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Volume XVII Number 4 November, 1996 ISSN 0734-0680 1992, CWB
BOAT FEST 96 Twenty years of Boat Festivals! People who came to the first ones as toddlers are now bringing their toddlers. The first show was an experiment. Fresh as paint out of the can. The spirit of spontaneity was still there in '96. The visitors and volunteers all told me so. They found at least one bright moment that was so intense that they had to tell me about it. There were boats all around them, over 100, but it was the activities connected with the boats and the people connected with the activities that created the buoyant mood. One could paddle an umiak, sail an 18th century longboat, attend Steve Philipp's show and tell of Salish Maritime skills, watch Lee Ehrheart caulk, get tips on tool sharpening from Steve Osborn, half models from Don Knappett, laminating from Art Thomas; go for steamboat rides on CWB's Puffin, learn oar and spar making from Rich Kolin, outboard motor care from Mike Oswald, how to buy a wooden boat; watch the Quick and Daring boatbuilders, the kid's toy boat building; listen to mellow picking and strumming music, the pokata-pokata of antique engines.
The technical expertise and blinding bright finish of Swiss boat builder. Art Kleiners's canoes; Diana Talley of Port Townsend, crying with joy when she received the first place award for the Ed Clark Yacht Race in her Kettenberg 38' Scandia; The Garden designed 16' tug Thug (perfect name!) with 2 cylinder Easthope make and break engine thump thumping visitors around the lake; The gaff rigged Friendship Sloop Amie crossing tacks with the dipping lug longboat Hewitt R. Jackson, passengers beaming with pleasure.
The Festival was a happy place. Blue skies and warm air helped, but the volunteers upbeat attitude give the Festival its panache. Volunteers scurried over the spread-out Festival grounds handling the set-up, parking, merchandise sales, toy boatbuilding, water taxis, gate donations, music, ice cream, beer and Sunday morning breakfast. Key volunteers managed special areas. Trip Zabriskie organized toy Boatbuilding, the Beer Tent, the Talent Show and the Exhibitors and Volunteers Dinner. Our First Aid tent was stocked and manned by Fire Department EMT's Milt Footer and Rob Vargas. Jim Nason recruited and scheduled the musicians. Judy Schwan solicited food donations for the Friday Exhibitors and Volunteers Dinner. The exhibit of C W B ' s history was designed and setup by Bev Marshall.
Some watched Brion Toss demystify double braiding. Some took sails in CWB's Blanchard Jr. Knockabout. For a while on Sunday it was skippered by 85 year old Norm Blanchard, the boats designer and builder. Talk about luck! Some had a chat with 101 year old Capt. Adrian Raynaud skipper of some of the last commercial sailing vessels. If you wanted expert advice, the Boat Festival was the right place to be. Advice from builders, designers, sailors, supplies of wood, gear, paints and adhesives were there. Even the source of sources: the Seattle Public Library. My snapshot memories; The teenagers from Sound Opportunities proudly rowing their student-built 23' dories, Patience and Spirit, to the show. A 4 day passage from Olympia. The Quick and Daring boat Ex/Siding, by Don Henderson and Jim Hendrickson. Clever in design, elegant in appearance and lightening quick by paddle and sail.
The support of our local business was a key factor in the Festival's success. Our Corporate sponsors were KMT, The Mountain, who gave us mountains of pre-show publicity, REI, who sponsored the always endearing Toy Boat Workshop, Hale's Ales and the United State Naval Reserve Readiness Center.
Neil and Darlene Allen hustled food donations for the Sunday Breakfast and cooked it too! Dan Boren was the piper who woke us all up for the breakfast. The Ed Clark Yacht Race was organized by Vern Velez. The trash was removed with alacrity by Bud Ricketts. Chuck Edwards supervised the Water Taxis. Caren Crandell manned the Southlake Lighthouse where people were enlightened about CWB and Boat Festival happenings. Favorite boats were chosen by the public through ballots. The best sailboat under 25' was Peach Phuz, a 3 Meter trimaran designed and built by John Marples. This peachy vessel is owned by Robert Kukuk. The people's choice for best Sailing vessel over 25' was the 1913 Schooner Adventuress, designed by Crowninshield and owned by Sound Experience. At ease, sailor. Photo by J.B.H. Smith.
