Published for members of The Center for Wooden Boats
Volume X V I I Number 4 A u g u s t 1995
WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL '95 C u t t i n g right to the heart of the matter: what boats were on display at the Festival? N a t u rally, there was C W B ' s collection o f more than 100, of w h i c h six sail, six oar and three enginepowered boats were g i v i n g people rides. T h e rest of our fleet was moored or on cradles along
magazine, also went to Radiance. (It's hard to
few years.
avoid recognition of perfection!)
Besides l o o k i n g over boats at repose at the
A n d then there was the P r o s ' P i c k , the
docks and on shore, thousands of spectators at
award sponsored by Fisheries Supply. It was cre-
the Festival and around L a k e U n i o n watched the
ated to let the boatbuilding and maintenance pro-
E d C l a r k M e m o r i a l C l a s s i c Y a c h t Race. They
fessionals poke and prod under the floorboards
sail up. d o w n and across the lake. The course
the margins to make r o o m for 89 others that were afloat or on shore. T h e favorites? We all have our own standards of value so we asked Festival visitors to vote for their choice of which boats s h o u l d r e c e i v e s p e c i a l r e c o g n i t i o n . Strangely, we call these best-of-show selections the People's C h o i c e A w a r d s . T h e best non-sailing boat under 2 5 ' was Aurora, a 2 2 ' inboard runabout built of H o n duras mahogany and coated with a g a z i l l i o n layers of varnish. E r i c H v a l s o e is the designer and builder. It was created in the mode of J o h n H a c k e r ' s 1920's speedboats. It's a classic design with a spin of technology advances in hull and structure based on post-'20s empiric information. Aurora is the definition of understated elegance at rest and a screaming rocket at speed. E r i c is frequently at C W B teaching lofting and boatbuilding. The best sailboat under 2 5 ' was Sinbad, a 14' lapstrake Iain Oughtred designed sailing canoe built by R a l p h M e r r i m a n . R a l p h participated i n one o f C W B ' s early lapstrake w o r k shops and he o b v i o u s l y learned better-than-average boatbuilding s k i l l s . T h e best powerboat over 2 5 ' was the cruiser Rita, a 5 1 ' Ed M o n k design built in 1938 by the L a k e w o o d Boat C o m p a n y of Seattle and now owned by L e w Barrett of Seattle. L e w is an o l d hand at m a k i n g basket cases into award winners. He received the same accolades a few years ago at our Festival for Varnishing Point. E v e r y time I passed Rita there was a line of visitors w a i t i n g . T h e p u b l i c ' s choice for the best big s a i l boat was Radiance, the 7 2 ' ketch designed by L. Francis Herreshoff as Ticonderoga. T h i s version was built in 1994 by Legendary Yachts and is o w n e d by Stan B i s h o p r i c k of V a n c o u v e r , W A . There were big lines waiting to board Radiance. No wonder: she glowed with quality design, materials, craftsmanship and maintenance. T h e Best O v e r a l l A w a r d , also chosen by the folks and sponsored by Northwest Yachting
and in obscure orifices to see the " r e a l " quality
looks like an " X " closed at the top and bottom:
of craftsmanship and maintenance. T h i s year's
the idea is both to race and to provide m a x i m u m
award went to Wee Rob, a traditional lapstrake
visibility.
canoe designed by Iain Oughtred and built and owned b y C a r l L i n d . C a r l was C W B ' s Boatshop Manager from 1992 to 1995. We already knew C a r l builds a wee bit better than most.
What a parade of history and diversity appeared on the race course! O l i n Stevens' 1929 5 2 ' y a w l Dorade was there. (Stevens was barely out of high school when he designed Dorade.
The W o o d e n Boat Festival is meant to be
She took her shakedown cruise across the A t l a n -
an opportunity for total immersion in the w o r l d
tic, entered the grueling Fastnet Race and won.)
of wooden boats. The y o u n g folks took full ad-
C u r r e n t o w n e r M i k e D o u g l a s s k i p p e r e d her
vantage o f the T o y B o a t b u i l d i n g W o r k s h o p .
around the lake course with a crew of 16-year-
( W h y didn't we think of patenting that idea when
olds.
we first began d o i n g it in 1978?!) I'm expecting to see some second generation boatbuilders in a
There was Barlovento.
a 65'
schooner
designed by C o x and Stevens in 1932 as a w e d d i n g present for Pierre du Pont III. H e r owner. C r a i g D o w n e y , has her beautifully restored and sailing like a thoroughbred. T h e 30 Square Meter Bijou was there too. d a z z l i n g l y finished in the color " v a r n i s h " and impeccable sailed by owners T i n a Gilbert at helm and Russel de L o m b a r d on foredeck. The winner of the Center C u p Perpetual Trophy for first to finish was the 7 2 ' sloop Rage designed by T o m W y l i e and built, owned and sailed by Steve and N a n c y Rander of Schooner Creek Boat W o r k s i n P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n . T h e Randers invited everyone and their pet p i g to crew on Rage because (a) Steve and N a n c y are sociable beings and (b) Rage is a sailing dinghy on hormones and needs as much movable ballast as possible. First on corrected time and winner of the Ed C l a r k C l a s s i c Y a c h t Race Perpetual Trophy was Seattle's Maltese Falcon, a 4 2 ' Ed M o n k designed ketch built by C e c i l Foss of B a i n b r i d g e Island in 1947 and o w n e d by R o g e r Iida and J i m Tupper. T h i s is the second year in a row that
record setting time, L e e Ehrheart on restoring the Clearwater, K e i t h M a r k s on tools. Lee Ehrheart and friends on how to buy a wooden boat, L e i f Karlsen o n V i k i n g navigation. Margaret Little on the L i f e s l i n g . Our Q u i c k & Daring B o a t b u i l d i n g C o n test was, as always, semi-serious, semi-wacky. We aim to have the boats built fast w h i l e costing little and designed imaginatively, but they also should perform w e l l . So the best Q & D boats combine the practical and the ridiculous to become, w e l l , U F O s - Unusual Floating Objects. T h i s year's unusual ideas included Bamboozler, a canvas-over-bamboo-framing double-ender built by A n g e l a V a n Ecken and Randall Sawyer. The bamboo was so green the leaves were still attached. Another, S.S.
