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The Center for Wooden Boats

1010 Valley Street Seattle, WA 98109

V o l u m e X X I I N u m b e r 3

August 2001

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The Norm Blanchard Regatta: LEGENDARY WOODEN ONE-DESIGNS STILL COMPETE By Vern Velez, Norm Blanchard Regatta Coordinator

Lake Union will see the largest gathering o f wooden sailboats in its history when The Center for Wooden Boats hosts the 2001 Norm Blanchard W O O D (Wood Open One-Design) Regatta September 28 -30,th.

Participants will range from 8' El Toros to 40'-plus racer-cruisers, competing to see who will win the coveted W O O D Regatta trophy. There will again be a "Classic Plastic" Class. In fact, the San Juan 24 fleet will return as this year's Classic Plastic Class, back by popular demand.

This year's regatta will honor Norm Blanchard's 90th birthday to celebrate the many fine wooden boats built by Norm and the Blanchard Boat Co., on Lake Union.

The festivities begin with the Friday, September 28, Welcome Ceremonies, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All CWB members and volunteers are invited to attend. Although some boats will be arriving Saturday morning, most will arrive by Friday evening and party attendees will have the chance to stroll the docks and see all the visiting boats.

The Welcome party will be highlighted by the " B i t e o f Lake U n i o n , " with foods contributed by restaurants surrounding the Lake.

The Skippers' Meeting will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, immediately following a continental breakfast. Racing will begin at noon. There will be three races, weather permitting.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and will feature as guest speaker Felix Moiteret. Felix dominated Geary 18 (Flattie) races in the Northwest for many years. He has tons o f stories to tell and is a premier storyteller.

Coincidentally, the first Flatties were b u i l t by the Blanchard Boat Co. in 1928, and Norm Blanchard built Flattie No. 1.

On Sunday, the racing will again begin at noon, following a c o n t i n e n t a l breakfast. There will be two races. An "apres race" r e c e p t i o n will fo l low, d u r i n g which the num-erous awards will be presented.

This event is open to A L L wooden sailboats. The races will be held in two separate courses in the Lake, one for the "big" boats and one for the "small" boats. Registration is $1 per foot, or $1 a boat for Juniors. C W B boats can also be used.

The Regatta is a great opportunity to come and race, come and observe, or come and volunteer to help with meals, registration, dockmaster and racing committee. It's a great photo opportunity too. In fact, C W B will provide skippered boats for media and public viewing. Call The Center for Wooden Boats at 206.382.2628 for more information.

R e g a t t a S c h e d u l e :

FRIDAY, S E P T E M B E R 2 8 t h -

5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Participant Welcome and

"B i te o f Lake U n i o n " . (Food provided by

restaurants serving Lake U n i o n . )

SATURDAY, S E P T E M B E R 2 9 t h -

8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Cont inenta l Breakfast

10:30 a.m. Skippers' Meet ing

12:00 noon Racing Begins (3 races)

6:30 p.m. D i n n e r and guest speaker

Felix Moiteret , long t ime

Geary 18 (Flattie) sailor.

SUNDAY, S E P T E M B E R 3 0 t h -

8:30 a.m. Cont inenta l Breakfast

12:00 noon Rac ing Begins (2 races)

4:30 p.m. Reception and awards

presentation.

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O U R M I S S I O N : To provide a community center where maritime history comes alive and our small craft heritage is p r e s e r v e d and passed along to future generations.

A H O Y ! HAVE Y O U HEARD? The C W B Board o f Trustees is happy to announce that its update o f our Strategic Plan is

nearly complete. The revised Plan will go before the Board for formal adoption soon. Not sure what to do with your tax rebate check? We can help. The Center for Wooden Boats

depends on contributions to help us offer our programs. So keep half that check and donate half to CWB. Feel good about supporting CWB, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and get a tax-deduction at the same time!

Have an idea for a workshop you'd like to teach? CWB is always looking for good instructors who are interested in helping pass along maritime heritage skills. For more info, contact Dick Wagner at 206.382.2628.

22 teens set sail on the tall ship Adventuress August 5-10, learning maritime skills and having a darn good time as they did. Many thanks to Betsy Davis for sponsoring a scholarship for a student from the Camano Island area.

