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HOWB 206 – Interview | Doug Jones Owner 1947 Pacifica Yawl and Traditional Boat Works in Port Townsend
13/07/2026 | 29 mins.
Today’s podcast is an interview I did with Doug Jones during the 2017 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival.
Doug is the owner of Traditional Boat Works. He is also the owner of a beautiful 1947 Sparkman and Stephens ’52 Yawl – Pacifica. Tune in and have fun with this story!
HOWB 216 – Interview | Bruce Tipton, Boat Builder, Artist and Spar Maker Extraordinaire
08/07/2026 | 40 mins.
Today’s podcast is an interview I did with Bruce Tipton during the 2018 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend Washington.
Bruce moved to Port Townsend in the mid 1970’s to check out the wooden boats and has become a part of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat renaissance and culture. He is a master spar maker and boat builder.
In this interview, Tipton discusses how he got to Port Townsend and his work there for the last 40+ years.
HOWB 205 – Interview | Tiffany & Bruce Halabisky’s 11 Year Voyage on Atkin Designed Gaff Cutter Vixen
06/07/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
Today’s podcast is an interview I did with Tiffany and Bruce Halabisky during the 2017 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Tiffany & Bruce spent 11 years sailing around the world on their 34ʹ Atkin designed gaff cutter Vixen. During the voyage they had 2 daughters (Solianna and Seffa Jane) and the time of their life. Tune in and have fun with this story!
HOWB 204 – Interview | Simeon Baldwin & Dale Simonson – Lessons Learned, DNF 2017 R2AK Due to Taking on Water & Rough Seas
22/06/2026 | 1h 19 mins.
Today’s podcast is an interview I did with Simeon Baldwin and Dale Simonson during the 2017 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend Washington. Simeon and Dale both own SCAMP micro sailboats. They entered the R2AK first leg in 2017 and had to call the Coast Guard and be rescued due to one crew approaching hypothermia, and also to the SCAMP taking on water (due to a leaking bilge seal). We discuss the entire adventure and the lessons they learned from this harrowing adventure.
HOWB 203 – Interview | Kelvin Dietz on Pygmy Kayaks, Datsun 510s, 1973 GMC Motorhome
15/06/2026 | 46 mins.
Today’s podcast is an interview I did with Kelvin Dietz, at the 2017 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend Washington. Kelvin and I met through my podcast a few years back. He has built 2 beautiful pygmy kayaks and loves vintage motorhomes and Datsun 510s. We had a great conversation about all these topics!

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This podcast is 110% dedicated to celebrating the art, craft, history, tradition and romance of wooden boats around the world. Season 1 will include all 217 episodes I recorded (and previously published) between 2011 and 2018.

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