Vacant Lot built by Lee
Boot and E r i c L o e w , was a corrugated cardboard
Sharpie Jubilee was built by Catie C h a p l i n and Sean K e n n e d y . T h e W o o d e n Boat Shop was the sponsor. T h e design was a time-tested trans o m stern s k i f f w i t h a cat s c h o o n e r r i g and leeboard. It was an A m e r i c a n classic tastefully finished o f f with a navy blue h u l l and sky blue tarp sails. D o n Henderson and T i m H e n d r i c k s o n created Slap Stick, a round bottom punt with l o n g i tudinal stringers over p l y w o o d bulkheads and doorskin c o v e r i n g . Slap Stick reminded one of a crayon split vertically. Scott Durkee and John L o n g came up with Gesundheit'., a transom-sterned s k i f f featuring an aft mast with two headsails (the after one was sheeted to a wishbone boomkin). Gesundheit! had a l o n g foredeck with reverse sheer in the cigarette boat style. Steering w a s an o l d sportscar wheel midships, rigged to a stub tiller.
catamaran. To soften the smooth, seamless hull and involve the cellulose fiber source of the boat, a weed garden was planted on its wide deck. W h e n afloat with crew, Vacant Lot looked more like an endangered wetland.
W h e n the dust of the building and the spray of the racing settled, the judges totaled points for speed o f b u i l d i n g , cost o f materials, originality, esthetics, showmanship, design worth keeping, speed under sail and oar and tool weight. Cross
Maltese Falcon has finished first in the Ed C l a r k
Golden Chincopin, a M a r k Bennett and
race. Watch y o u r handicap shrivel, R o g e r and
Sam C o n n a l l y production, was a p l y w o o d hull
Gesundheit!
Jim.
reminiscent of an O . K . D i n g h y . T h e y d i d it by
Bamboozler and S.S.
I n s e c o n d p l a c e w a s the g a f f c u t t e r Barakah. a 2 5 ' W i l l i a m A t k i n design owned by T o m Scott of Port T o w n s e n d and built this year by the Northwest S c h o o l of W o o d e n B o a t b u i l d ing. T h i r d in the race was the W i l l i a m Garden designed 3 3 ' sloop Aura, built by the B l a n c h a r d B o a t w o r k s in 1949 and owned by W a r d Fay of B e l l i n g h a m . T h i s vessel was designed by Garden as a stock c r u i s i n g boat for the B l a n c h a r d Boat C o . T h e y built nine; C W B owns "Blanchard 3 3 " N o . 7, Seawind. T w o years ago we sailed Seawind to the C l a s s i c Boat Festival in V i c t o r i a . B . C . W i l l i a m Garden came d o w n t o look over the fleet and asked one of the Best Boat judges. B e n t Jesperson, w h o had designed Seawind. " Y o u d i d ! " One hopes Garden thought w e l l o f the design. We do. T h e Festival was a kaleidoscope of happenings, i n c l u d i n g Frank O r r and his steam-powered saw, C o r y Freedman s e w i n g s k i n on an A l e u t B a i d a r k a r e p l i c a , L e e Ehrheart g i v i n g caulking demonstrations. K e i t h M a r k s b u i l d i n g a skiff. R i c h K o l i n m a k i n g half models, J i m Gass w o r k i n g on a miniature square rigger, face painti n g , folk music. Puget S o u n d M a r i t i m e ' s historic ship photos and models. L u k e T o r n a t z k y and D u t c h Mostert painting festival scenes on the site, marlinspike work by Steve O s b o r n , boat name graphics by A r t K n o w l e s , laminating by A r t Thomas.
third.
No
boats
sunk,
although
Vacant Lot became some-
c u t t i n g darts in the p l y w o o d and b e n d i n g it
what awash and too sluggish to finish on their
around bulkheads. It was a clever adaptation of
o w n power. T h e People's C h o i c e for Best Q u i c k
p l y w o o d and a stylish design. Golden Chincopin
& D a r i n g Boat was Sharpie Jubilee.
was sponsored by C o m p t o n L u m b e r .
There never was or ever w i l l be a W o o d e n
Cross Cutty Sark, a Crosscut Hardwoods-
Boat F e s t i v a l without the freely donated time,
sponsored entry, was a tried and true double-
materials and money of our loyal supporters. One
ended pirogue - the k i n d that pokes around the
hundred and twenty-three volunteers contributed
Okefenokee swamp amidst the alligators and live
1,012 hours from fix-up to set-up to putting away
oaks. Frank Starr and James M c M u l l e n knocked
and cleaning up the site. A n d that's not counting
the pirogue together the fastest - 4 hours and 35
the planning, permits and p u b l i c i t y for the whole
minutes.
blast.
