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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Cargo ship takes a ‘Tern’ in Port Angeles

MV American Tern spent the week moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3. The 521-foot ship…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Classic boat getting high-tech scan for Library of Congress immortality

Lillian S, a 100-year-old wooden boat moored to the end of “N” float in Port Angeles Boat Haven…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Vessel awaits tide for haul-out to assess damage

In November 1976, Capt. Fred Rodolf purchased a Kelly hull in the Grays Harbor County town of Westport,…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles’ log exports already exceed forecasts

Sun Ruby, a 580-foot log ship, spent the week at the Port of Port Angeles T-Pier taking on…

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ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: Port Angeles crew assisting with big radar job

IN WHAT WAS the tallest vessel to come up the Strait of Juan de Fuca in many years,…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Ketch departs Peninsula for educational effort in South Pacific

Moored to the end tie of C/D float in the Port Angeles Boat Haven marina is a topsail…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Cargo ship comes in, goes out, comes in …

The Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Port Botany came in, went out and came in again, all because of a…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Classic tug in Port Townsend for storm damage repair

I spent time recently at the Port Townsend Boat Haven with Dee and Sara Meek. They are overseeing…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: The view from the log ship

THE VIEW FROM one of the log ships that visit the Port of Port Angeles is certainly different…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: It’s almost spring, so can a boat show be far behind?

Today is the first day of spring — when a recreational boater’s fancy turns to thoughts of summer…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: What’s in your boating first aid kit, anyway?

Boating enthusiasts and neophyte mariners alike are invited to attend the monthly meeting Monday night of the North…

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DAVID G. SELLARS’ ON THE WATERFRONT COLUMN: Port Angeles-built dive-assist boat to join 5th Fleet

Armstrong Marine, the aluminum boat fabricator located between Port Angeles and Sequim known primarily for its expertise in…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT COLUMN: Yacht testiment to good work done in PA

This morning, long before most of us even wanted to contemplate rolling out of bed, Westport Shipyard was…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Fishing boat repaired in Port Angeles has notorious past, better future

A COMMERCIAL FISHING vessel sitting on the hard at Platypus Marine in Port Angeles is about to get…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Centenarian gets new life in Port Angeles

IN 1912, WOODROW Wilson was elected the 28th president of the United States, the Model T was being…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Attendance limited in symposium in Port Townsend next month

THE NORTHWEST MARITIME Center’s first-ever Spring Boating Symposium will be held March 18-20 at its beautiful complex at…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: North Peninsula well represented at boat show

THE SEATTLE BOAT Show, held simultaneously at the Qwest Field Event Center and South Lake Union, wrapped up…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Card now required to operate a power boat

NOW THAT WE’RE all settled in for winter, it is a good time to dispense with some of…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Two big tankers repaired in Port Angeles

OVERSEAS MARTINEZ, A 600-foot petroleum products carrier, is moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ T-Pier. Straits Marine…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Westport touts yachts at Saudi boat show

WESTPORT SHIPYARD, BUILDER of those 164-foot mega-yachts at its plant on Marine Drive in Port Angeles, has sent…