Watch inspiring live presentations…
and take advantage of the rare opportunity to get your questions answered by these remarkable boaters from around the world.
Friday, Feb. 20th – 21:00 UTC (1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST in the US)
Highlights from a Legendary Life of Adventure
with Lin Pardey
Lin Pardey is one of the most influential sailors and writers of our time. With hundreds of thousands of ocean miles sailed and many beloved books and videos, Lin has helped inspire countless adventurers to go simple, go small, and go now.
Saturday, Feb. 21st – 17:00 UTC (9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST in the US)
10,000 Miles in a Jon Boat?!
with Robert Youens
Robert Youens has taken open-boat adventuring to a new level. North America’s premier cruising adventures like the Inside Passage, Northwest Passage, and Great Loop usually inspire large, stout, and comfortable craft choices… but Robert has done all three of those routes solo in a jon boat! His next goal is to break the Great Loop elapsed time record with a partner.
Saturday, Feb. 21st – 21:00 UTC (1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST in the US)
Inside Gannon & Benjamin’s Restoration of MAH JONG
with Ross Gannon, Brad Abbott, and the Crew
Gannon and Benjamin have established one of the world’s premier wooden boat yards, combining excellence in design, building, and restoration. They’ll take us inside their 2017 restoration of the 1956 Sparkman & Stephens yawl MAH JONG, which soon after won Classic Boat Magazine’s award Best Restoration Over 40′ as well as the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta.
Sunday, Feb. 22nd – 17:00 UTC (9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST in the US)
My Life with Wharram Catamarans
with Hanneke Boon
Now the head of James Wharram Designs, Hanneke Boon started building and sailing Polynesian catamarans at the age of 14. Along the way she’s sailed tens of thousands of ocean miles and has drawn the majority of the Wharram Boatbuilding Plans since the ’70s, known as some of the clearest boatbuilding instruction plans ever produce. She’ll share stories from her fascinating life and the widespread culture their catamarans have inspired.
Sunday, Feb. 22nd – 21:00 UTC (1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST in the US)
Photography from Puget Sound’s Golden Age
with Richard Gray
Kenny Ollar spent over half of the 20th century speeding across the Salish Sea taking photos during the “golden age of yachting” in the Pacific Northwest, from sailing and hydroplane races to cruises and celebrations. Richard Gray – artist, photographer, and professor – is in the midst of a massive project digitizing the Ollar collection at the Gig Harbor Boatshop and will walk us through this unparalleled documentation of the explosion of boating in the Pacific Northwest.