Boating News in Point Judith, RI

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Century-Old Halibut Schooners Restored in Port Townsend

10/22/2024 by Param Bhatia

By Michael Crowley. The boatyard many fishermen who ply the waters of the Pacific Northwest or Alaska in wooden boats choose for maintenance and repairs is Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op in Port Townsend, Wash. At the yard this September, several wooden halibut schooners had been hauled out awaiting work this fall. Among them… SEE MORE

Outer Fall built by John's Bay Boat Company

Boat of the Month: Outer Fall

10/20/2024 by Param Bhatia

By Paul Molyneaux The first time I ever saw Jimmy Tripp was in late 1982. Jimmy had his boat, the Day Star, loaded with big wooden Anderson traps and was heading offshore. It was snowing and the flakes vanished in the water of Spruce Head harbor. Tripp had his head sticking out… SEE MORE