Kaci Cronkhite is a cowgirl-sailor circumnavigator who, after arriving in Port Townsend, fell in love, worked on boats in the boatyard, served as WBF director for a wild decade of change, found PAX (a 1936 Danish spidsgatter), served as the first NWMC managing director, published a beloved book, and now works as a worldwide advocate and advisor for wooden boat endeavors while continuing to sail oceans--mostly with small all-woman crews.