Volume XV Number 4 August, 1993
1993 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival A p r i l in the Northwest has set new records, as it still continues even in late August. So many of Seattle's Wooden Boat Festival fans must have been waiting for the July weather, and this didn't come to the event. Here's a BIG C L U E for next year's show: it's when we celebrate our independence from monarches, tea, crumpets, cricket, and all that by setting ourselves aflame w i t h fireworks. Those w h o d i d show u p , properly attired w i t h sweaters and snorkel, must have had a good time because of the w i d e variety of over 100 boats to see and a wider variety than ever to try out. N o w for the w h o and what rundown. Bless all those w h o volunteered, since there were more than 80 w h o signed on and another two dozen w a l k - o n spear carriers. Please accept our u n d y i n g gratitude. There were sailing vessels m a n y of us w o u l d d i e for, i n c l u d i n g Adios, the 1939 Sparkman & Stevens 64' y a w l , the schooner Adventuress, designed by C r o w n i n s h i e l d in 1913; Alcyone, the 65' schooner Frank Prothero designed and built; 40' Bijou II, a K n u d Riemers designed 30 square meter; the 48' sloop Courageous designed by Sparkman & Stevens in 1947; the internationally famous Dorade, a 64' y a w l designed by O l i n Stevens in 1931; Red Jacket, a 1920 Geary designed 62' schooner; and a couple of Ben Seaborn designed sloops - 30' Twinkle & 35' Nautilus, the C o n c o r d i a y a w l Allure; Odyssey, a 90' 1938 Sparkman & Stevens y a w l ; Pleiades, a 57' Chapelle p i n k y schooner; Zodiac, a 120' W i l l i a m H a n d schooner.
strong. Colleen a n d Cutterhead, b o t h perfectly restored Lake Union Dreamboats; Diligence, a 1946 Salmon troller; Fathom, a converted Bristol Bay sailing gillnetter; Lotus, a 93' 1909 houseboat cruiser. Some of the crowd-pleasing small craft were the w o o d and canvas M a i n e Guide Canoes of B o u d i V a n Oldenborgh, Hewitt R. Jackson, the replica boat of Robert Grey's 18th century expedition to the Northwest, and the only armed l u g rigged vessel at the show; Chesuki a M o w e r designed 20' Swampscott dory, w i t h three times the sail area imaginable; Flipper, a 19' restored 1940 H o o d ' s Canal water taxi; Martha J, a 22' Casco Bay H a m p t o n boat; Opal, a 24' Ted Brewer designed ketch; Christine, an 18' Pete Culler designed sloop boat. The Classic Yacht Race was a photographer's d r e a m . T w e n t y eight vessels raised sails and arranged themselves in appropriate position on or near the starting line, but the w i n d failed to appear. It was a great sight f r o m shore! The finish time for a short 3 mile course ranged from about 45 minutes to an h o u r and 45 minutes.
P o w e r boats of interest were the tugs Arthur Foss a n d Challenge, both over 100 years o l d and still going 1
First to finish a n d first on corrected time was A l e x K i m b a l l ' s Twinkle. O n corrected time Chesuki, built and sailed by D a v i d Smith was 2nd and Brighten, a 20' cat y a w l designed by Bolger a n d built/sailed by Charles Stout, was 3rd. Other special events i n c l u d e d Lee Ehrheart c a u l k i n g demonstrations, w i t h a special pint-sized c a u l k i n g board for k i d s ; the talks of Steve P h i l l i p p on Cedar C u l t u r e ; a Clancy skiff race for kids, adults and the Brits vs the Colonists (US, Canada, & Australia). There was a s a w m i l l demonstration, o a r m a k i n g seminars and o l d engines chuffing and pockatap o c k i n g . There were excursions on C W B ' s Steam L a u n c h Puffin, the Hewitt R Jackson, a n d a variety of p u l l i n g a n d p a d d l i n g craft. This year there were more awards than ever. This is a people's m u s e u m , and appropriately the people voiced their pleasure. The choice for best Q u i c k & D a r i n g was the Fold-n-Go (more on that later). Best small sailboat was Opal, the 24' Brewer designed ketch, o w n e d b y E d N y e .