Applications for the Ed Monk Memorial Award are due on or before March 15, 2002. The award provides travel expenses to enable maritime professionals to gain first hand experience in the boatbuilding techniques o f other cultures. Applicants are to link with a mentor who they will work with during the grant. Applicants should explain how the project will enrich their existing knowledge and how the funds will be used. The budget for the grant may include transportation, housing and other appropriate expenses. Also required is the applicant's background in traditional marine trades and a list of references. For more info, contact Dick Wagner at 206.382.2628.

NEWS FROM C A M A BEACH By Dick Wagner, Founding Director

The History Committee, Dennis Conroy and Marlys Jolley, have been researching and writing 'A Boater's Guide to the Historic Westside o f Camano Island." It tells the story of the transformation o f Camano Island from a bustling lumber port to a popular center of recreational boating, with Cama Beach as the dominant summer resort. This well- illustrated booklet will soon be available for sale.

C W B recently participated in the Stanwood — Camano Fair, August 3-5, and the La Conner Vintage and Classic Boat Show, August 11 and 12. At the Fair, we joined in the parade with a CWB workshop-built boat towed by a lawn tractor, cleverly designed as a vintage tug, and a restored Cama Beach skiff towed by J im Karr in his 1929 Packard. Our display at the fair featured a toy boatbuilding workshop.

At the La Conner Boat Show we had a working display of boats on the water. The boats were those recently built at our workshop for the Cama Beach livery. Visitors to the Boat Show enjoyed free rides in these boats.

Rehabilitation o f some Cama Beach boats is underway by Rich Kolin and volunteers. A 12' and 14' rowing skiff have been restored to operational condition and a 16' V-bottom outboard boat has been restored to exhibit condition. Lines of all these have been drafted. Restoration of the 16' inboard Cama Queen is underway.

If you're interested in Cama Beach, please join us at our monthly meetings to get current information on plans and progress and to discuss volunteer projects. Meetings are on the last Saturday o f the month, 9 - 1 1 a.m. Call Dick or Laurie for more details at 206.382.2628.

C W B WISH LIST Any time is a good time to do some "Spring Cleaning" and we can help you - but only if you've got any o f the following that you'd like to clean out and send to a good home at CWB:

• Pickup truck!

• Boat fenders

• Line - various sizes and lengths

• Braces/hand drills for toy boat building

• Sawzall (reciprocating saw)

As always, your donations to C W B are tax deductible. And you'll get a million thanks from all o f us too!

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For Sale: 1 /2 ownership of certified historic B .C . fishing vessel. 38' with Isuzu t u r b o diese l e n g i n e , h y d r a u l i c s . W o o d throughout, cedar on oak frames, in excellent condition. Moored at Fishermans' Terminal. Looking for person with knowledge and love o f wooden boats. $8,500. Call Craig Kirkby at 206 .523 .6655 or e-mail cbkirkby» home.com for details.

33' Francis Herreschoff classic wooden boat Meadowlark gaff-rigged ketch. Stored in boat shelter on Vancouver Island. $11,500 US. 1.250.339.5647. Collect call ok. Robert Telosky.

16' pedal-powered "Skiffcycle" single: designed by Philip Thiel, built by Rich Kolin. 80-lb plywood hull will do 4.5 mph at 50 "no hands" pedal rpm. Retractable Seacycle drive-unit; single seat adjusts 12" fore and aft. Prototype, complete, almost new, available for $2,400 (cost) from Philip Thiel: 206 .633 .2017.

Classified ads are available, free of charge to CWB members, For non-members, the fee is $10/month, Ads will appear

space permitting. If you would like an ad to appear in Shavings or Sawdust, e-mail it to shavings tcwb.org or

fax it to 206.382.2699. Make checks payable to The Center for Wooden Boats and mail to 1010 Valley St., Seattle, WA 98109

ABOUT CWB 1010 Valley Street, Seattle, WA 98109 ph. 2 0 6 . 3 8 2 . 2 6 2 8 tax 2 0 6 . 3 8 2 . 2 6 9 9

To learn more about C W B , please visit our Web site at www.cwb.org

STAFF

Dick Wagner Founding Director Bob Perkins Executive Director Casey Gellermann Public Sendees Manager Andrea Kinnaman Development Manager Mindy Koblenzer SailNOW! Program

& Volunteer Coordinator Laurie Leak Office Manager Patrick Gould Dockmaster Brad Rice Boatwright & Shop

Manager Nancy Ries Youth Programs Manager Chris Sanders Bookkeeper

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Caren Crandell Chip Hoins Betsy Davis David Kennedy

David Dolson Stephen Kinnaman Dave Erskine Len Marklund Bill Van Vlack Pike Powers George Galpin Trip Zabriskie

Ken Gref f

Design and production of Shavings Newsletter by volunteer Heidi Hackler o f Dolphin Design: heidih@dolphindesignstudio.com; 206.789.2558; www.dolphindesignstudio.com.

