David G. Sellars

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: How your boat parked in your driveway could be a target

THIS IS THE time of year when most recreational boaters -- except diehard winter crabbers and hearty wind sailors -- have their boats out of… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Sequim Bay Yacht Club to install 2011 bridge

THE SEQUIM BAY Yacht Club will welcome its incoming bridge for 2011 on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at John Wayne Marina. Jim Jones… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: The way mariners measure winds

THE HIGH WINDS that buffeted our area last week caused surprisingly little damage along the Port Angeles waterfront. Down on the Port of Port Angeles'… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Coast Guard art displayed in Port Townsend

THE COAST GUARD has a wonderful collection of art that offers a window into its multiple missions of search and rescue operations, domestic and international… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Garth Foss helps guard Strait of Juan de Fuca

GARTH FOSS, THE green and white tug that is as common a sight in the Strait of Juan de Fuca as the pilot boats, oil… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: MV Coho has chance encounter with its look-alike

EVER WONDER WHAT it would be like to turn a corner -- and come face to face with your look-alike? The Port Angeles-based MV Coho… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Plenty to learn about off the water, too

IT'S FALL, AND the end of the recreational boating season looms on the horizon. And that means boaters have more land time to bone up… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Tuna entrepreneur sets up a dockside ‘shop’

PRINCESS, A 42-FOOT fiberglass commercial troller is moored in slip N-4 on the west side of the Port Angeles Boat Haven. For the next eight… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Metal-boat builder busy in Port Angeles

IT'S WOODEN-BOAT weekend, but the metal variety is making tracks, too. Armstrong Marine, the aluminum-boat fabricator whose plant is adjacent to the racetrack midway between… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Sequim Bay Yacht Club preparing for 19th hospice regatta

SEQUIM BAY YACHT Club is sponsoring its 19th annual Reach for Hospice sailboat race on Saturday, Sept. 18. During the past 18 years of the… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Sleek, little wooden speedboat based on 1951 plans

THE TIME IS nigh to mark calendars for the 34th annual Wooden Boat Festival, which will be held Sept. 10-12 in Port Townsend. This year's… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Metal boat festival coming to Port Angeles

IT'S THE 23RD annual Metal Boat Society boat festival, but it's the second consecutive one at City Pier and The Landing mall in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: ATB comes to Port Angeles for repairs

THE ARTICULATED TUG and barge (ATB) Corpus Christi and her barge, Petrochem Supplier, moored to the Port of Port Angeles' Terminal 3 last Wednesday. The… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Climbing aboard ships in Strait part of Pilots’ risky business (***Gallery***)

PUGET SOUND PILOTS and their orange and white boats going to and from large ships transiting the Strait of Juan de Fuca has been a… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Boat manufacturer’s move to Port Angeles complete

LEE SHORE BOATS, an aluminum-boat manufacturer which has been building boats in Port Townsend for more than 25 years, recently moved its production facilities to… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Westport’s new prototype cutter special

WESTPORT SHIPYARD, THE builder of beautiful yachts, moored its newest vessel to the company's slip in the Port Angeles Boat Haven last weekend. But it's… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Puget Sound Pilots steer big ships with a lot of bravery

THANKS AND A tip of the bosun's cap to Glenn A. Harper of Port Angeles, a Navy veteran of the Korean War, whose curiosity about… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Some simple tips for happy boating

BOATING SEASON IS in full swing, and with the recreational crab season opening up next week, even more boaters will be on the water setting… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Huge oil tanker to get once-over in Port Angeles

ONE OF THE behemoths which transport crude from Alaska to the Puget Sound area, Polar Endeavour, will dock at the Port of Port Angeles' Terminal… Continue reading

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Townsend maritime center to host vital mariner classes

THE NORTHWEST MARITIME Center and Wooden Boat Foundation in Port Townsend will be hosting three classes later this month that can make or break an… Continue reading