TRUSTEES CORNER Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month. All members welcome. However, any new business should be brought before the relevant committees first. We ask that visitors not disturb the meetings. C W B ' s new Executive Director: The hiring committee w i l l be interviewing the finalists in the beginning of September with the goal of having the new Director on board by O c t o ber 1. 1995. The Trustees are still looking for skilled volunteers to help with the committees. T h i s is an excellent way to contribute something truly valuable to the Center and to get a better understanding of the way things work around here. A v a i l a b l e committees are: Program, M a r -
T a l k s by Steve P h i l i p p on the maritime s k i l l s o f Puget S o u n d ' s first p e o p l e . N a n c y Rander on racing to H a w a i i with an a l l - w o m e n crew. Steve Rander on racing Rage to H a w a i i in
Cutty Sark was first. Sharpie Jubilee second and
keting. C a m a Beach and Curatorial. Contact R o g e r at C W B for more information. The Marketing Committee and Dennis
Palmer have arranged to have pro-bono ads prod u c e d and p u b l i s h e d i n several l o c a l boating magazines
including
Northwest
Yachting
48째N. Congratulations for a j o b w e l l done.
CWB Board of Trustees Celeste Archambault William K. Blethen Caren Crandall Chuck Edwards (Treasurer) Steve Excell Lin Folsom B i l l Keasler Carter Kerr (President) Blake Lewis Scott Rohrer (Vice President) Ron Snyder Bob Tapp (Secretary) Bill Van Vlack
and
O u r friends w h o gave us good stuff were Bartell Drugs stocking our aid station and A la Francaise, B o n A i r W i n e r y , E m i l y Warner and Mangetout Caterers. R e d H o o k Brewery and Stolt Sea Farm, all contributing to the A u c t i o n refreshments.
Our beautiful poster art was donated by L u k e T o r n a t z k y a n d the p r i n t i n g o f K / P G r a p h i c s . V o l u n t e e r party contributions came from C l a r k C u n d y and M a r i t i m e Pacific B r e w ery. The N a v a l Reserve Readiness Center lent us
T h e W o o d e n Boat Festival was another cruise on the wide sea of public benefit. We think we accomplished our mission of g i v i n g a lot of people fun and information about g o o d wooden boats. - D i c k Wagner
their site once more, earning our eternal gratitude.
T H E WRECK O F T H E WESTWARD HO by Steve Oshorn It was a quiet Sunday morning, that first o f . June. Jim had sailed his C a l - 2 0 , Westward Ho, from R i c h m o n d to Pillar Point Harbor on H a l f M o o n B a y on Friday. Friday had started pretty c a l m , but turned into quite a sleigh ride in the afternoon. He had arrived tired but happy from his first actual passage at sea. As he rounded the breakwater he thought the sun had set with the fabled green flash. " W o w ! That's a g o o d o m e n . " he thought. He had gone ashore and had dinner at the Seagull Inn. then anchored in the harbor for a well-earned rest. Saturday was make and mend. He slept in. finished a novel, fixed a brunch, then spent the afternoon tidying up the boat and watching the gulls harry a shoal of bait fish in the channel mouth. He set the alarm early for Sunday. It was calm with a low overcast he figured w o u l d burn o f f by noon. The weather report was for small craft advisories, northwest 15-30 knots. " S a m e weather I c a m e d o w n i n . " he snorted. " E n o u g h w i n d to provide some fun." He heated a can of hash, fried an egg to top it and toasted some bread. A quick dishwash. a last cup of coffee poured and he pulled the hook. The outboard sputtered, then settled d o w n , he powered out past the breakwater, then offshore to the channel marker. By this time the w i n d was b e g i n n i n g to riffle the water so he made sail, stowed the outboard and sipped the last of his coffee. As Westward Ho beat her way from P i l l a r Point around M o n t a r a . the w i n d increased and the l o n g s w e l l began to b u i l d short, breaking crests on top of them J i m took a d o l l o p of spray in the face, w h i c h was fun; then a s o l i d wave top soaked h i m to the s k i n . T h e boat was sailing steadily but needed a careful hand at the helm, so J i m reached in through the c o m p a n i o n w a y , grabbed his o i l skins and hauled them on over his wet clothes That broke the w i n d and he felt a bit warmer. As the w i n d continued to increase, the sloop lay still farther over in the gusts. J i m decided to put in a reef and change j i b s . Westward Ho became a w i l d thing as she luffed and fell o f f , the j i b alternately flogging, then f i l l i n g with explosive force w h i l e J i m wrestled with sticking slides and seldom-used reefing lines. By the time
the main was reefed, he was sweating under his oilies, w i t h every muscle in his arms q u i v e r i n g . By now, the j i b had a tear in it and the weather j i b sheet had parceled and served itself around shrouds, lifelines and anything else it c o u l d get a wrap on. He cast o f f the j i b halyard and started
way. He kept watching the seas to leeward. T h e breakers seemed awfully close but, if he c o u l d just go a few more miles, he w o u l d turn the corner into the G o l d e n Gate. He began p i n c h i n g her a little tighter into the w i n d to try to gain some sea room but the surf line kept edging closer.
wrestling the sail down. As he sat on the foredeck, his legs cramped and he had to flop over on his stomach to straighten them. Jib finally d o w n and m u z z l e d , he began disentangling the j i b sheets. H e g l a n c e d t o l e e w a r d and M o n t a r a seemed m u c h closer. No time to dog it now, got to get the number two on her. He stuffed the damaged j i b below, hauled out the number two bag and dragged it forward. M o n t a r a looked awfully close now. The short, steep seas were b u r y i n g her bow regularly. F i nally, the j i b was hanked on. He bent on the hal-
Suddenly, he was startled by a loud p u l sating sound behind h i m . He glanced up and saw a Coast G u a r d helicopter hovering just o f f his starboard quarter, pacing h i m . Someone must have seen me from the shore and called them. The bullhorn from the chopper cut through the w i n d : "Attention skipper. The Fort Point lifeboat is underway to y o u r position. E T A about 35 minutes. W a v e your arm if y o u understand. We w i l l stand by until it arrives."
