Mission

The mission of the Northwest Maritime Center is to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery.

What is the Northwest Maritime Center?

The Northwest Maritime Center is a campus and gathering place on the waterfront in Port Townsend that in addition to providing its own unique educational programs for school-aged youth as well as continuing education for adults, hosts a variety of events and classes produced by other organizations.

It is home to:

The Wooden Boat Foundation and Wooden Boat Festival
The Wooden Boat Chandlery & Café
Conference rooms, classrooms, and meeting spaces available for hosting your event.
The Boatshop 
The H.W. McCurdy Library