The best b i g sailboat was the 65' schooner Alcyone, designed and built by Frank Prothero, and owned by Sugar Flannagan. The best small power boat was Flipper, a 1940 Water Taxi, restored and o w n e d by the N o r t o n family. Best big power boat was Fathom, a 30' Bristol Bay gillnetter conversion designed and built by L e w i s N a s m y t h . The People's Choice Best O v e r a l l Boat A w a r d , sponsored b y N W Yachting magazine, was w o n by Fathom. Courageous, a 48' sloop designed by Sparkman and Stevens and o w n e d by Bruce Morser, w o n the Boatbuilders' Choice A w a r d , sponsored by Fisheries Supply. It was a great show. It's not too early to get ready for next year's. B u i l d the boat; paint the boat; begin your '94 auction savings account. Remember, no matter h o w gloomy the weather, the festival w i l l happen at fireworks time! Dick Wagner
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Notes From the Annual "Quick and Daring" Once again the parameters of nautical science were challenged by teams of proto-engineers. W h i l e the M i d w e s t struggled to stay above the waterline, so too d i d the five teams of the Q u i c k and D a r i n g . The contest was formerly k n o w n as the "Quick and D i r t y " in w h i c h the teams were issued t w o sheets of 4x8 p l y w o o d , a couple of 2x4's, a sheet of plastic tarp and all the Sikaflex they could use. The contest was aptly named and just as aptly terminated b y the N a v y w h o were upset that their sailors were bouncing off the dried layers of Sikaflex as they marched around the parade grounds. So exit the " Q u i c k and D i r t y " stage left, and enter the " Q u i c k and D a r i n g " . The stated goals of the newer contest emphasize speed of construction and "keep-ability", a new nautical term used to define a vessel used more than once. We had the best contest in recent memory. In spite of the generally poor weather performance, Seattle d i d stay above water and the show stayed rain free. This was a critical factor for one of the boats, F O L D 'N GO, w h i c h was an origami construction out of cardboard. The teams have one d a y to b u i l d a vessel that they w i l l r o w and sail around a triangular course to be decided according to w i n d and weather conditions. Three teams built on Saturday, t w o on Sunday, and the race was held on M o n d a y . The entries: 1. POTEMKIN, Mark Stewart Stewart, 2. TAKAMARU, Dave Bogue.
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3. FOLD 'N GO, Catie C h a p l i n & Susan Neff. 4. OUR WHIMSEY, N e i l Drawbridge & Scott Durkee. 5. SKIN TIGHT, Lars H e n d r i c k s o n & Patrick Pielage. The boats ranged f r o m traditional "boaty" designs, to conceptual designs, i.e., could y o u escape f r o m a desert island in a boat built w i t h a hundred feet of skinny w o o d e n battens, a couple of k i n g size bed sheets, and three gallons of enamel? I hope we
never see a " Q u i c k and D a r i n g " airplane contest. POTEMKIN was perhaps the most traditional of the boats, and took the longest to b u i l d . She had (has? we assume, that under the "keep-ability" clause, she is still intact and sailing, no??) a spoon b o w and substantial framing for a 12 hour boat b u i l d . TAKAMARU (which I believe is Japanese for "waterborne s w o r d of destruction, sweeping aside all enemies"; Japanese being one of those languages that uses few words) was somewhat more radical: a flattie w i t h horizontally s l i d i n g boards to provide crew ballast, reminiscent of the Chesapeake log canoes. F O L D 'N GO was so far out there conceptually that we were unable to categorize her relative to existing boat designs. Cardboard catamarans are s i m p l y so new on the market that we cannot refer to them w i t h Herreshoffish terminology. "Note the finely sculpted sheer line, etc, etc." Perhaps we could describe her in Bolgerisms. "Note the nicely squared bow structure; incredibly buoyant u p forward, don't y o u think?" OUR WHIMSEY was also traditional in design, resembling a Laser in concept, if not in performance. Lasers are terribly overpriced and w h y bother w h e n y o u can b u i l d one almost as nice in six hours; never m i n d the sailing part. SKIN TIGHT wasn't (skin tight, that is ). A clever adaptation of dirigible technology to small boat construction, she was essentially a h u n d r e d feet or so of battens held together w i t h some wire twisties and covered w i t h canvaslike stuff and painted white. That was the lineup. As a judge of this event for several years n o w , I have noticed a disturbing tendency on the part of the contestants to interchange the structural and cosmetic elements of their boats; more and more boats rely on the paint to keep the water out. This in turn does promote the commercial production of more watertight paints, but introduces an element of risk in the safety of the vessel. I'm afraid that in the face of d i m i n i s h i n g w o o d stocks and increasing paint supplies, these techniques w i l l be adopted in the construction of larger vessels; eventually we w i l l have "boat in a can". Both FOLD 'N GO and SKIN TIGHT relied exclusively on their coatings to keep them afloat.