yard and sheets and hoisted the sail, the f l o g g i n g sheets stinging his ears and arms as he swigged the halyard o f f and belayed it. He gratefully
J i m waved his arm vigorously. Thank god they're here. I'm safe!
crawled back to the cockpit. F i n a l l y , Westward Ho was under control again! He sheeted the main and j i b as closehauled as he c o u l d and once more headed north. T h e sea looked like curdled cream to w i n d w a r d but, with his weight out of the bow, she was shipping much less water. " W i s h I'd made some sandwiches and coffee," he thought. As he c o o l e d o f f from his exertions, he began to shiver. M o n t a r a was finally beginning to fall astern, but he was still close inshore, just paralleling the beach on this tack. If I can hold this course past the Cliff House, I've got it made. I can stay inside South Shoal. If I can just keep from freezing to death!
W h i l e his attention wavered, Westward Ho had edged a little closer to the surf. N o w he c o n centrated w i t h every fiber of his being on keeping her headed as far out as he could drive her, but inch by inch she was approaching the c u r l ing crests. As he rode over the top of each sea, he craned to see if the lifeboat was approaching. H i s whole life now seemed to contract to the for the lifeboat. The beat of the chopper blades
As the chopper headed for the beach, he
behind h i m was b e c o m i n g almost hypnotic, a
watched the seas d r i v i n g Westward Ho shore-
counterpoint to the roaring w i n d and the hiss of
ward, j e r k i n g and s l a m m i n g as her keel ham-
the seas as they passed under him.
mered the sand, then being lifted farther in by
There she is! He saw a dot of white ahead
T h e petty officer in the chopper asked if
stayed in the same spot, just s l o w l y g r o w i n g
he was O K . " I f y o u are all right, w e ' l l drop y o u
larger. T h e lifeboat was r o l l i n g heavily, the seas
at the beach. We have another c a l l . "
w h i c h had w o r k e d w e l l in calm water, but as she
spray breaking clear over her. C l o s e r she came.
pitched into the seas she w o u l d alternately luff
W i t h a hiss and a roar, the outermost row of
and lose way, then fall o f f and be k n o c k e d flat
breakers curled over just a few yards shoreward
until she gained speed again. Finally, he crouched
of
Westward Ho.
in the companionway, alternately d u c k i n g below
Damn, damn, damn, hurry up and get me before the surf does!
l o n g process as he pulled o f f his oilies, stripped o f f his wet clothes one item at a time and then dressed. By the time he had a change of clothes, a w o o l sweater and his oilies back o n , he was
the next breaker.
of h i m that d i d n ' t vanish like a whitecap but
s l a m m i n g into her starboard side sending tons of
to grab the helm and straighten her out. It was a
He surfaced, c o u g h i n g and sputtering, to see Westward Ho s a i l i n g away from h i m on the port tack, heading back up the coast, A splash next to h i m and he saw the chopper's rescue basket approaching h i m in the water. He grabbed the cage and hauled h i m s e l f into it. A sudden jerk and he was out of the water, being hoisted into the chopper. As he rose he saw the surfboat heading for home and watched Westward Ho sail gracefully into the first line of surf. She rose on the leading edge of the wave, l o o k i n g like a surfer g o i n g into the tunnel. O v e r she went as the sea became vertical and the crest towered over her. c u r l i n g and then breaking clear over the boat. T h e keel appeared in the foam, then she rolled upright without her spars, a welter of rigging and torn sails wrapped around her.
simple goal of staying closehauled and waiting
He experimented w i t h lashing the helm,
to snatch at some dry clothes, then reaching back
seas almost dead on and she pitched h e a v i l y , r i d i n g over the steep crests. Spray flew over the weather b o w c o n t i n u o u s l y n o w . A l l h e c o u l d think of was to get the canvas d o w n and they w o u l d take care of h i m . He eased the j i b sheet and started forward to haul it d o w n . H i s m o v e ments were stiff and slow. He c o u l d hardly curl his f i n g e r s . H a l f w a l k i n g , h a l f c r a w l i n g , h e m o v e d forward and reached the mast. As he struggled to get the halyard o f f the cleat, she took a steep pitch. He lost his h o l d and fell forward onto the j i b . He felt h i m s e l f hit the sail, then suddenly he was under water!
T h e y set h i m d o w n on Ocean Beach and lifted off. To the north he c o u l d see the surfboat thrashing her way around toward the "Gate" and home. A c r o w d of people was running d o w n the beach with a line to try to salvage the sloop and drag her above the surf line. An o l d sailor with a couple of kids in tow w a l k e d up to h i m .
J i m stared, mesmerized by the surf, the
" W h y d i d n ' t y o u tack offshore and get
approaching lifeboat, the beat of the rotors and
some sea room? "The sea is calmer out there and
his icy fatigue.
y o u have room to maneuver."'
half drenched with sweat again but, on the whole,
At last the surfboat seemed to suddenly
J i m looked at h i m d u l l y , then turned and
he felt better. U s i n g the same technique, he spread
materialize, passing by to w i n d w a r d of h i m . A
walked away toward the wreck of his sloop, now
some peanut butter on p i l o t bread and wolfed
petty officer bullhorned h i m : " S k i p p e r , lower
nearly ashore.
that d o w n , f o l l o w e d by a couple of cups of w a -
your sails and w e ' l l take y o u in tow.'"
ter.
