Located in historic downtown port townsend, our facilities include meeting and event spaces that can be configured to accommodate a wide range of groups–from small meetings to large celebrations. our boat shop also offers instruction on wooden boat building. build a sailboat, a kayak or learn new techniques from our expert shipwrights. The wooden boat festival is a part of the northwest maritime center, whose mission is to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery.. Sales generated at the wooden boat chandlery support the northwest maritime center, located in port townsend, washington. our mission is “to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery.".