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Tom and Suzy Davies came up for a few days so we showed them
around Port Townsend. With more than fifty turn of the century homes, this
little town is a showcase of old world craftsmanship. Many of these large well
kept homes were built for wealthy sea captains and merchants.
Everything here embraces what the town was originally; one of
the most important sea ports on the west coast. The ghosts of old sailors from
wooden ships with square sails anchored out from the beach are at home here,
they are familiar with the old homes, buildings and seafaring work still being
done in some of those old buildings.
We visited the sail loft where people were busy making sails for
various vessels. How many sail makers do you know? Shoes were not allowed here,
the wood floors are as smooth as glass, so as to not snag the fabric. We
watched intently as they hand stitched ropes, gussets and all sorts of things I
could not begin to describe. Everyone was so nice and patient with us as they explained
the art of sail making; sails are not just flat, they have surfaces like wings
on an airplane.
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