The w i n d slammed Westward Ho flat as By the time he was finished and settled
the surfboat went past. T h e s l o o p s u d d e n l y
back in the cockpit. Westward Ho seemed to be
seemed to j u m p about 15 feet in the air; then,
still closer to shore but she had m o v e d farther up
with a roar, the outer surf broke a few feet beside
the coast and Ocean Beach was stretching out
him.
ahead of h i m . He was desperately tired n o w . H i s arms were beginning to quiver again, he was cold and wet and Ocean Beach looked like it stretched
I can't
dowse the sails here; the surf will
catch me before I can. I've got to tack.
out forever. The increasing w i n d was l a y i n g the
He shoved over the helm and she came
sloop over farther and she was m a k i n g more lee-
about, heading straight offshore. She took the
C A M P IVEY by Roger Coulter " O K , so y o u ' v e never sailed before. A sailboat has three controls: the tiller steers the boat, the mainsheet (that black rope) controls the sail and makes the boat go and y o u r body weight keeps the boat flat. T h e tiller w o r k s backwards push it right and y o u ' l l go left - y o u ' l l figure that one out in a few seconds. Y o u r body weight is easy too; just stay on the high side to keep the boat flat. A n d the sail is easy too. T h e goal with the sail is to always let the sail out as far as it can go without luffing - like a flag. Oh yeah, y o u can't steer directly into the w i n d , if the b o o m is hovering over y o u r head y o u are p o i n t i n g into the w i n d and y o u need to turn a little to one side." Push. A n d with that nearly a hundred hemophilia patients and families were sailing for the first time - by themselves. Several weeks ago, L o r i H i g a , one o f C W B ' s stalwart volunteers, asked me if I w o u l d bring some boats up to Sunset L a k e (south of E n u m c l a w ) to teach s a i l i n g to a group of a hundred or so h e m o p h i l i a c children. H e m o p h i l i a is a condition where b l o o d doesn't clot, so small cuts and bruises can continue to bleed indefinitely. T h e 1980s brought a r e v o l u t i o n to the h e m o p h i l i a population in the form of a "clotting agent" that c o u l d be injected into the b l o o d stream, thereby a l l o w i n g hemophiliacs a relatively normal life. T h e camp, celebrating its 20th anniversary, was set up to show families and parents that both they and their children can lead normal lives.
for the kids that didn't. Other than that, I was relishing the idea of a chance to teach kids again. K i d s are much better students than adults: they don't have exaggerated fears, they are w i l l i n g to experiment and, most importantly, they are not afraid of failing. In short, kids are easy to teach and the rewards are huge. The obvious choice of boats was A l t e r n a tive S c h o o l #I's C l a n c y s (the 9-1/2' tenders built by AS#1 eighth graders with a grant to C W B from the Seattle N e i g h b o r h o o d Fund). On M o n day afternoon, I loaded all five onto a truck and trailer and dragged them d o w n to Sunset L a k e a misnomer since it wasn't really a lake, just a big pond surrounded by huge pine trees. Except for a random puff or two, a glassier surface I've never seen, not a breath of w i n d . L o r i said there w o u l d be more w i n d the next day. Tuesday m o r n i n g L o r i was proved right and I started rigging the boats and w a i t i n g for the first brave souls to try ' e m out. It took me c l i m b i n g in and b u z z i n g around the pond to get it started but by afternoon there was a line waiting for boats. O n l y two or three had been sailing before so they all got the standard introduction to sailing (see above) along with assurances that they couldn't do anything too bad on such a small lake. The new sailors ranged from 5-3/4 to 50 years o l d ; some were strong and healthy, one was in a wheelchair. W h o l e cabin teams came d o w n and p l a y e d tag on shore w h i l e they waited, then p l a y e d tag on the water. P r o b a b l y 60 to 100 people sailed for the first time d u r i n g the three days. Several were absolute naturals, demonstrating near perfect sail trim despite s w i r l i n g and erratic winds.
Nevertheless, I was more than a little worried. I don't k n o w of any activity that leaves me more
The Center and AS # 1 got a b i g round of
scraped and bruised than s a i l i n g and these kids
applause from the campers and staff. In turn, I
can't afford scrapes and bruises. L o r i assured me
w o u l d like to offer C a m p I V e y , and the H e m o -
it w o u l d be fine, the kids w o u l d k n o w their l i m -
p h i l i a Foundation my thanks and congratulations
its and there w o u l d be plenty of nurses on hand
for an outstanding program. There was never a
BAG A BUDDY FOR CWB It's always nice to do something g o o d even if the o n l y reward y o u get is a w a r m , fuzzy feeling inside. But sometimes it's even better when y o u r g o o d deed carries a tangible reward with it. So here's a chance to do something g o o d for C W B and get a little something for y o u r s e l f in return. A l l y o u have to do is go on out and Bag
Somewhere in your circle of family, friends and acquaintances is someone who w o u l d really appreciate a l l that C W B has to offer and w h o just needs a nudge from y o u to convince him or her to j o i n up. Y o u can use the form to the right to sign up y o u r buddy or y o u can drop by the Boathouse w i t h your friend. As soon as the membership is paid for, y o u can pick up your duffel bag - and our thanks.
A Buddy For C W B and y o u ' l l get a duffel bag for yourself.
Because our supply of duffels is finite, we do have to l i m i t this offer to one duffel bag per
U n t i l the end of September - or until our supply of bags runs out - any current member of C W B who brings in a new paid membership w i l l receive a C W B duffel bag absolutely free. N o t a bad deal when y o u consider that the duffels sell for $15.
member. B u t y o u don't have to limit yourself to bringing in just one new member. Go on out and recruit a whole bunch of new members. W e ' v e got plenty of warm fuzzy feelings for everyone.
pause in activities, never a chance to even catch my breath. T i m e and again, I w o u l d go to lunch and expect to eat some " c a m p f o o d , " o n l y to be met with some announcements, some jokes, a few short skits, two or three songs, all f o l l o w e d by salmon burgers or barbecued c h i c k e n and a few more skits for g o o d measure. In fact, there were fun and games at every opportunity. After a shortfall in fundraising for the camp the organizers and counselors brought such creativity, adventure and energy to the camp that I shudder to think what they c o u l d d o i f they were f u l l y funded. I ' m thrilled that T h e Center for W o o d e n Boats and Alternative S c h o o l # 1 c o u l d contribute to the fun and bring more people into the sailing fold. If y o u ' d like to volunteer or contribute to the H e m o p h i l i a Foundation or next year's C a m p I V e y , please contact C h r i s t i n a Justinious, (206) 528-7759.
