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
Conference rooms, classrooms, and meeting spaces available for hosting your event.
The Pilothouse
The Boatshop 
The H.W. McCurdy Library