Richard Lauridsen

The Boat Geeks #18 - Richard Lauridsen (Chief Operating Officer, Hawaiian Chieftain) Recorded 07.23.24

As an educator and sailor, Richard became enthralled with tall ships the day he saw the Lady Washington emerge from a shroud of fog while sailing in the San Juan Islands. He combined his love of teaching and sailing by first becoming a sailing instructor, then an educator and crew with Gray's Harbor Historical Society when they operated both the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain. Today he's developing educational programs for the Hawaiian Chieftain's new lease on life.

Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Daeron and Darren take a deep dive into the world of boating.

This episode: Daeron and Darren learn about Richard's background and the recent three-year restoration process the Hawaiian Chieftain went through in the Port of Port Townsend's Boat Haven boatyard. Having witnessed the sad state of affairs when the Chieftain was first on the hard, the two Ds are summarily impressed with the near total restoration of the venerable tall ship from Hawaii. As a bonus, they got to enjoy a day sail aboard the ship on Admiralty Inlet. The video begins at the 32:00 minute mark of the episode.

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