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Building Historical Northwest Boats

at The Center For Wooden Boats By Rich Kolin, CWB member and instructor

In over 30 years o f building traditional wooden boats, I have maintained a constant interest in researching the boats that were used by 19th century Northwesterners. Over the years II have had many conversations with Dick Wagner, our Founding Director, about someday building these boats at the CWB so that people could see and use artifacts o f our history. Yet there never seemed to be the time, place or money.

The breakthrough came with the push to develop programs tor our new Cama Beach campus. In order to build our rental fleet at Cama and to open up new opportunities for learning traditional maritime skills, we scheduled boatbuilding classes at my shop in Marysville. The shop is located on beautiful Tulalip Bay, site o f one o f the anchorages o f H.M.S. Discovery. It has the advantage o f being midway between Camano Island and Seattle and easily accessible by people from both areas. We can also keep the boat in the shop after the class where students and I can volunteer to finish the boats.

With this new venue, the prospect o f actually building historical boats became a reality. Our first project was a 15- foot Salmon Wherry much like those which would have been built by fishermen in the early days of settlement. This boat, with its ability to be pulled up on a beach, will become a staple at Cama and more will be built.

The second boat is a 14-foot square stern Davis Boat. The CWB published a monograph o f this amazing family o f Tsimshian Indians of Metlakatla, Alaska 20 years ago. A replica o f one o f their double enders is in the fleet at Seattle.

I am really excited about our next project, the Shoalwater Bay Oyster Boat. This is a true Northwest one-of-a-kind both in design and construction. I have never seen a boat quite like it. I was able to find and measure three examples and replicate a set of molds upon which some boats were built. The plan is to build this boat next spring in our first boat building class o f 2002. We hope to schedule a field trip to Willipa Bay (once called Shoalwater Bay) to visit existing examples and take measurements and photographs. Hopefully we will also be able to talk with resident experts o f the history o f these boats. This field trip will be open to all members.

Waiting in the wings are two 30-foot ship's boats for oar and sail to be used in our youth programs. This design is a true greyhound of the seas and is based on photographs o f a boat built at Victoria by J . J . Johnson circa 1900.

Then there is the pies de resistance, a replica o f the 28-foot sailing ferry of Captain Thomas Coupe, founder of Coupeville, WA. This boat was almost 10 foot in the beam with a 36-foot mast, 30-foot beam, and 9-foot bowsprit. The boat was built in Port Townsend in 1860 by a former employee o f George Steers, designer and builder o f the yacht America. The design was based on a George Steers design and newspapers of the day have described the boat to a point that a credible replica can be built. The original boat carried mail, freight, and passengers between Port Townsend, Coupeville and Utsalady, on Camano Island. This boat will be our flagship for day excursions and visits to summer festivals promoting the CWB mission. This is just the beginning o f an exciting adventure at CWB. Members can participate in this program by signing up for boatbuilding classes that will build these boats and after the classes they can volunteer to help to finish them. We are also looking for grants to help defray costs.

In Memoriam

Steve Philipp passed away July 30, 2001 age 93. Maritime heritage lost one o f its most precious resources and the world lost one of its finest human beings.

I've never met anyone who found more fun in life than Steve. After every encounter with Steve, I left wishing I had his wit, charm, ability to tell stories, ability to teach, and joy of living. When I think o f Steve I see his bright eyes (never needed glasses), and amused expression.

Boatwright, shipwright, model maker, fisherman, involved with barn dancing, mandolin, mountain rescue. An expert on the northwest natives survival skills.

Steve grew up a white boy in the midst of the Tulalip tribes. Through his inborn curiosity and respectful manner he learned from the elders all the hard scrabble stuff that never got in the archeology and ethnography textbooks. In his retirement years, Steve and his wife of 60 years, Dorothy passed on the Native know-how, which Steve and Dorothy called "Cedar Culture."

They displayed canoe and longhouse models, and provided hand-on experiences, and demonstrations in the skills of line and net making, canoe and paddle making, t echniques o f f i sh ing , h u n t i n g , and gathering, tool and weapon making, and my favorite, canoe competitions. They gave their presentations at CWB's Boat Festival for about 20 years, at schools, nursing homes and countless other places. These talks / demonstrations were marvelous because o f the facts supplied, Steve and Dorothy's respect for the native people and their delight in see ing t h e i r a u d i e n c e g r a s p i n g information.

Steve Phillip never said a bad word about anyone . O n c e he told me a mutual acquaintance "doesn't always say what he means." I would have called the chap a liar. Steve didn't know the meaning of selfishness or ego. He made life good for Steve and Dorothy and for all he touched. A bright light was turned off when Steve left us.

—Dick Wagner

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Erin: A RESTORATION JOURNEY by Jerry Kolb

Let me confess that building a wooden boat was never our intent, but I thought I might be able to handle the tasks involved with a restoration o f a small boat, and my wife, Gretchen, was ready to humor me. I really did think that I could replace a few split planks and broken ribs, and refinish the Rangeley boat that

I found at the C W B in 3-4 months. It is also true that I am an incurable optimist.

When my wife and I came to the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival on the 4th o f July, 1999, I had the hidden purpose o f wanting to buy the Blanchard Jr. Knockabout that was in excess inventory at the CWB — until I saw the Rangeley. The Rangeley was in sad shape, but when I saw her beautiful shear, tucked transom, and proud stem, nothing else mattered. When I slipped up the tattered cover and read her name board, Erin, I had to have her.

For those who are unfamiliar with the Rangeley, it was a lake fishing boat originally built by fishing guides in the Rangeley lakes area of Maine. Its high tuck transom and its distinctive sheer are very attractive, but were primarily designed to allow the low freeboard boats to handle in the steep chop that can develop suddenly on the lakes. John Gardner took the lines off a Rangeley and published them in an early 1970's edition of the National Fisherman. The lines and details o f the boat were later published in Building Classic Small Craft, Volume I, (Gardner, 1977) at pages 165-179.

To cut to the chase, I nagged Bob all day and he finally agreed to sell me the boat, warning me that the boat was pretty far gone. My other purchase that day was a used Stanley 9 1/2 plane. Little did I know at that time just how intimately I would become acquainted with both Erin and the plane. For the moment I just thought about how I would get the green patina off o f the copper rivets so that I could varnish the interior.

We headed back for our home in Bend and, at a pit stop in Ellensburg, I discovered that Erin's keel was suspiciously hogged. The next day, after a closer look at the boat, I knew I was in for a bigger task than I had originally thought. The scarfs were blown in the keel and hog, or keelson, 11 of the 22 planks were split, the shear clamp was broken on each side, and 1/3 of the 67 ribs were broken.

The restoration began with grinding the roves o f f the rivets holding the garboards to both the keel/hog and the adjoining plank, and driving out the rivets. Two major discoveries:

first, there were over 130 rivets holding each of the 22 planks in the boat; and, second, the planks had been glued in with some extremely tenacious adhesive, that I later found out was the notorious 3M 5200. I did not fully appreciate the implication of the latter fact at the time, and proceeded to search for white oak for the keel and hog.

Bend, as one may imagine, is not a hotbed o f wooden boat activity, however they do build a lot o f custom homes here and I quickly located good, straight-grained, white oak in the 18-foot length I needed. I had one piece surfaced to 3/ 4 inch thickness for the keel and another to 1/2 inch thickness for the hog, and proceeded to plane them to size, using the old pieces as patterns and my trusty block plane to remove the unnecessary wood.

A moment for philosophical digression. Building a boat, like carving sculpture, is largely a matter o f starting with a lot o f wood and removing the wood that doesn't belong in the boat. Both the keel and hog are made up of several continuously changing bevels that, themselves, are carved from curved pieces of wood. In short, the bevels continuously change in all three d i m e n s i o n s . I had had no woodworking training since 8th grade and would have considered such a task far beyond my skill level. Broken into smaller tasks, however, it was not so difficult. Yes, boat building is a metaphor for life.

By the time I had removed the second plank, I knew that we would need to replace at least 20 o f the 22 planks, because it was impossible to separate the planks without splitting them — the 3M 5200. I still hoped to be able to save the shear strake and the associated rub rail and shear clamp. The frames, however, would all have to go. The Rangeley uses white oak frames that are only 3 /8 " x 5 / 8 " in cross section, but which, except in the ends, extend from gunwale to gunwale. Erin's had dried out so badly that they broke when any force was applied.

