The official launch of the Atkins Sprites! The Boatbuilding class of 2025-2026 launched three small boats on graduation day - boats they started from scratch and completed during their school year while learning on larger projects in the shops. Two of these were Atkins-designed skiffs. Instructor Orrin led the build of the green one and Instructor Korey led the build of the white one. The green one is the one with the experimental stabilizers; students said they noticed a slight improvement in it’s performance. 🎥 Kim Carver #boatbuilding #tradeschool #olympicpeninsula #woodenboat #skifflife

ROXY LOU has splashed! Students, interns, staff, faculty, board members and family of the owners came out yesterday to celebrate achievements by everyone involved with this project. Owners Jim and Linda told us they named the boat after a favorite cat that they dearly miss, and Bruce got a little teary-eyed talking about this final launch before retirement. Thanks to everyone who joined. ❤️ ROXY LOU is a Doug Hylan design called The Bowler. It was built by students and interns with faculty assistance from 2023-2026. 🎥 Kim Carver & Cooper Rooks #hylanboats #boatbuilding #woodenboat #boatlife #porttownsend

That tumblehome 🥵 #porttownsend #woodenboat #woodenboats #woodworking #boatbuilding

A new career can start with a fun and supportive yet challenging learning experience. You have the rest of your lives to become old salts. ❤️ 🎥 Kim Carver #tradeschool #woodenboat #boatbuilding #carpentry #woodworking

Shout out to Danny Milholland, @theproductionalliance crew, and those who started the Annual Boatyard BBQ tradition. It’s a great little end-of-summer celebration for our local marine trades professionals and their families. ❤️ 🎥 Kim Carver #boatyardlife #boatyard #porttownsend #shipyardlife #lifeonthehard

NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding Marine Systems instructor Evan explains what makes the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival great. ❤️ 🎥 Kim Carver #porttownsend #woodenboat #boatlife #tradeschool #olympicpeninsula

Boatbuilding Program instructor Korey Ruben giving a presentation alongside assistant Waylon Ruben. Don’t worry, Waylon’s proximity to @westsystemepoxy while in the womb turned him into a laminating prodigy. Stop by Sunday for Korey’s demo! 🎥 Kim Carver

The annual Boat School / Off Center Harbor Festival Happy Hour was the place to be this evening 📸🍻🤩 📸 Kim Carver

Cooper Rooks, a Marine Systems instructor at the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, talks about how to set up marine electrical systems using Victron products at the largest wooden boat festival in North America. 🎥 Kim Carver #victron