Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.
Today was a big moment for our shop, seven years in the making. In the company of our family, close friends, and local tradespeople, WESTERN FLYER was gently lowered into the water. It was touching to hear from original builder Martin Petrich's family members, as they blessed and officially rechristened the boat. She will be towed to Seattle on Thursday where the next stage of the restoration will begin at Snow Boat Building. A public ceremony will be held in the future, for all our friends and supporters near and far. We will be posting more photos of the launch, and progress over the years in the coming days. Fair winds and following seas WESTERN FLYER!
This boat gained popularity from being featured in John Steinbeck's "The Sea of Cortez," and after many long hard years, including multiple sinkings, the boat has a new life ahead.
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