Project News & Presentations

Finding Pax: Women in the wooden boat world

2008-08-14T15:53:07Z

Meet Kaci and see her presentation at the 2008 Wooden Boat Festival Marina Room. No charge once inside the gate. To purchase tickets to the Wooden Boat festival, go to http://www.woodenboat.org/festival.

About Kaci: WBF Program Description
Circumnavigator, author, NWMC & WBF managing director & Festival director, Kaci resisted owning a boat for a decade, even with the extreme temptations crossing her path every day at the Wooden Boat Foundation. In August 2007, she succumbed to an almost 70 year old Danish double-ender named Pax. In 11 months of restoration, peace (pax in latin) is redefined.

9/5/08 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Marina Room
Presenter(s): Kaci Cronkhite

Find out more about Talks & Demonstrations at the Wooden Boat Festival.

Keynote Speaker at Jefferson Community School

2008-06-12T04:35:52Z

Tonight, Kaci Cronkhite presented Woman of the Wind, with a focus on Eleanor Roosevelt's famous quote "You must do the thing you think you cannot do" for the graduates and matriculates of Jefferson Community School. In addition to slides from the sail around the world, Kaci encouraged the graduates to "dare to do" in more ways than just travel. Dare to travel with your family. Dare to stay calm in dangerous situations. Dare to help people when you don't know their language. Dare to go. Dare to do. Dare to live this way right here in PT, anywhere in the world, or both. It was obvious from the many impressive speeches given by teachers and student, that JCS mission is being accomplished and that these kids, their teachers and their parents "dare to do". "It was an honor to be part of their celebration and to see William Bennett and Phoebe Reid, among other students whose parents I know, reach such impressive milestones and have such tremendous opportunity ahead."

A Life of Pax

2008-05-13T15:11:04Z

Wednesday, May 28 from 11:30 to 1:00, Kaci will discuss the mystery, some stories, show photos and welcome people onboard Pax, her 28' Danish spidsgatter built in 1936. The free presentation is part of Wooden Boat Wednesday, a free demonstration and lecture series in the Wooden Boat Chandlery. To find out about other WBW, go to www.woodenboat.org.

Cronkhite speaks at Port Townsend Chamber lunch

2008-04-25T02:31:45Z

Wooden Boat Festival Director Kaci Cronkhite talks about ways the largest festival in Port Townsend and Jefferson County can and does work with local, national and international businesses. With a playful comparison to a song from the musical Oklahoma, Cronkhite shows how festivals and business "should be friends". Instead of festival crowds being a hardship, local businesses have creatively worked with us to exponentially leverage the branding and potential profits from this iconic Port Townsend event. This lunchtime presentation takes place at Fort Worden Commons, April 14.

Pax ready for winter on-the-hard

2007-11-24T21:35:46Z

After a flurry of work by shipwright Diana Talley, apprentice Amy Schaub, and the crews at Sea Marine, I'm now working away in solitude - planning, installing, testing, thinking, ticking off one small item on the perennial list of To Dos. We've decided to leave Pax on the hard at Sea Marine until February when we'll hope the weather will be kind enough to let us launch to a slip at Point Hudson.

If you're curious how we're doing, send an email. Or check in on the Spidsgatter Pax gallery for photos with captions, when I can get my fingers clean enough for the keyboard!

Northwest Maritime Center goes to bid

2007-11-19T21:24:24Z

With unanimous approval and applause, the Northwest Maritime Center and Wooden Boat Foundation boards voted to go forward with the construction bid announcement on January 28, 2008. Stan Cummings, Executive Director and David King, Board President are available to answer questions from news media, members and general public through December.

Pax Hauled and Ready for Ask a Shipwright

2007-08-26T13:47:31Z

One day after her arrival in the US, Pax was hauled by the travel lift at Sea (former Fleet) Marine in Point Hudson, Port Townsend. The 5-ton 28' wooden boat was hauled

Wooden Boat Festival Presentation: Women Circumnavigators

2007-07-29T18:28:59Z

Kaci Cronkhite will present at the 31st Wooden Boat Festival, Saturday, September 8 at 3:30 in the Marina Room. One of 50 faculty presenters

Grand Marshal for Port Townsend's Oldest Festival

2007-06-09T13:16:39Z

In May 2007, I served as Grand Marshal of the 74th Rhodendron Festival Parade, the oldest festival in Port Townsend. This year's theme was "Sail Away" and according to Patrick Sullivan, editor of the Port Townsend Leader, "Kaci Cronkhite's maritime education leadership role" earned the nod from the selection committee.

Wooden Boats of Tasmania

2007-03-28T18:57:41Z

Kaci presents "Maritime Tasmania", about her visit to to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Shipwrights Point Boat School (now called Australian Wooden Boat Centre), the Livign Boat Trust and the Huon Pine World Heritage site. 7:00-8:30 pm. There is no cost to attend the presentation or any other Wooden Boat Wednesday evening programs at Cupola House, 380 Jefferson Street in Port Townsend.

Billed as "an island off an island", Tasmania