Kids 5 and younger can try the Bumblebee Sailboat at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival on Sept 10-12. It's free and sign-up is at the pool. More details are on the Wooden Boat Festival website.
For those of you near Port Townsend, the Boat Festival is a great way to see a huge number of classic, innovative and beautiful wooden boats, as well as attend presentations and there's even hands-on activities for kids. They've got tall ships, vintage and modern wooden boats, racing schooners, and more. There are over 100 presentations on three outdoor stages and four indoors stages. There's a wealth of wooden boat knowledge from all over the world. It's an amazing weekend and if you can go, you should.
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