Adventure Abounds for Kids Throughout the Festival!
Ahoy kids of all ages! Go for a longboat ride, sail a Thunderbird, build a boat, do oceanography on the dock! We’ve got crafts, treasure hunts, a carousel and more. Dance at the main stage, sing sea shanteys, and learn about creatures under the sea! Wooden Boat Festival is for kids – fun, education and inspiration surrounds the harbor full of wooden boats. Dreams are launched and a lifetime of opportunity is all around you! Just inside the Festival Main Gate is a world of fun for pirates and mermaids of all ages – Kids Cove – but there are fun activities for kids and families throughout the Festival grounds as well. Kids’ Cove
Boatbuilding. Kids of all ages can design, build, rig and sail away with their own small wooden boat. Pick a hull, a mast, some sailcloth… before you know it, life slows down while you help hold a nail and share the joy of building a boat. The kids boatbuilding area has been a favorite for years, and continues to be a family favorite. YMCA Activities. Jefferson County Family YMCA hosts kids crafts, with Face Painting, Sand Art, and more! Young and old will enjoy the expanded craft offerings. Carousel of the Sea. This beautiful handmade carousel, built by 5th generation carousel builder William Dentzel, offers free rides all three days!
Oceanography on the Dock The new Oceanography on the Dock program, led by Port Townsend Marine Science Center staff and volunteers, gives anyone with curiosity and enthusiasm the opportunity to be a scientist! It provides the opportunity to get familiar with basic principles of oceanography by teaching how to use actual testing equipment – measure parameters such as salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and more. The data collected during the program helps participants and scientists understand the health and characteristics of our local waters. Saturday, 10 am-2pm on the Maritime Center dock. 10 • 2014 WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
16th annual North Star Stage A Festival highlight for years, this witty and charming play is directed by Port Townsend’s own Joey Pipia. Each year he and his playwright team, including daughter Sophie, conjure up the new adventures of Captain Cloud. The play never fails to entertain and amuse young and old. It’s a “don’t miss” for any age. Captain Pirate’s Treasure Hunt At High Noon on Sunday, young pirates from near and far make their way to the Jolly Roger flag at the Cupola House. Captain Pirate “aarghs” in with a longboat full of consorts, rowing and sailing through the harbor to land at center dock. Anyone dressed like a pirate can join the hunt, scouring the grounds and beaches for the “X” that marks the spot of buried treasure. Sunday, Noon to 1 pm.
Chet Gardner, 8, and sister Sarah, 6, of Vancouver, Wash ., worked together last year to build model wooden boats at the Kids Cove . Leader file photo by Megan Claflin
Ahoy! Kids wanted for fun times Children of all ages attending the Wooden Boat Festival are welcome!
FRIDAY 9:30-5 Thunderbirds sail NWMC Dock 10-5 Kids Boatbuilding - Kids’ Cove 10-5 Crafts with YMCA 10-5 Ride the Carousel 11-4 Longboat rides - Marina’s NE corner Noon-9 All Family Music & Dancing - Main Stage 7pm Sea Shantey Circle - Marina Room
11-Noon Captain Cloud’s Latest Adventure - North Star Stage Noon-9 All Family Music & Dancing - Main Stage 1:30-2:30 Sea Life Snorkel NWMC Dock 3-4 Captain Cloud’s Latest Adventure - North Star Stage 7 Sea Shantey Circle - Marina Room
Child Care Available Too much Festival for your little ones? Firefly Preschool SUNDAY is open to 9:30-2 Thunderbirds sail drop off your children in NWMC Dock a safe, convenient educa10-4:30 Longboat rides SATURDAY tional environment. Friday, Marina’s NE corner 9:15-4:30 Longboat rides 8:30am-9:30pm and Satur10-4 Kids Boatbuilding - Kids’ Marina’s NE corner day, 2pm-9:30pm. RSVP to Cove 9:30-5 Thunderbirds sail fireflyacademypreschool@ 10-4 Crafts with YMCA NWMC Dock gmail.com or call 360-47110-4 Ride the Carousel 10-2 Oceanography on the 6778 or 360-379-1129. See Noon-1 Captain Pirate’s DockNWMC Dock fireflyacademy.com for Treasure Hunt 10-5 Kids Boatbuilding Kids’ more information. Cost Noon-5 All Family Music & Cove is $8/hour or an unlimDancing - Main Stage 10-5 Crafts with YMCA ited weekend pass for 1-2 Captain Cloud’s Latest 10-5 Ride the Carousel $100, with a 50 percent Adventure - North Star Stage sibling discount. Location: 842 Washington St., next to Haller Fountain, four blocks from Our mission: To engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and Festival contemporary maritime life in the spirit of discovery and adventure . Main Gate. Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader