HOWB 038 – 2012 Pocket Yacht Palooza Interviews: Marty Loken, Lee Bjorkland, Pete Leenhouts - 06.07.12

This week’s show is 3 interviews I did while at the 1st Annual Port Townsend Pocket Yacht Palooza in May. First up is Marty Loken of the Island Boat Shop in Nordland, WA. Marty is one passionate guy and shares his thoughts on the first Palooza, his personal boats, and what’s happening at his boat shop these days.

The second interview is with Lee Bjorklund. Lee talks about his sloop OPUS – an 18.5ʹ Wee Seal MK II design by Iain Oughtred. This is a gorgeous lapstrake double ended sloop rig he sails in Puget Sound. Lee also talks about the the Dragon Boat Racing he does thru the Seattle Flying Dragon club. These boats are 42ʹ long, hold 20 paddlers, a steersman and drummer, and can pull a water skier (for a short distance).

The final interview is with Pete Leenhouts of the NW School of Wooden Boat Building. Pete is the interim director at the school, is building a Bolger Clam Skiff, and talks about his 3 decades in the Navy aboard wooden mine sweeping boats.

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Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan over and out :D

 

PS  Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago - some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are outdated and no longer valid.