Townsend Bay.  It was perfect.  Still making adjustments to the rigging, but we'll be at the PT Wooden Boat Festival this weekend. Woo hoo!

 The name "Goblin" didn't really fit this new Alacrity 19, so I had been looking at a few other names, but nothing really stuck, until Yasmin.  I know a feistyYasmin who has travelled the world and loves life, and this name just makes me smile all the way to the center of my being.

Randy, an old sailor and sage and my mate on Yasmin's first sail.  Thanks Randy.

The sun shines right through.