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BOAT FEST 96 The award for the best under 25' power boat was won the Tom Thompson's Surprise, a 17' rowing boat designed by John Hartsock. Best power over 25' was the Calkins-designed Bar Tender, recently restored by the Port Townsend Shipwrights. The public spoke up for Ex Siding as their favorite Quick and Daring boat. She also was first in the judgement of the race committee. One award is chosen only by professionals in the Maritime Trades. It's called Pros' Pick and is sponsored by Fisheries Supply Company. The pros picked Zodiac, a 127' schooner built in 1924, designed by William Hand and owned by the Vessel Zodiac Corp. How do you figure the best sailboats in '96 were both classic schooners and ranged from A to Z? Then there was best overall. I'm sure the public was impressed by the fine craftsmanship, radiant varnish work and attractive display of picnic basket and fresh flowers aboard the 17' pulling boat Surprise, and the votes showed it so.
Longboat Hewitt Jackson preparing to leave
Yet more awards were won in the Ed Clark Yacht Race. Nineteen boats entered. First in elapsed time and winner of the Center Cup perpetual trophy was Carlyn, a 61' yawl designed and built by John Scarano and owned by Four Winds Camp. Orcas Island. Carlyn was crewed by a ravenous band of 16-year-old camp participants, who got their first experience handling her in their 100-mile sail down from Orcas. On corrected time. Southerly, a Francis Kinney design owned by David Nanni, was third. Second place went to Sargasso, a Bill Lapworth 36' sloop. Owner Joe Pemberton sailed her down from Blaine, about 125 miles north. First place and the Ed Clark Perpetual trophy went to Diana Talley. who sailed Scandia, her 38' Kettenburg sloop, from Port Townsend. How do you figure the "S" boats were the winners?! It was some fine show. A plethora of good boats, skills shared, activities to watch and join and volunteers who gave the means and mood to create an event that will be long and fondly remembered.
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Dick Wagner
Toy boat mania
Tug Thug ready to go
photos J.B.H.
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LAKE OZETTE AND THE CWB
SPRING CRUISE by Bob Perkins
It all started with the generosity of CWB member Bill Biddle, who donated an all expense paid trip to Lake Ozette, to be sold at our auction last March. Bill actually donated two trips, the other purchased by board member Dennis Palmer. Neither Gloria, my wife , or the two other couples who were involved, all in the senior citizen category, had done much camping in recent years and some none at all. But, the fever of the auction caught up with us and we decided that this would be a great trip! Fortunately we were the successful bidders, and the adventure began. Day one started with a confluence of expeditioners at the Coleman ferry dock at 7:00 AM, for the perilous trip to Winslow. It was easy to spot Bill's vehicle because it was covered with canoes and the inside filled with camping gear! After a stop at the QFC in Sequim to pick up the food that Bill had ordered, we arrived at the north end of Lake Ozette about 2:00 PM. It seems impossible to us uninitiated that the amount of gear and food that was unloaded from the vehicles to the float would fit into three canoes, but it did! After about five miles and two hours of paddling, some downwind, some upwind, we arrived at our campsite and it could not have been nicer. Huge trees, clear air, a mat of needles on the ground, blue skies, silence what else can I say. Bill immediately got us all busy hauling camping gear, food and other supplies from the canoes to the campsite, about 200 ft. Tents were set up. fire started and we were in business. We were all prepared for the usual camping fare of baked beans and biscuits. But this was not the way of Bill. Would you believe stuffed Cornish Game Hens with honey glaze, plus all of the other garnishments that may well go with a dinner at the Four Seasons. Day two started with a lo-cal breakfast of bacon, eggs and pancakes. After Bill mixed bread dough and set it out to rise, we launched the canoes and paddled about a mile to the head of the trail that leads to the ocean. Two miles later, after a hike through beautiful and dense forest, we arrived at the blue Pacific Ocean. And pacific it was. Blue skies, no wind, soft sand, no people and a perfect place for a nap. which most but not all of us did. Picnic lunch of hot soup, cheese and crackers was just right. The two mile hike back to the canoes seemed shorter that the hike out but by then we were seasoned hikers. If day one's dinner sounded like a little much for a camping trip, day two's dinner was easily its equal. Fresh baked bread, grilled brook trout, salmon steak and again all of the accoutre-