We had decided to plank Erin in Alaskan yellow cedar. In Maine the boats were planked with Eastern white cedar and were typically painted inside. We wanted to finish the interior o f Erin's hull bright and thought, anyway, that white cedar would cost too much to get from the East Coast. Yellow cedar is expensive, stinks when wet, and splits easily, but it is beautiful with 8 coats o f varnish! At any rate, we trekked to Edensaw Lumber in Port Townsend in the

Fall o f 1999, and came back with 6 beautiful 2x4 or 2x6 planks 16 to 18 feet in length, strapped to the top o f our SUV.

The raw lumber had to be milled to 5/16 finished thickness, and I had a local mill do the task. By December we were planking! I say "we" because this is a lapstrake hull and each one o f the almost 3,000 rivets requires two people to set and buck. I know, the books say that riveting can be done by one person, but not by me. If it were not for the willing help o f my wife, the project would have ended there.

In planking Erin we removed two planks ahead o f the one we were replacing, This kept the shape o f the hull intact even though we were sawing through frames and used no molds. In reality we built her as one would restore a boat, removing damaged planks, using them as patterns, and replacing old with new.

I was worried about scarfing, and built a jig to use with a router that I had borrowed. By the time I had done two planks I was using the jig and my block plane, finding I could do just as good a job in half the time.

Every project has a crisis, and we faced ours as we were about to install the fourth plank pair. For grinding off the rooves o f the old rivets I would hang the boat in slings from the ceiling of the garage, rotating it over in the slings and on to sawhorses to install the new plank. When I was rotating the boat to install the patterned and planed number 4 planks, the rope of one sling broke, dropping the boat almost 4 feet onto the keel where it met the transom. The transom cracked, and there was an almost continuous split in the second plank on the port side. I told my wife that our venture into boat building was over, that I would borrow a friend's chainsaw, and dispose of the boat as firewood.

There are also magic moments in boat building, and mine came just in time. I had sent a letter 3 months earlier to the last owner of Erin, seeking her history, and had had no response. The morning after the boat dropped, the last owner called and recounted her history. By the time we hung up, I knew I had to finish her.

The prior owner recounted how Erin was originally built from Gardner's plans in Ft. Bragg, CA, in the mid 1970s by a man who was turning 50 and in need of a purpose for his life. Her maiden voyage was from Ft. Bragg to Sausalito (about 170 miles) through the Pacific and S.F. Bay. The trip took 6 days and 5 nights, with the builder tying up in kelp beds at night.

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The boat was actively rowed in San Francisco Bay by two owners until 1997, when she was taken out o f the water because o f the El Nino winter. She dried out, cracked, etc., and was donated in June o f 1999 to the CWB.

Back to construction! We reinforced the transom, filled the crack with epoxy, brought the edges o f the cracked plank into close proximity and filled it, and went on with the planking. I had a momentary thought o f painting the inside o f the boat through several planks to hide the crack, but finally considered that the crack was a part of the boat's personality and it would remain visible under the varnish.

By the time we got to the sheerstrake, it became apparent that neither it, the outwale, nor the shear clamp could be saved. The problem was that they would have to be removed in order to put in the new ribs, and they too had received the 3M 5200 treatment.

The ribs were sawn from white oak by a local mill and I had to buy about twice the footage I needed because of grain problems. It doesn't seem to matter whether the grain is vertical or horizontal, but it does have to be straight or the ribs will break. We steamed them into place with a homemade steamer made o f a large teakettle, a length o f radiator hose and a box made o f scrap 1x4 pine. We steamed 4 -6 ribs at a time and found that we had about 3 minutes to get each one firmly in place. This phase was much easier than we thought it would be, but it was, again, a 2-person task. All of the ribs were in place within two weeks, but completing the riveting process took several weeks longer. Each of the 67 ribs required 20 rivets (one at each plank lap), plus 1 or 2 screws into the hog.

after I started the boat a friend o f mine gave me a curly maple plank that he had been saving for 25 years for a guitar body. I sawed, planed and sanded all o f the knees from this plank and they finished to my expectations.

Each of the outwales was scarfed together from two pieces of Honduran mahogany, and the companion shear clamps were roughed together in the same manner. The outwales were planed to shape and a small groove routed in each as an accent. Before installing the outwales, arrowheads were carved at the stem end, with feathered tails carved at the stern. The decorations were then sealed and painted with gold paint.

The outwales were installed with bronze screws every three ribs countersunk in the rib and clamping the rib and plank to the outwale. The inwales were then installed, with bronze screws countersunk through the remaining ribs. Following this installation the quarter knees and breast hook received a final fitting. At this point the hull was essentially finished and it was strong!