DAN L E E GOES TO SEA He may live in the " L a n d of 10,000 Lakes" but when D a n L e e , a 39-year-old construction worker from M i n n e a p o l i s , wanted to learn to sail, there was o n l y one lake and one school for h i m : L a k e U n i o n and The Center for W o o d e n Boats. So on a dreary Thursday evening in late M a y . Dan boarded a red eye special at the M i n n e a p o lis/St. Paul A i r p o r t , curled up with visions of mainsails dancing in his head and winged his way 1.196 miles to his first sailing lesson at C W B .
program and, back in M i n n e a p o l i s later that year, Dan found a gift certificate for S a i l N O W ! under his Christmas tree. T h e r e was o n l y one p r o b l e m . D a n ' s a s k i l l e d construction worker and he found his services more and more in demand. He was tired of c o l d and snow and eager to learn to sail, but the most time he c o u l d pry loose was a weekend. No problem, D a n , we told him. C o m e on out.
August 18. 1995 ( F r i d a y )
to sail. A n d sail he d i d , stopping just long enough
C W B THIRD F R I D A Y S P E A K E R SERIES
for a lunch break and then heading back out with
Betty Pearce. W o r l d V o y a g e r
another instructor. " I ' d been reading about s a i l -
8 p.m. C W B Boathouse At the age of 56, Betty Pearce retired from the workaday w o r l d to begin a singlehanding offshore odyssey that continued for 14 years. S a i l ing a 30-foot fiberglass sloop, her passages covered more than 50.000 miles all over the w o r l d . In July, 1993. she was marooned on a tiny coral atoll in the Indian Ocean when her ship was destroyed in a storm w h i l e she was ashore seeking medical aid. N o w Betty, who has her Master's license, is back in the U . S . , l i v i n g aboard her new boat ( K o k o p e l i , a M o r g a n 32) in L a k e U n i o n , w o r k i n g as a yacht broker at Seacraft Yacht Sales and sharing the tales of her incredible voyage.
w o u l d a guy w h o lives in the m i d d l e of one of
ence makes learning so much quicker. I liked
the major sailing areas in the M i d w e s t come all
having different instructors too. I learned from
the way to Seattle and C W B just to learn how to
their i n d i v i d u a l strengths and it made for very
sail? Part of the reason, of course, was just an
well-rounded instruction."
major reason goes back to D a n ' s first visit to
H e ' d come to the Seattle area to c l i m b M t . Rainier. T h e c l i m b successfully completed, he and his ladyfriend. Renee D i l l e y of Seattle, were l o o k i n g for something to do with the rest of their 4th of July weekend. Renee had heard D a n talk about being interested in sailing, so she suggested a visit to the W o o d e n Boat Festival. It changed D a n ' s life.
The weather cooperated and Dan got in a full weekend of sailing instruction, culminating in a solo sail at 3 p.m. Sunday - w h i c h left h i m plenty of time to celebrate his new s k i l l s by j o i n ing some of the C W B crew for a late afternoon sail on the Y a n k e e . Tired but happy. Dan boarded a plane back to M i n n e a p o l i s on M o n d a y - but not before making some lifestyle decisions. C o m e September, D a n w i l l be m o v i n g to Seattle and l o o k i n g for his first sailboat. He like to buy something big
B a c k in M i n n e a p o l i s , he'd checked out a local yacht club with the idea of learning to sail and perhaps getting a small sailboat. H e ' d even gone to a yacht club meeting, only to come away with the feeling of being an outsider, a rookie in a w o r l d of snobbish veterans. So he really d i d n ' t expect much when he came to C W B - and he was pleasantly surprised by what he found.
enough to live aboard. "Then I ' l l take some more lessons, get in some more experience and buy an extra can of beans every time I go shopping. W h e n I have enough experience and enough beans and other stuff. I ' l l take o f f for other places around the w o r l d - by boat, of course." T h a t ' s another t h i n g D a n l i k e s about C W B . " E v e r y o n e i n M i n n e a p o l i s says I ' m crazy
" E v e r y t h i n g was so relaxed and comfort-
for thinking I can sail around the w o r l d . But at
able. I fell instantly welcome. The people were
the Center, I ' m with people who feel the way I
all so friendly. No one judged me for not k n o w -
feel about sailing, people who understand the
ing port from starboard. No one tried to sell me
dream."
anything." W h i l e they were wandering the Festival, Renee picked up a flyer for the S a i l N O W !
Each month C W B f i n d s a speaker o f wit and experience to talk about his or her special k n o w l edge. It is also an opportunity for C W B members to meet one another and the staff. Refreshments served.
Fresh - w e l l , maybe a little rumpled - o f f
ing for quite a while but to get hands-on experi-
C W B in 1994.
