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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Japanese cargo ship to load tons of logs this week

The 580-foot Japanese cargo ship IVS Kwaito will moor to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 on…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles craftsman adds teak handiwork to classic yacht

Platypus Marine Inc. has had a celebrity of sorts in its Commander Building at Marine Drive and Cedar…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Sailboat blown off anchor again

Esther Marie, the 46-foot sailboat that has been anchored in the west end of Port Angeles Harbor for…

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ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: Gale warnings taken seriously

While writing this column Friday morning, it started raining a bunch, so I logged on to my favorite…

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DAVID G. SELLARS’ ON THE WATERFRONT: Historic destroyer Turner Joy a Bremeton museum

In the waning days of summer, I had a hankering to get back to my maritime roots and…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Oil spill boat getting outfitted in Port Angeles

NRC Quest has been moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 1 South since the first week…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Lots of history in that wooden boat

At the beginning of last week, Ian McLeod of Shelton moored his boat, Ranger 7, in the Port…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Ill-fated boat back in water, plans to be returned to Port Angeles

Fred and Megan Rodolf, owners of the Alaskan tour boat Lu-Lu Belle who winter in Port Angeles, are…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Aboard those log ships, process takes lots of skill — and chain

In the waning hours of daylight on Wednesday, Global Standard eased off the Port of Port Angeles’ T-Pier…

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ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: A beautiful yacht visits Port Angeles yard

California’s San Joaquin Valley is often called “the food basket of the world.” The summer’s hot sun is…

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ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: Port Hadlock master of wooden boat-building teaches in Ireland

For more than 30 years, the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock has been teaching techniques…

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ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS: A classic gets a face lift in Port Townsend boatyard

In early June, Charles Martin, who operates the Water Limousine from John Wayne Marina, called to let me…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Pusher tug, barge stop by en route to Alaska

Two parts that become one pulled into the Port of Port Angeles last week to end a six-week…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: An original Boeing that never leaves the ground [**Gallery**]

The name Boeing is synonymous with the aircraft industry. Yet tethered to the end of F Float in…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: An unusual way to spend a birthday

In the late 1700s, Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury, pressed the case to Congress of…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Tug has a bit of a weight problem

ONE OF THE past week’s visitors to Platypus Marine Inc. on the Port Angeles waterfront was the Navy…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: MV Coho-sized private yacht visits Port Angeles Harbor

She was the talk of the town for a while Friday afternoon. Attessa IV, which by any measure…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Look for a triumphant return in the fall

The saga of Capt. Fred Rodolf’s and his wife, Megan’s, misadventure last May aboard their 75-foot Alaskan tour…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Don’t let the caboose fool you — it’s a haven of naval memorabilia

Nestled away under a canopy of trees on the North Olympic Peninsula is X-246. Although it has the…

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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Visiting yacht has fascinating pedigree

Puget Sound Pilots brought the Panamanian-flagged expedition yacht, Alucia, into Port Angeles Harbor and took her to a…