By car

From Seattle: I-5 north to WA-104 (the Hood Canal Bridge), then west across the Hood Canal Bridge, then north on WA-19 to Port Townsend. About two and a half hours on a clear weekday afternoon, longer on summer Fridays. Once in Port Townsend, take Sims Way west to the Boat Haven; the marine-trades entrance is at the south end, marked by the harbormaster's office. Park in the long-term lot at the east end of the yard (no charge for customers) and walk to Shop 7 along the marked pedestrian route.

By ferry and transit

From Seattle by ferry: take the Washington State Ferries Seattle–Bainbridge route, then drive (or take Kitsap Transit) west to Bainbridge–Suquamish–Hood Canal Bridge–Port Townsend. About two and a half hours. From Whidbey Island: take the WSF Coupeville–Port Townsend ferry, which docks at the Port Townsend ferry terminal a six-minute walk from the Boat Haven (across Sims Way, past the harbormaster's office). The ferry runs roughly hourly in summer, less in winter.

Local transit: Jefferson Transit runs the Route 1 bus through downtown Port Townsend; the closest stop to the Boat Haven is the Sims Way / Boatyard stop, a three-minute walk to the shop. From the bus stop, walk east along the boatyard fence-line and turn into the marine-trades entrance.

By bike

The Olympic Discovery Trail runs through Port Townsend with a marked spur to the Boat Haven. The bike rack is at the harbormaster's office; the route to Shop 7 from the rack is signed.

By boat

If you are bringing the boat to us, call ahead to the Port harbormaster at (360) 385-0656 for a haul-out slot at the Travelift. The Port maintains a 150-foot, 330-ton Marine Travelift on a working schedule that fills up early in the spring. Once hauled, the Port will set you on a hardstand block in the yard; we will come to the boat. We do not have a separate slip for delivery; the haul-out is the delivery.

If you are a first-time visitor to the boatyard: there are rules. The active Travelift zone (the painted yellow area around the lift pit) is restricted to operators, the boat's owner, and the trades working on the boat. Casual foot traffic is not permitted in the zone. The pedestrian route to Shop 7 from the yard's east entrance bypasses the Travelift zone entirely; please use it. The harbormaster's office can give you a yellow visitor's vest if you need to be in the active yard for any reason; the vest is required.

The shop's bay door is the entrance for boat-side work. The office door, around the corner to the east, is the entrance for everyone else. Both doors are unlocked during working hours. If both doors are locked — meaning we are out at a customer's boat in the yard — the office whiteboard outside the office door has a daily who-is-where note; check it and call the relevant crew member's extension at (360) 385-6211.

Children are welcome at the shop and in the yard. Children under 12 in the active Travelift zone must be hand-held by a parent at all times. Apprentices welcome, too — if you are a 1st–4th period plumbing apprentice with an interest in marine work, the apprentice path through the shop is described on the Careers page. — J.H., Drydock Foreman.