In this episode, we’re joined by Blaise Holly, a commercial fisherman turned shipwright, now the owner of Haven Boatworks in Port Townsend, Washington. Blaise grew up back east, studied literature at Middlebury, and detoured through Mystic Seaport to help build the topsail schooner Amistad before spending years fishing salmon and halibut aboard the 48-foot FV Alaska. For the past 19 years, he’s been at Haven, first on the tools, then leading the crew — and since 2022, he’s owned the yar...
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In this episode, we’re joined by Blaise Holly, a commercial fisherman turned shipwright, now the owner of Haven Boatworks in Port Townsend, Washington. Blaise grew up back east, studied literature at Middlebury, and detoured through Mystic Seaport to help build the topsail schooner Amistad before spending years fishing salmon and halibut aboard the 48-foot FV Alaska. For the past 19 years, he’s been at Haven, first on the tools, then leading the crew — and since 2022, he’s owned the yar...
Ep #4 - Blaise Holly: From the Fishing Grounds to the Yard—What Wooden Boats Give Back
Beyond the Boat
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Ep #4 - Blaise Holly: From the Fishing Grounds to the Yard—What Wooden Boats Give Back
In this episode, we’re joined by Blaise Holly, a commercial fisherman turned shipwright, now the owner of Haven Boatworks in Port Townsend, Washington. Blaise grew up back east, studied literature at Middlebury, and detoured through Mystic Seaport to help build the topsail schooner Amistad before spending years fishing salmon and halibut aboard the 48-foot FV Alaska. For the past 19 years, he’s been at Haven, first on the tools, then leading the crew — and since 2022, he’s owned the yar...
Beyond the Boat
In this episode, we’re joined by Blaise Holly, a commercial fisherman turned shipwright, now the owner of Haven Boatworks in Port Townsend, Washington. Blaise grew up back east, studied literature at Middlebury, and detoured through Mystic Seaport to help build the topsail schooner Amistad before spending years fishing salmon and halibut aboard the 48-foot FV Alaska. For the past 19 years, he’s been at Haven, first on the tools, then leading the crew — and since 2022, he’s owned the yar...
