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Celebrating this year's Lifetime Achievement Awardees!

by Northwest Maritime Center 23 Jun 2023 23:30 BST September 8-10, 2023
September 8-10, 2023

2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Lifetime Achievement Awards will kick off this years Wooden Boat Festival on Thursday, September 7, at 5:30 PM!

This annual event recognizes exceptional contributions to the wooden boat community. For almost 15 years, we have celebrated people who have made wooden boating what it is! This years honorees are:

Ray Speck

Ray learned lapstrake boatbuilding in 1972, working with Jack Lowther and David Winspear in Whitby, England. Though it was only a few weeks of exposure, he witnessed enough to set up shop on the waterfront of Sausalito, CA...
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Neil Rabinowitz

If you picked up a boating magazine or attended a boat show in the last 40 years nearly anywhere in the world, you would have a hard time not looking at lovely photographic images captured by marine photographer Neil Rabinowitz...
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Betsy Davis

As a leadership mentor, growth manager, and ever-generous collaborator, Betsy Davis has built a profound legacy of optimism and organizational resilience for wooden boat entities in the Pacific Northwestin turn, bolstering organizations...
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Early Bird Tickets on Sale Now!

Buy your 2023 Wooden Boat Festival tickets before July 15 to take advantage of our discounted early bird rates.
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Special Workshops with Nigel Calder
A rare opportunity to learn from the best! World-renowned boat systems expert Nigel Calder will be offering two special workshops at this year's Festival. Get your tickets nowspace is limited!
Marine Diesel Engine Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Thursday, September 7, 8 AM to 3 PM | $125 per person
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Boat Electrical Systems Design, Installation, and Troubleshooting
Friday, September 8, 8 AM to 3 PM | $125 per person
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Header photo by Douglas Ludwig
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