Finishing the inside of the boat began at this point, before installation of the thwarts and transom seat, so that we could get a buildup o f several good coats of varnish before being obstructed by those items. We had not anticipated all of the work this would entail. The combination of lapstrakes and ribs created somewhere around little 1400 "boxes" that had to be varnished. It was at this point that we, again, needed to remind ourselves that this was a boat, not a piece of furniture, and to get on with the work, despite the occasional run.

Thwarts were edge- laminated f r o m mahogany and yellow cedar. While this looks terrific, it was more motivated by the fact that I did not have access to a lot of power tools and had stock o f certain dimensions on hand. We just got a little creative using 5/16 yellow cedar between wider pieces o f mahogany. After installation of the thwarts, thwart knees, and transom seat, more varnish was applied (we used a total o f 6 quarts), until the interior o f the boat was complete.

The boat was then rotated bottom up. We had decided to finish the shear strake bright, the topsides white, and the bottom green. That meant that all o f those rivet heads needed to be faired and sanded — another task that had not been foreseen. Three coats o f primer, three coats of finish, and the boat was righted for the last time to finish the sheerstrakes and rub rails.

An excellent set (two pairs) o f custom 8 1/2-foot oars came with Erin when we bought her. They had to be sanded and refinished which, if you haven't done it, is a challenge. Varnish likes to run on vertical surfaces!

We missed the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, our original target, but we finally launched Erin in Elk Like two weeks before the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Erin was so beautiful on the water that it surprised even me. We have a lot to learn about rowing, but it doesn't matter because everyone just looks at the boat.

At Port Townsend, Erin drew a lot o f attention, and made us very proud. During the building process, we often questioned our sanity, but our efforts were entirely validated by the appreciation of the crowd. Erin had a personality of her own, and we felt proud to be a part o f her continuing history.

Did we build a boat, or did we restore a boat? It was actually probably harder to build the boat the way we did (we had to remove all of the old rivets as well as install new ones), but virtually all of the boat is new. There are only 7 pieces of wood from the original boat ( transom, transom knee, thwart support spindles (2), stem, false stem, and name board. On the other hand, our motivation was definitely restoration. The process of removing planks and patterning new ones brings the restorer into close contact with the original builder. As little as is left of the original Erin, and even though she is, herself, a reproduction of an earlier design, we like to think that we

have helped to preserve her for the future.

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B o a t s for S a l e

Maritime Skills Workshops I K Y A K ( A L E U T I A N K A Y A K ) W O R K S H O P

August 18-26. September 22-30 October 13- 21, 2001. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CWB Pavilion Fee: $900 members, $950 non-members Instructor: Corey Freedman T h e ikyak, m o s t c o m m o n l y known as the baidarka,

is arguably the best long-range o p e n water kayak

ever designed. It is fast, seaworthy, and carries a fair

load. T h e class uses few tools and lots o f handwork.

S tudents will receive paddl ing ins t ruct ion in ikyaks

dur ing the class. T h e instructor is renowned for his

knowledge o f ikyak design and c o n s t r u c t i o n and

his teaching style. L imited to 4.

S A L M O N W H E R R Y W O R K S H O P

September 15-23 (Saturday thru Sunday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Marysville Boatshop Fee: $600 members, $650 non-members Instructor: Rich Kolin U n d e r the guidance o f R ich K o l i n , boatbui lder ,

designer and author o f boatbui lding books, students

will build and launch a classic S a l m o n Wherry . T h e

S a l m o n W h e r r y , s i m i l a r in a p p e a r a n c e t o a

Swampscot t dory, has been in use in New E n g l a n d

for a b o u t 100 years. L imited to 6.

F O ' C ' S L E A R T S ( F A N C Y K N O T S )

S E M I N A R

September 22, 2001 (Saturday) 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CWB Library Fee: $40 members/$45 non-members Instructor: Dennis Armstrong T h r o u g h o u t his tory , sai lors have passed away the

l o n g h o u r s o n o c e a n c r o s s i n g s by i n v e n t i n g

decorat ive and funct ional knots. Before World War

II these knots adorned nearly every handle and bar

aboard the big ships. T h e fo 'c ' s le arts inc lude such

fancy knots as m o n k e y ' s fists, Turks heads, senni ts

and the star knot . As in all g o o d knot classes, s o m e

basic and pract ical k n o t s will be covered. Mas tery

o f t h e bas ics will lead to the c o n s t r u c t i o n o f

m o n k e y ' s fists and Turk ' s heads. O t h e r fancywork

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N A T I V E A M E R I C A N C A R V I N G T O O L S