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THE RACE: The w i n d was nearly ideal for the race ("ideal" should not be confused with winds suitable for an International 14 regatta). Because of the w i n d , the judges decided that the course w o u l d be a sail on t w o legs w i t h a crew's choice for the third leg. As usual, the challenge is keeping the first boats launched relatively near the starting line so they don't end up too far d o w n w i n d to make the start. One of the most c o m m o n drawbacks to these boats every year, is a lack of lateral resistance and consequently a huge lateral drift. At least this year all five boats floated, started the race, and, most important, they a l l f i n i s h e d the race. TAKAMARU led the pack w i t h an astounding first leg and appeared to be a clear shot for first. She blew it in a moment of nautical hubris on the final leg w h i c h she opted to sail. This was something of an u p w i n d leg and she r a p i d l y lost g r o u n d (lost water?). So m u c h so, that POTEMKIN and OUR WHIMSEY both edged her out. TAKAMARU finished third. POTEMKIN gave a close chase up the first leg of the race followed by OUR WHIMSEY. FOLD 'N GO d i d surprisingly w e l l for a boat many d i d n ' t think w o u l d float. ( H o w slowly the public accepts new technologies). The secret here was the hot p i n k paint that had especially high water repellency and was donated. SKIN TIGHT was the surprising disappointment in the water. Severely hampered by having no keel or dagger board, and only a modified oar for lateral stability, she was quite literally a l l over the lake. A casual spectator looking o n l y at SKIN TIGHT w o u l d be hard pressed to define the course. H e r lack of lateral resistance also made her hard to paddle; like p a d d l i n g a large frisbie, she circled nicely but didn't want to move in a straight line. She d i d , however, beat FOLD 'N GO for fourth place. The overall winner of the contest is not necessarily the boat the wins the race. The judges base their decision on a half dozen or so categories (design, speed of construction, entertainment value, aesthetics (keep-ability), weight of tools, cost of materials and, of course, performance in the water. The festival public can choose their winner as w e l l , and sometimes that is a surprise.
G i v e n our love of the underdog (underboat?), it came as little surprise that FOLD 'N GO was the c r o w d pleaser. The judge's overall winner was TAKAMARU. Second place went to OUR WHIMSEY; t h i r d place went to POTEMKIN. SKIN TIGHT took fourth; F O L D 'N GO, fifth. Because of its l o w cost of materials, quick b u i l d i n g time a n d originality, FOLD 'N GO d i d v e r y w e l l , however, it scored on the bottom end of "Design W o r t h K e e p i n g " . This highlights a problem for the judges because we do not want to penalize solid proven boat construction in favor of materials that are definitely not "keep-able". T h e f l i p side of the d i l e m m a is that boats like FOLD 'N GO challenge us to rethink what a boat is and h o w they should be made. To anticipate the future without being m i r e d in the past. A noble goal I hope o u r leaders assume and one that w i l l serve us w e l l in future Q u i c k and Darings. See y o u all next year. Bob A l l e n
July Volunteer Accomplishments Besides the over 100 volunteers w h o contributed thousands of hours to make this years W o o d e d Boat Festival our best ever, over 80 volunteers contributed more than 1400 hours restoring boats, answering phones, d r i v i n g P u f f i n , teaching sailing, and sitting on the bench. Specifically, the Great Pumpkin (Geary 18) is n o w in o u r livery, as are t w o Mercuries, and a Penguin. The N e w H a v e n Sharpie is on the dock and getting replanked a n d we expect her to go sailing w i t h i n a month or t w o . The Seawind (our Blanchard 33) has a shiny new cabin, w i t h canvased top and varnished sides. The Catspaw D i n g h y has been scraped, varnished, caulked and painted and is about ready for a row. O u r library has acquired a couch for easy reading. Mistee (our C o l u m b i a River One Design) is having her cabin restored. We have a rope m a k i n g machine built by teen age summer school students and a host of sail repairs.