E v e r y 3rd Friday C W B THIRD F R I D A Y S P E A K E R SERIES 8 p . m . C W B Boathouse
the plane, Dan arrived on a Friday morning ready
O K , I hear y o u skeptics out there. W h y
intense desire to learn to sail properly. B u t the
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
See you in September. Dan! - Judie Romeo
September 15. 1995 ( F r i d a y ) C W B THIRD F R I D A Y S P E A K E R SERIES L e w Barrett H o w To M a n a g e A Y a c h t Restoration and Survive 8 p.m. C W B Boathouse Talk about " S h o w and "Tell"! L e w w i l l bring his latest (third) restoration project, the 5 1 ' M o n k - d e s i g n e d cruiser Rita, built in 1938. We w i l l hear from the battle-scarred veteran how he creates order out of chaos, i n c l u d i n g tricks in planning, how to select help and that there is more than one right way to do things. T h e Rita w i l l be the largest visual aid ever at a C W B T h i r d F r i day talk. As usual, the program is free and refreshments w i l l be served. September 29 - October 1 ( F r i d a y - Sunday) W O O D (Wooden Open One Design) R E G A T T A T h i s is a regional event in the W O O D regatta series begun by W o o d e n B o a t magazine in 1992. T h e W O O D Regatta utilizes an equitable means of handicapping the total spectrum of classic wooden racing classes. T h e event w i l l be run according to US S a i l i n g regulations, i n c l u d i n g entry fee differentials (A T w e l v e Meter pays more than an EI T o r o dinghy.) There w i l l be awards by classes as w e l l as an overall trophy, sponsored by W o o d e n B o a t and Interlux. There w i l l be a wine and cheese reception and registration F r i day night at C W B . O n Saturday there w i l l be morning registration, skipper's meeting and afternoon races. O n Sunday there w i l l be more races, f o l l o w e d by a dinner and announcement
of the race results. A continental breakfast w i l l
MARINE SKILLS WORKSHOPS
be served Saturday and Sunday. C a l l C W B for further information: (206) 382-2628. October 11. 1995 (Wednesday) T H A D K O Z A T A L L SHIPS P R E S E N T A T I O N $15 f u n d r a i s i n g D i n n e r 6:30 p . m . - 9:30 p.m.. C W B Boathouse A native Rhode Islander. Thad has photographed the "Tall S h i p s " for over two decades. Educated in the mid-west w i t h degrees from the University o f M i c h i g a n and Northwestern U n i versity, his articles and essays have been published in Cruising World, SEA HISTORY, and Classic
Boat.
T h e major events he has covered have i n cluded Operations Sail 1976. ' 8 6 . and '92 in N e w Y o r k . Sail Amsterdam 1985 and '90, Sail H a m burg 1989, Eurosail 1993. S a i l Boston 1992 and 1984. L ' A r m a d a de la Liberte. Rouen "94. and the C u t t y Sark T a l l S h i p s races of 1987. ' 8 9 . ' 9 1 , '93 and "94. In addition, he has sailed on the Pogoria. Z a w i s z a , A l e x a n d r i a . B i l l o f Rights. C o n c o r d i a . M i r . to name a few. His photographic credits include the N e w Y o r k T i m e s . The Boston G l o b e , O p S a i l '92. Eurosail ' 9 3 . S a i l Toronto 1994 and W i n d j a m mer. He now lives on Narragansett B a y with an office in N e w p o r t . R.I., and his favorite subject is his 10-year-old son. A l e x a n d r e . October 20. 1995 ( F r i d a y ) THIRD F R I D A Y S P E A K E R SERIES T r a d i t i o n a l B o a t b u i l d i n g in Japan 8:00 p.m. C W B Boathouse D o u g l a s B r o o k s , boatbuilder, writer and teacher, has recently made two extensive research trips to A s i a , documenting boatbuilding in C h i n a K o r e a and Japan. He w i l l give a slide talk o n the state o f traditional w o o d e n b o a t b u i l d i n g in Japan ranging from dugout canoes to yachts. B r o o k s has found w o o d e n b o a t b u i l d i n g , one o f J a p a n ' s oldest crafts, is now in its twilight of existence, and he w i l l offer his opinions on w h y a culture w h i c h treasures its heritage crafts is a l l o w i n g this to happen.
A l l year 'round (Classes Every Day in summer!) L E A R N TO "SAIL NOW!" Fee: $ 125 per person (includes a one-year C W B membership) 11 a.m. & / o r 1:30 p.m. Saturday & / o r Sunday 5:30 p.m. M o n d a y & Wednesday-Friday Students w i l l graduate when 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 who is only free on weekdays, or prefers to have one-on-one instruction, we continue to offer i n d i v i d u a l lessons ($20) on Weekdays.
C a l l for an appointment.
September 23-October 1. 1995 (Saturday - S u n day) ERIC D O W ' S C A R V E L
BOATBUILDING
WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$600 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boatshop
tion drawings. E r i c H v a l s o e is an experienced boatbuilder and designer. He has conducted lofting and boatbuilding workshops for more than 10 years. This class is h i g h l y recommended as a prerequisite for our b o a t b u i l d i n g w o r k s h o p s . L i m i t e d to 6 students. N o v e m b e r 11 & 12 (Saturday & Sunday) HALF MODEL WORKSHOP Fee: $75/$100 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: R i c h K o l i n T h e o l d way of a traditional art: shape a half model of a hull and. from those lines, scale up and build a boat. Countless thousands of schooners, skiffs, smacks and others were thus crafted, even the great yacht America. The new way of this traditional art: find a boat whose lines and history are pleasing and capture its grace and essence by scaling d o w n and constructing a half model of the h u l l . In two consecutive days. R i c h K o l i n , a boat builder for 25 years, w i l l teach students start-to-finish h o w to bring their favorite boat from plans to the fireplace mantel. L i m i t e d to 6 students.
