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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: What happens to logs exported from Port Angeles [**GALLERY**]
Astoria Bay moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ T-Pier on Friday. At 610 feet long, she is…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Neah Bay charter boat undergoing refurbishing in Port Angeles
Westport Shipyard has been a staple within the boat-building industry for nearly 60 years. For a decade or…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Ex-forestry boat has a storied past
I SPENT TIME last week with Frank Balch aboard his boat, Douglas Fir II, that is moored near…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: How to flip a 10,000-pound boat hull
I recently visited Lee Shore Boats at its new facility on Edgewood Drive on Port Angeles’ west side…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Hadlock wooden-boat building school reaches back into history
I ventured to the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock on Wednesday to meet with its…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Classic yacht stirs memories for Sequim man
It was a reunion of sorts for John Coulson of Sequim. He drove by Platypus Marine’s yard on…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Yachts transported on decks of cargo ships
Thanks and a tip of the bosun’s cap to Bill Shannon of New Tripoli, Pa., a wind sailor…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: MV Coho starts annual maintenance break today
This morning’s sailing of the 342-foot-long vehicle-passenger ferry MV Coho from Port Angeles to Victoria’s Inner Harbour will…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Farewell to a true waterfront character
FEWER than two months after celebrating his 90th birthday with family and friends, retired Navy Chief Petty Officer…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: A classic getting a new bottom
Stewart Hoagland, a shipwright who works for Platypus Marine — the full-service shipyard, yacht-repair facility and steel-boat manufacturer…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Stalwart of North Olympic Peninsula boating mourned
I was saddened to learn that Terri Hertzberg lost his valiant battle with cancer last month. Terri was…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Catching up in the boat yards
I SPENT MUCH of my day Thursday visiting folks along the Port Angeles waterfront, trying to get a…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles Harbor logs loaded on huge barge
EDITOR’S NOTE: Maritime columnist David G. Sellars returns to On the Waterfront today after a three-month hiatus to…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Safety course adds water to its curriculum
The North Olympic Sail and Power Squadron, a local unit of the U.S. Power Squadron, is an organization…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Couple’s boat home getting once-over in Port Angeles
I sat down last week with Raymond Walker whose boat, Wave Walker, has been stowed in the Commander…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Maritime curiosity knows no boundaries
My wife and I spent much of the latter part of August in Victoria. However, just because there…
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ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: Business brisk for Port Angeles repairer-manufacturer
Platypus Marine, the full-service shipyard, yacht-repair facility and steel-boat manufacturer on Marine Drive in Port Angeles, hauled out…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Officially derelict sailboat cut up in pieces
The 46-foot sailboat that had been anchored in the west end of Port Angeles Harbor for the better…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Tanker gets technical going-over in Port Angeles
It’s always nice to see ships at the Port of Port Angeles’ terminals. For the better part of…
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: A swap meet for mariners
It’s almost time for the Port Angeles Yacht Club’s annual Marine Swap Meet, one of the North Olympic…