VOLUNTEER LIST As we approach our fiscal year-end, we are looking to tie up a few loose ends to complete o u r yearly goals. Please come d o w n and help us finish our most productive year w i t h a cosmic bang! We are l o o k i n g for librarians to reorganize o u r small library, this is your opportunity to organize a library right! We need volunteers to paint & scrape, cut and glue - just d r o p by anytime. The Paesano needs painting, the new M e r c u r y needs w o r k , masts need varnishing, and the N e w H a v e n Sharpie is looking for a new coat of paint on her deck. A l l members interested i n w o r k i n g o n our livery fleet please contact Roger at the Center for W o o d e n Boats. There is plenty of w o r k to do before the winter months come, and we can use your skills. (whatever they may be).
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CWB WISH LIST JOIN THE CLUB! Last month we asked for a few little items to help us run a little better. What a response. Thank y o u to everyone w h o took the time to send y o u r donations. O u r new list of current needs follows: Overstuffed chair Fax M a c h i n e Fast M o d e m Jaguar XJ12 (for towing) Warehouse Space 3 b i n sink Leaf blower Books b y Edgar M a r c h Sails, anything at a l l G o o d L i b r a r y Books Large Slide Screen Slide Projector knock d o w n stand TV & VCR
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 17 (3rd Friday) CWB T H I R D F R I D A Y S P E A K E R 8:00 p m C W B Boathouse Denny Moore
Gentlemen Never Sail to Weather M r . M o o r e w i l l provide a double feature talk. He w i l l discuss sailing around the w o r l d w i t h his wife V e l d a in his 50' square sail Ketch Prospector, a Concordia design featured in Roger Taylor's G o o d Boats. M r . M o o r e has written a w o n d e r f u l book on his cruise. Gentlemen Never Sail to Weather. He w i l l also tell us about his adventures w o r k i n g in a sailing gillnetter ( C W B ' s Logo) in Bristol Bay, A l a s k a . Hors-d'oeuvres w i l l be served.
October 3 (Sunday) WOODIE ONE-DESIGN REGATTA This race is open to all w o o d e n boats. Three or more of a class w i l l have a fleet race, t w o w i l l have a match-race a n d a l l single entries w i l l race in an "open" class. Registration is due by September 25, 1993. Contact the Center for W o o d e n Boats for Registration Packet. Pot L u c k dinner w i l l be held following the race. $ 5 C W B Member Registration $15 N o n M e m b e r Registration October 15 (3rd Friday) CWB THIRD FRIDAY SPEAKER 8:00 pm C W B Boathouse L i n Folsom S i t k a to K e t c h i k a n L i n , one of our ace sailing instructors, w i l l tell the story of her vacation cruise from Sitka to Ketchikan, aboard a chartered boat. Hors-d'oeuvres w i l l be served. Next Speaker Friday, N o v e m b e r 19.
December 26 (Sunday - M e r r y Christmas) FROSTBITE R E G A T T A The Frostbite Regatta features both single and double-handed classes. Registration ($2 per skipper) is f r o m 11 a.m. to 1 p . m . at the Boathouse. Q u a l i f y i n g a n d semi-final heats begin at 1 p . m . a n d the Big Finals start at 2:30 p . m . Semi-finalists qualify for the M i d Winter Regatta in February. Yet another Pot L u c k dinner w i l l be held f o l l o w i n g the race.
A l l year 'round (Classes Every Day!) L E A R N TO "SAIL NOW!" T w o hour sessions 11 & 1:30 Saturday and Sunday 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday C W B Boathouse Fee: $125 per person (includes a oneyear C W B membership) Students w i l l learn to sail classic boats in one session of classroom w o r k and four (or more) sessions of hands-on instruction in our small boats, no more than three students per instructor. Students w i l l graduate w h e n able to sail a variety of keel, centerboard, sloop and catboats by instinct. Y o u may begin any Saturday, space permitting. Please call ahead for reservations. For the student w h o is only free on weekdays, or prefers to have one-onone instruction, we continue to