Gig Harbor Videos
See You @ the Boat Show
Come Down and See Us at the Seattle Boat Show Seattle Boat Show 2020 is halfway through its nine-day run, but there is still plenty of time to come down and see us. Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard and Second Wave Marine Repair and Consignment are settled in and ready to show you everything we…
Read MoreA Look Back at 2019
Enjoy a Year in Review from the Boatyard Before we ring in the new year, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the events that shaped 2019. As always, it was a full calendar of harbor happenings. January Pacific rower Jacob Adoram Hendrickson reaches the halfway mark on…
Read MoreGirls Fish, Too
Evening at Skansie Netshed Reminds That ‘Girls Fish, Too’ We all know about Gig Harbor’s deep roots in the commercial fishing industry, its rich fishing family heritage that spans three centuries. After all, a fleet of seiners is stilled moored along harbor docks and several working netsheds still grace the waterfront. The community loves to…
Read More‘Waterfront Wednesdays’ Were Wonderful
Telling the Stories That Don’t Always Get Told Videographer Chance Busey’s Videos Capture Summer in the Harbor Chance Busey just wrapped up his fantastic video series highlighting the people and happenings that make Gig Harbor such a special place to be. Other fitting terms are wow and wonderful for the weekly “Waterfront Wednesdays” videos that…
Read MoreGig Harbor Gondola Expands Fleet
New Gondola and Gondolier Join John Synco’s Harbor Tours Gig Harbor Gondola just got bigger. The popular Venetian-style harbor tour operation has now doubled in size with the addition of a new gondolier from California and a new gondola, fresh off the ship from Italy. Gondolier Greg Garite — shown above, and yes, he sings…
Read MoreI’m Mike McCallum. What’s Your Story?
Determination Drives Canoeist to Conquer Challenges “Strength, endurance, perseverance. Training to be one of the nation’s best takes hard work, dedication and time. You need to give it everything you’ve got. And then some. “You’ll push limits you didn’t know you had. You’ll find out what you’re truly made of. I lost a piece of…
Read More‘Waterfront Wednesdays’ Highlight Harbor Living
Summer Video Series Showcases Downtown Gig Harbor as a Destination Gig Harbor has so many events to show and stories to tell. Now we can see some of them each week in a fantastic new summer video series created by videographer Chance Busey. Chance is calling his series “Waterfront Wednesdays” for the day he is…
Read More‘Go With the Flow,’ Harbor Paddlers
Video Shows Safe Paddling Practices in the Harbor If you ever paddle a kayak, SUP or any other personal watercraft in the confines of Gig Harbor bay, I wonder if you know to “go with the flow.” This simple rule of the road is the theme of a wonderful new video on safe paddling practices…
Read MoreA Wrap on the Seattle Boat Show
Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard Wraps Up Another Successful Boat Show The Seattle Boat Show finished its nine-day raft-up in the Emerald City on Feb. 2, and it was another successful run for Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard as we showcased the many reasons to make the downtown waterfront your Gig Harbor destination. The boatyard…
Read MoreBoatyard Flag Lowered on Veterans Day
As we close out the week that saw many Veterans Day observances around the country, take a minute to enjoy this patriotic video taken by Chance Busey of Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard. Busey beautifully captured the lowering of the large flag that has flown from the boatyard service shed since last May. Boatyard crew…
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