Margie moved to Port Townsend when she was 3 years old. There’ve been a lot of changes since then. She met her life-long best friend Donna, in first grade, at the same time as her future husband Glenn who was in second grade. In 1962, the Ab

Jim Tolpin

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 21m

Jim Tolpin is a renowned woodworker and author. He grew up in Western Massachusetts, and after getting a degree in geology, found that he preferred working with wood rather than rocks. Early on, he got to know the famous boat builder and design

Dick McCurdy

Jul 10th, 2023 1h 48m

Dick McCurdy always just wanted to be on the water. He grew up in Port Townsend, WA, sailing and racing with friends. At the University of Washington he was captain of the sailing team. After finishing graduate school he bought the bare hull of

Bill Nance

Apr 24th, 2023 1h 43m

Bill Nance is only the second known person to ever sail alone around the world via the three great capes from west to east, which he did between 1962 and 1965. The book, The Circumnavigators, says he was "...one of the boldest and most competen

Diana Talley

Mar 15th, 2023 1h 8m

This is Maritime Voices - I’m your host Jim Heumann. In this interview I will be speaking with Diana Talley. Diana believes that she may hold the world’s record for throwing up at sea after getting pregnant on a 106-day engineless non-stop voy

Sean Rankins

Mar 5th, 2023 1h 33m

Sean is a sail maker and the owner, with his wife Inger, of Northwest Sails & Canvas in Port Hadlock, Washington. He grew up in Southern California and started working for North Sails in San Diego in the late 70’s. He went on to open lofts an

Leif Knutsen

Nov 20th, 2022 1h 21m

Leif was born in 1943 and grew up in Connecticut and Oregon. He got first got involved with boats while living on the Columbia River in his youth. He spent a number of summers in Alaska fishing and fixing boats, and some time working at Fisherm

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