Womancake Magazine

Womancake Magazine

The Waterfront Women of Port Townsend

Our Travel Columnist finds a living history of mighty sea-faring women in a small ocean town.

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Jennifer Silva Redmond
Mar 12, 2025
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BIG Pacific Northwest energy! The beautiful Port Townsend beach and trail.

I loved Port Townsend the first minute I set foot in it. Part of that might have been the hype that came from decades of hearing about this waterfront town that celebrates wooden boats and boat building in general. All the way back in Baja California in my very first year of saili…

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Author of Honeymoon at Sea, freelance book editor, writing instructor, and sailor.
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