HOWB 129 – Interview | Pete Leenhouts, Exec. Director of NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, Port Hadlock, WA - 04.17.14

Today’s podcast episode is an interview with Pete Leenhouts of Port Ludlow, WA who is the Executive Director of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock, WA.

Pete is a retired career U.S. Navy Officer, and was the Captain of a Wooden Mine Sweeper for several years. After retiring, Pete moved to the Port Townsend area, enrolled in the Boat School and took all three boatbuilding courses – Contemporary Construction, Traditional Small Craft, and lastly Traditional Large Craft.

Pete has written numerous articles about and for the School, is an avid photographer (of wooden boats especially!) and before becoming the Executive Director, served on the Board of the School. Leenhouts is very passionate about the mission and purpose of the school and in his “spare” time, works on building a Bolger Clam Skiff in his garage at home.