offer i n d i v i d u a l lessons ($20) on Weekdays. Call for an appointment. A D V A N C E D SAILING SEMINARS 5:30-9:00 Wednesdays Fee: $25/$30 Frequent Weekends Fee: Variable O u r A d v a n c e d Sailing Seminars are scheduled every Wednesday evening, and on frequent weekends a l l summer long. The Wednesday Seminars w i l l sail into Lake. Washington, and cover basic safety, rules, navigation, and weather. The weekend seminars usually include an overnight, a race and or some navigation, and cruising techniques. These classes are open to all graduates of Sail N O W ! and sailors w i t h basic skills. Contact the Center for W o o d e n Boats to sign up for the next available seminar. September 25 (Saturday) SAIL DESIGN, MAKING, AND REPAIR! 9:00 - 4:00 p m , C W B and Buchan M a c L e a n Sails Fee: $100/$115 Instructor: Robert M a c L e a n Bob M a c L e a n has one of the more successful sail lofts in Seattle and has extensive experience in sailmaking and repair. H i s shop also has one of the best inventories of sail cloth in the area. In the m o r n i n g , the course w i l l cover the basics of sail shape, design and performance. The afternoon session w i l l move to the loft, where students w i l l learn some invaluable secrets of sail b u i l d i n g and repair through hands
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o n practice. N o L i m i t * D e p e n d i n g on the response we may offer a follow up workshop Wednesday evenings that w o u l d actually make several sails for the C e n t e r s fleet. October 2 - 10 (Saturday through Sunday) CARVEL WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$600 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p . m . each d a y C W B Boatshop Instructor: Eric D o w The instructor is a Brooklin, M a i n e boat builder w i t h extensive experience in b u i l d i n g traditional w o o d e n boats a n d teaching others h o w to do so too. The class w i l l b u i l d a carvel planked d i n g h y of classic design, incorporating all the challenges of traditional boat b u i l d i n g but on a manageable scale. The completed boat w i l l be launched on Sunday afternoon, October 10. Basic w o o d w o r k i n g skills required; class limited to 7 students. October 16,17, 23, & 24 HALF MODEL WORKSHOP Fee: $175/200 9:00 - 5:00 p m , C W B Boatshop Instructor: R i c h K o l i n The instructor has r u n several C W B workshops. The course w i l l be four days long. Students w i l l b u i l d one or t w o models f r o m the Center's o w n repertoire. Basic w o o d w o r k i n g experience required. November 1 6 - 1 9 WOOD CARVING WORKSHOP Fee: $275/$300 8:30 - 5:30 p m , C W B Boatshop Terry Wolfe has w i d e experience carving & teaching. He carved o u r sign on the entry trellis and the dolphins on the p a v i l i o n posts. The workshop w i l l include lettering and relief carving. Each Student w i l l carve a "Welcome" sign, a whale, a trout and an eagle head. M a x i m u m 12 Students.
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WORKSHOPS February 5 - 10,1994 BUILDING FLAT BOTTOM BOATS Fee: $350/$400 Instructor Rich K o l i n The instructor is a w e l l k n o w n builder, a n d designer of classic small craft. The course w i l l be just 5 days! a n d w i l l b u i l d one or maybe t w o different boats, depending on enrollment. The Boat w i l l be a traditional plank on frame skiff w i t h cross planked bottom. If there is sufficient interest, there w i l l be a second course converting this skiff to a sail boat. A p r i l 2 - 10,1994 LAPSTRAKE WORKSHOP 8:30 - 5:30 each d a y Fee: $550/$600 Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe Students w i l l b u i l d the classic lapstrake L a w l e y Tender, a 1 0 ' p u l l i n g boat originally built by the famous George L a w l e y and Son y a r d in Boston, M a s s as a tender for yachts in the 1920s & 30s. The instructor has r u n dozens o f C W B W o r k s h o p . B a s i c w o o d w o r k i n g skills are required. M a x i m u m 7 students.