Instructor: E r i c D o w The instructor is a B r o o k l i n . M a i n e boat builder with extensive experience in b u i l d i n g dinghys of classic design, incorporating a l l the challenges of traditional boat b u i l d i n g but on a manageable scale. T h e completed boat w i l l be to do so. The class w i l l build a carvel planked dinghy 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 O c t o b e r 1. B a s i c w o o d w o r k i n g s k i l l s required; class limited to 7 students. N o v e m b e r 4 & 5, 1995 (Saturday & Sunday) LOFTING WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: E r i c H v a l s o e Students w i l l loft a classic boat from a table of offsets. T h i s workshop w i l l enable students to read plans and understand the arcane mysteries of bevels, rabbet lines, deductions and construc-
N o v e m b e r 18. 1995 (Saturday) PLANE M A K I N G & CHISEL USE Fee: $70/$75 9 a.m. to 5 p . m . C W B Boatshop Instructor: C h a r l i e Mastro Students each w i l l create their o w n planes under the guidance of the tool maestro himself. C h a r l i e w i l l cover the basics of the blade - sharpe n i n g and maintenance - and lead the class through the intricacies of shaping and forming the body of the plane and inserting the blade. Each student w i l l take home a tool that w i l l last a lifetime. L i m i t e d to 6 students. NOTE: costs.
Fees
indicate
member/non-member
A $100 non-refundable deposit is required
with registration for all boat building workshops, with the balance payable one week prior to the workshop.
Pre-payment in full will insure your
place in all other workshops. than
Classes with fewer
4 students will be canceled or postponed.
Classifieds C l a s s i f i e d A d s are available, free of charge, to C W B members. Please contact Roger a t C W B if y o u w o u l d like an ad to appear in Shavings or Sawdust. Ads must be resubmitted each month to appear.
r i g & one set 9' fir culler-style oars. $3,500.
thermometer. Barograph preferred to barometer.
message at (503) 538-8090.
C W B , (206) 382-2628.
65' Converted Tug/Liveaboard. Seaworthy
B o a t b u i l d e r : experienced, creative, energetic, good at t a l k i n g to and w o r k i n g with people. Send letter of experience and h o w y o u can help with f e a s i b i l i t y study and grants l e a d i n g to p a i d position b u i l d i n g a small replica of V a n c o u v e r ' s D i s c o v e r y ( 1 7 9 0 ) to: Puget S o u n d M a r i t i m e M u s e u m , P . O . B o x 9 7 3 1 . Seattle W A 9 8 1 0 9 , arm.: C o l l e e n W a g n e r
cruiser. 400hp turbocharged Enterprise diesels. F a m i l y accommodations. Traditional brass and
FOR S A L E :
velocity, gust indicator: barometer, wet/dry b u l b
Contact M a r k M a r t i n , (505) 537-0620. or lv.
built-ins throughout. Charlotte, (360) 876-8984.
The Center is selling the f o l l o w i n g boats: 15' T h o m p s o n Runabout no engine $1500
3 1 ' Classic Chinese Junk. S o l i d teak wheelhouse.
19' T h o m p s o n h u l l o n l y
Perkins 4 c y l . diesel. $8,500. (206) 781-8606.
18" strip built Hazen K a y a k $500 Port M a d i s o n P r a m $500
15' Sea K a y a k 25 lbs. W o o d E p o x y . $450. B i l l ,
Please c a l l Roger for details: (206) 382-2628.
(206)364-0194.
MAKE
YOUR OWN
DITTY
BAG!
Leslie
O l d h a m (former assistant at C W B ) w i l l h o l d a 1946 R e i n e l l outboard motorboat. 16 ft. Needs new fastenings and c a u l k i n g . No rot. $50. Russ K a r n s . (360) 733-0582.
16' r e p l i c a o f S h e t l a n d I s l a n d S i x e r n , l u g
class on how to make her famous ditty bags.
schooner rig. Trailer included. $5,000. B i l l
Classes w i l l be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
B o u l t o n . (206) 783-8415
September 9 and September 16 at the Puget Sound M a r i t i m e M u s e u m , Chandler's C o v e . $25
37' C l a s s i c M o n k designed sloop. A l Herman b u i l t 1948. 4 - c y l . G r e y m a r i n e engine. N e w s t a i n l e s s t a n k s . L o t s o f brass, b r o n z e a n d mahogany. $29,500. (206) 462-1449.
EXCHANGE:
fee ( $ 2 0 for P S M M m e m b e r s ) i n c l u d e s a l l
Carpenter S k i l l s in E x c h a n g e for Rent: Large
m a t e r i a l s . C l a s s l i m i t e d t o 10; r e s e r v a t i o n s
waterfront home with workshop in Three Tree
required. C a l l the M u s e u m , (206) 624-3028, or
Point area available for sharing in exchange for
Colleen, (206) 282-0985.
l a y i n g i n l a i d hardwood floor and other projects C l a s s i c r u n a b o u t . 1958 W o l v e r i n e P l y l a p
for boatbuilder. C a l l D o u g , (206) 246-9242.
Speedboat with trailer. M a h o g a n y interior and deck, o r i g i n a l accessories, 7.5hp rebuilt
WANTED:
E v i n r u d e . E x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n . $ 3 , 0 0 0 . (206)
B o a t C o v e r s to protect our boats f r o m the
868-4759 or (206) 822-5242. B i l l or N a n c y .
elements and prevent costly boat maintenance. We w i l l also accept donations toward the cost of
12'8" m o d i f i e d C a t s p a w D i n g h y . L a p s t r a k e
b u y i n g materials. C W B , (206) 382-2628.
Western Red C e d a r on W h i t e Oak. Honduras mahogany, copper rivets. N e a r l y new. W i t h sail
Weather station for C a m a Beach: w i n d direction,