September 29 & 30, 2001 (Saturday & Sunday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CWB Boatshop Fee: $100 members / $110 non-members Instructor: Ray Arcand Ray A r c a n d is an exper ienced w o o d carver and

t o o l m a k e r . S t u d e n t s will m a k e their own native-

style c r o o k e d kni fe and a n o t h e r kni fe preferred by

local nat ive carvers. S t u d e n t s will gain h i s tor i c

i n f o r m a t i o n a n d k n o w l e d g e o f the a n n e a l i n g ,

h a r d e n i n g and temper ing processes and the f i t t ing

o f b lade to handle . L i m i t e d to 6.

S A I L R E P A I R W O R K S H O P

October 13, 2001 (Saturday) 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.. Naval Armory

Fee: $105 members. $115 non-members Instructor: Ellen Falconer T h e course will inc lude repair o f holes and rips,

c h a f i n g of seams and wear f r o m hardware. T h e r e

will be i n s t r u c t i o n on i n s p e c t i o n and prevent ion

m a i n t e n a n c e to avoid problems with sails. S tudents

will m a k e t a k e - h o m e samples o f the key types o f

repairs to be expected. T h e cost o f mater ia ls is

inc luded. T h e i n s t r u c t o r o w n s a sail lo f t and has a

wide range o f experience in bo t h sail ing and repair.

L imi ted to 6.

N A M E B O A R D C A R V I N G W O R K S H O P

October 13 & 14, 20 & 21 (Saturdays & Sundays) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Marysville Boat Shop Fee: $190 members, $200 non-members Instructor: Rich Kolin S t u d e n t s will learn to design, layout , and carve

n a m e b o a r d s , b a n n e r s o r seat rests for a b o a t o r

h o m e . Be fore the class, s tudents will receive b o t h

a tool list and a c o p y o f J a y H a n n a ' s Sign Carving

Handbook. Tools will be available for those w i t h o u t

t h e m . L imi ted to 8.

S H A V I N G H O R S E C O N S T R U C T I O N

October 13 & 14, 2001 (Saturday & Sunday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., both days, CWB Boatshop Fee: $100 members, $110 non-members Instructor: Ray Arcand E a c h s tudent will bui ld their own shaving horse, a

t radi t iona l portable work b e n c h with a c l a m p that

is operated by foot pressure. T h i s is an ideal bench

for m a k i n g oars , paddles , and spars. S t u d e n t s will

get a mater ia l list and provide their own wood for

the pro jec t . L i m i t e d to 6.

T I D E , R I P S , B A C K E D D Y S & M U D F L A T S ,

O H M Y !

October 17, 2001 7p.m. - 9:00 p.m. CWB Boathouse

Fee: $10 members, $12 non-members Instructor: Earl Doan Powerful b u t predic tab le forces c h u r n the waters

we paddle in. C u r r e n t tables and char ts can help

you avoid di f f icul t ies and hazards. W i t h slides and

v ideo , Earl shows you how to meet the chal lenge

o f the tides. Learn where to f i n d tide rips, how to

use eddies, h o w to avoid a l o n g walk in t h e m u d ,

and how to predict slack water t ime and c u r r e n t

speeds. L imi ted to 4 0 .

R O P E F E N D E R W O R K S H O P

October 20, 2001 (Saturday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., CWB Library Fee: $40 members, $45 non-members Instructor: Dennis Armstrong M y s t e r i e s of t h e r o p e fender will be revealed.

T h e r e are p r o p e r t r ad i t iona l fenders for proper

t r a d i t i o n a l b o a t s . D e n n i s A r m s t r o n g , a n

e x p e r i e n c e d k n o t type a n d salty t rad i t iona l i s t will

s h o w h o w to weave t h o s e prac t i ca l and smar t

appear ing fenders . L imi ted to 10.

Shavings 7

N O T E : A $100 non-refundable deposit is required to register for all boatbuilding workshops; the balance is due no later than two weeks prior to the workshop. For all other workshops, pre-payment in full reserves your place. Classes with fewer than four students will be canceled or postponed.

Until the new Cama Beach State Park opens in 2002, Camano Island area workshops will be held at a shop in Marysville. C W B will provide a map to the site with materials sent to students after they register.

