Tucker’s relationship with boats started young with canoes and fishing boats on the rivers of Oregon and lakes of Wisconsin. That relationship quickly transferred into racing modern sailboats on the Columbia River and ocean races along the Pacific Northwest and Canadian coastlines. Sailing through Port Townsend in his late teens introduced him to the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding and the plan of attending someday was hatched. A degree in Industrial Design in Colorado took him into the architecture and stop motion animation industries for the next decade but, eventually in 2016, he found himself back at the Boat School in Bruce’s boatbuilding class. A year at Turn Point Design gave Tucker opportunities to learn resin infusion techniques and composite mold making on aerospace and marine products. Several years at Haven Boatworks included a multitude of traditional shipwright experiences on classic yachts and historic vessels such as the Schooner Adventuress, Motor Yachts Thea Foss, Blue Peter and The Carlislie II ferry, the last of the working mosquito fleet of the Puget Sound. He is currently an instructor at the Northwest School of Boat Building.