Join us for Wooden Boat Festival's 'Ask an Expert' Winter Series!

Eight interviews, demos, and videos followed by Q&As

All events take place 6:00–7:30 PM (PST)

When it’s cold and COVID outside join us online for this unique Zoom experience with many of your favorite experts across the country and all over the world! In 8 Zoom sessions, we'll visit with friends on the east and west coasts, pop down to Mexico and Costa Rica, and over to New Zealand. Enjoy interviews, demos, and videos with time to ask your burning questions from the comfort of your home.

Purchase a series pass for $30 and get access to all the content on-demand through April 15!

Individual session tickets ($5.99/each) have access to the live session only, no on-demand viewing.

All sales are final.

Only one ticket needed per household!

Make it a gift!

Gift a pass to a special boat lover in your live. Gift tickets must be purchased separately from your own ticket; please complete a separate checkout process and input the recipient's information instead of your own.

Schedule:

Jan 6, 6-7:30 PM (PST): Up Close & Personal with Lin Pardey

Join Lin Pardey back at home in New Zealand covering the America’s Cup, Larry’s memorial, and planning her next sailing trip.

Jan 20, 6-7:30 PM (PST): Douglas Brooks: Building a Boat the Japanese Way

A look into the inside world of Japanese boatbuilding and the apprentice system: learning silently, no written plans, secrets, and the differences between Eastern and Western techniques.

Feb 3, 6-7:30 PM (PST): Behan & Jamie Gifford: Pandemic Cruising in Mexico

Free to move about! Currently in Mexico, Behan and Jamie share knowledge for cruising during the pandemic.

Feb 17, 6-7:30 PM (PST): Chris Chase & Susan Shillinglaw: Behind the Scenes of the Western Flyer Project

Behind the scenes of the Western Flyer: the charming backstory about the bandsaw that built the boat twice, partnering with surfboard builders, and more.

Mar 3, 6-7:30 PM (PST): Andy Steward & Paul Bieker: Designing a Performance Daysailer

From concept to sailing in one year—Paul Bieker of Bieker Boats and Andy Steward of Emerald Marine take you through the process.

Mar 17, 6-7:30 PM (PST): Ernie Baird & Diana Talley: Estimation and Precision in Boatbuilding

When to go fast and when to go slow. Ernie and Diana share their boatbuilding wisdom and experience: when you can estimate and when precision is imperative and non-negotiable.

Mar 31, 6-7:30 PM (PST): John Welsford: Turning a Dream Into Reality

All about boat design—from working up a design brief to translating that into plans to produce a craft that will fit the clients needs and resources.

Apr 7, 6-7:30 PM (PST): Danielle Doggett: Ceiba: Building a Cargo Ship in the Jungles of Costa Rica

The amazing story of building Ceiba: carbon-neutral shipping, sustainability, and making the world a better place.

Purchase the a series pass for $30 and get access to all the content on-demand through April 15!

Individual session tickets ($5.99/each) have access to the live session only, no on-demand viewing.