Recurring Events

L E A R N T O " S A I L N O W ! "

All year 'round (classes every day in the summer!) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday (April 16-Sept 6th) Instructors: Volunteers Fee: $250 per person (includes a one-year CWB membership, the textbook The Complete Sailor, and an on-the-water skills test) Students learn to sail classic boats in o n e session of c lassroom work and 8 to 10 lessons of hands-on instruct ion (within a four-month period) in our small boats, with no more than two students per instructor. Please call ahead to reserve your space . We a lso o f f e r i n d i v i d u a l lessons by a p p o i n t m e n t ( $ 2 0 / h o u r for members , 5 3 0 / h o u r for non-members).

O N E - O N - O N E I N S T R U C T I O N

Weekday Sailing Instruction Noon - 5 p. m., by appointment Fee: $20/hr members, $30/hr non-members

C A S T O F F !

Free Public Sail Every Sunday at 2 p. m. Enjoy free half -hour sails on one o f our classic sailboats. O u r Cast O f f ! program allows visitors the chance to sail in boats that are too large or too complex to be a part o f our regular livery program. Current ly , we're sai l ing on Colleen Wagner, our new Sharpie Egret. You might also have the chance to f ind out what it's like to sail Admirable, o u r recently restored Br is to l Bay gillnetter and our logo boat or Amie, a Friendship s loop. C o m e down and jo in us any Sunday (weather permitt ing) for a free a f ternoon sail on Lake U n i o n . Please feel free to call us around n o o n on Sunday to check weather condi t ions .

T H I R D F R I D A Y S P E A K E R S E R I E S

Every 3rd Friday 7 p.m. CWB Boathouse Each m o n t h C W B finds a speaker o f wit and e x p e r i e n c e to ta lk a b o u t his o r her specia l knowledge. It is also an oppor tuni ty for C W B m e m b e r s to meet o n e a n o t h e r and the staff . Admiss ion is free and refreshments are served (donat ions to cover costs are appreciated).

September 21, 2001 "Nine Lives, The Story of the Catboat" Vaun R a y m o n d , who has produced a n u m b e r o f videos on subjects o f historic significance, including documentaries o f C W B and Northwest Seaport , will present his video on the history of catboats. Vaun will augment the video with c o m m e n t s on its background and production. This film is narrated by Robert McNei l o f McNeil-Lehrer News Report.

October 19, 2001 "South Lake Union's History" Paul Dorpat, who probably has intimate knowledge

of every photo ever taken in Seattle and its vicinity, will give a slide talk on the transformation and commutat ions o f South Lake U n i o n from the days o f forest and tranquil lake. Paul Dorpat is the author o f the many volumes of "Seattle, Now and T h e n " , and the weekly "Now and T h e n " feature in Sunday's The Seattle Times.

November 16 "Canal Cruising in Holland, Belgium and France" This is a slide talk o f two old friends, Dean Black and Lloyd Haugen, following the ubiquitous canals of Western Europe in a decidedly laid back and economica l voyage. And they are still friends.

FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

N O R T H W E S T S E A P O R T M A R I T I M E

C O N C E R T S E R I E S Enjoy great music on the main deck o f the historic 1897 schooner Wawona. All concerts are 8-10 pm. Tickets: $10 general, $7 seniors, kids and members ( C W B members pay N W Seaport member rate.)

August 25 Revell Carr Revell c o m b i n e s a deep understanding o f the music with a sense o f h u m o r and the joy of raising voices in song. He has been described as " l i k e Nei l Y o u n g s i n g i n g c h a n t e y s . " H i s repertoire includes dr inking songs, haunt ing ballads and powerful work songs.

Spinnaker Led by the diva o f the sea, Mary Benson , this Portland trio c o m b i n e s rich vocal harmonies with instrumental excellence. They specialize in i n t e r e s t i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s c o m b i n i n g tradit ional tunes with modern rhythms.

O N C E U P O N A M A R I T I M E

Saturdays 1:30 - 3:00 p. m. Fee: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Children $2 Location: Armory Building, South Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. A series o f talks and presentations on all things maritime. Presented by the Discovery Modelers G r o u p and Northwest Seaport .

August 18

A Small Craft Revelation Dick Wagner, C W B Founding Director, will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the great N W small wooden boats and boat builders. Share the adventure aboard a small boat on Lake U n i o n .

( C o n t r i b u t o r s :

D i c k Wagner

J e r r y K o l b

Rich K o l i n