N O T E : Fees indicate member/nonmember costs. A $100 nonrefundable deposit is required with registration for all boat building workshops, with the balance payable one week prior to the workshop. Prepayment in full will insure your place in all other workshops. COURSES WE U S U A L L Y DURING THE YEAR
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Basic W o o d w o r k i n g B l o c k Plane M a k i n g Canoe Repair and Restoration Celestial Navigation Lofting Metallurgy, Bronze Casting M o d e l Ship m a k i n g Oar M a k i n g Rigging S a i l M a k i n g & Repair Strip Plank K a y a k B u i l d i n g The Salish People A n d Their S k i l l s A cruise aboard " Z o d i a c " W o o d e n Boat Restoration
The Classified Ads are available, free of charge to CWB members. Please contact Roger at CWB if you would like an ad to appear in Shavings or Sawdust
Waterfront Lawn Near Madrona/Leschi/Montlake I have a 27' racing shell that I would like to leave near the water so I can row every day. Emilie 322-8242
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Seagull outboard 3-3-1/2 HP. Robert Cox (510)373-9684 (Fax) 373-7905
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B57 Blanchard Sr. 26' Classic Wooden sloop. Good condition, new rudder, original specs. '93 haulout: plank & framework; hull & deck maintenance. $5700. Johnson 4 Deluxe Sailmotor, $300 $5700 Lake Union 325-5329 20 ft Lapstrake Mermaid Class Sloop. Built in Denmark in 1956 and is similar to a Folkboat There are two mains, one jib, and a Seagull outboard included. $2000 OBO. Andy or Erica Ericson (206) 282-2788 1/3 h.p. Baldor Bench Model Grinder/Buffer. $50. STU 525-9928 16' Great Pelican Sailboat 80% Completed. Includes new Sails, spars, misc. hardware and most materials needed to finish. Occume ply/epoxy, must sell. Priced well below materials cost $2500/OBO Ralph Merriman 776-0661 545-5076 WANTED:
Wanted: Genoa Good or excellent condition for Blanchard Sr. #40 Tim Seppala 463-3642, 463-6213. Seeking four retirees to explore sharing ownership & use of a classic cruiser Al Amason (206) 821-5513 12" Band Saw, older model Delta or Craftsman. Repairable OK. Also Needed Quality Miter Box STU 5259928 Model sailing boats sloop or Ketch style- old or new. 2 feet to 8 feet long with sails. Also would like to commission someone to build me three, seven or eight foot sail boats models. Phone- Mary Jasper 808- 822-1703 or write to 2752 Nokekula Cr. Lihue, HI 96766
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12' Porta-Boat. 363-4236
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Service Wanted: Handyperson to assist with maintaining a 15' class dinghy at Leschi. Small projects at mutually agreeable times, such as light carpentry on the dock, occasional fiberglass work, fiddling with the rigging, etc. Corbin Houchins, day 343-9597, eve. 725-2440, messages 948-9353. Part time cook, Schooner Zodiac. Paid position. 206 483-4088
CWB MEMBER GATHERINGS With nearly 2000 members CWB is in danger of becoming a faceless Bureaucracy. Well, not really, but we do like all our members dropping by at least once a month so we can associate faces with mailing labels, and keep you up to date with the big changes here on the waterfront. The best opportunity is our 3rd Friday Speaker Series. For seventeen years now , CWB has hosted a speaker on the third Friday of every month at 8 pm to talk about various maritime subjects. They have come from as far away as Norway, and usually have more to say than we give them time. The talks are also a way for all the members and guests of the Center for Wooden Boats to come down, eat hors-d'oeuvres, and talk with our favorite Director. This is the best time to catch him with nothing to do but answer questions about boats, boatbuilding and the universe. We know the third Friday is always hard to remember so if you want to come, mark it on your calendar for the next full year, and watch for Shavings and Sawdust to give you a preview of our forthcoming speakers.
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Check This Out!
Captain Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail around the world alone, departed Boston, Massachusetts, on A p r i l 24, 1895. He returned to Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27th, 1898, after a passage of 46,000 miles in his little vessel, Spray. This historic achievement made Captain Slocum the patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators and adventures all over the world.
C W B and Crossings have pooled our creative talents. The result is a new fleet of merchandise in our store. We still have the old t-shirts, sweat shirts and jewelry. N o w we also have nicer clothes, sweaters, sweatshirts, hats, and jackets with our logo embroidered in brilliant colors. The work is really nice and the stock is better fabrics. Where else can you get a gillnetter logo embroidered on your polo? Ralph Lauren wishes they had had the idea! C W B is the only source
With the centennial of that voyage approaching, we urge you to support a campaign to have a special postage stamp issued to commemorate Captain Slocum's accomplishment It could be released to mark the 100th anniversary of his return, and the place of issue could be Boston, Newport and or Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Slocum's homeport Please submit your request and recommendations for a Joshua Slocum commemorative stamp to: Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, US Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW R o o m 4474E, Washington, DC 202605753
For those with exotic taste and high traveling standards, The Center For Wooden Boats is proud to present two options for weekend tours of Lake Union. Our original Steam Launch Exhibit the Puffin is now taking twenty minute tours of Lake Union in the comfortable setting of a 1906 wood burning steam launch, complete with a 1906 White Steam Engine. Since response to our free tours has been overwhelming we have added a new vessel to our tour service. Our new 30' Hackercraft, bums gasoline, seats 6 and will be running tours all weekend long. These
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tours are designed to encourage visitors to get a new perspective of Lake Union, and are therefore priced right - Free. Please call to confirm both boats have crews.