ments you would expect with any gourmet meal. And all cooked over an open campfire. After another sumptuous breakfast on day three a decision had to be made. We could either go back out to the ocean or do some exploring of the lake in the canoes or stay at the camp site and read, gab and nap. The six of us opted for the latter, but the irrepressible Bill decided to go exploring. Our day at the campsite was so pleasurable and relaxing that we hardly had time to accomplish the chores Bill had assigned us— find more firewood and punch down the bread dough a couple of times. Our leader returned about 4:00 PM and after telling us about the wonderful sights he had experienced on his trip to the south end of the lake, he set to work on dinner three. This turned out to be fresh baked bread, lamb shish kebab, complete with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and peppers. We certainly did not go hungry on this trip! After another " Bill's Special" breakfast on day four, the task of breaking down camp began. Again, after getting all of our gear down to the beach, it did not seem possible to get it all into the canoes, but we knew it would, and it did. I think that Bill had a least two of everything! We arrived back at the ranger station at the north end of the lake about noon. After a pleasant drive along the shore of lake Crescent and a stop at the Herb Farm in Sequim. We arrived at the ferry dock in Winslow about 5:00 PM. What a trip! This report would not be complete without at least a mention of a few things for which I ask you to let your imagination read between the lines: Single Malt beverages from Ireland, food, boiling water from the lake, privy on the hill, food, animals prowling at night, raccoon warnings. roots under your sleeping bag, more firewood, washing dishes (meant clean hands).more food, no mosquitoes and I am sure many others that I did not remember. Oh yes, a lot of laughs and very good camaraderie. Thanks Bill, for a memorable four days at Lake Ozette. I hope that you will be able to donate another trip to our auction next year. Sincerely Larry Hennings
ed. note: Another treasure filled auction is coming up March 9, 1997. Read more about it in our Calendar of Events, p. 6.
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The grey, thick surface of the lake bore naught but random ripples. A curling wisp of wind wandered aimlessly from nowhere, going nowhere. A cottony silence damped whatever sound ventured to make itself heard. Thus, did the early afternoon somberly arrange itself to decorate for that wacky, guffaw-filled. pie-inyour-face. stogie-exploding free-for-all that was the Annual Spring Regatta.
This y e a r ' s event, while somewhat under-attended. nevertheless conti the time-honored traditions of Regatta-ing at CWB. Placing the event in 1942, our own maven of style, Margaret Huchting, had encouraged guests to dress ala the period. A few did so, witness Meg Trzaskoma as Rosie the Riveter, Dierk Yochim. as a gasoline alley guy and Bob Perkins as visitor from the 30's and 50's. Perkins began the proceedings with the Pledge of Allegiance in honor of our boys overseas and followed with a contemporary travelogue of Lake Union. Then it was all into the boats. The stingy wind continued but optimistic sailors brought several boats out. Nautilus and Pinocchio, having iron sails, were out first, but soon the New Haven Sharpie slid out, powered by two dedicated rowers overseen by taskmaster Roger Coulter. Amie soon followed, with Zest, Venture and a couple of Beetle Cats not far behind. Happily, the wind, upon seeing so many hopeful yachtspersons,repented her miserly ways, and began to puff her checks a bit. Enough so that even when the chili contest called back at the Boathouse, a few craft refused to come in. The chili challenge was taken up by three chefs this year: Trip Zabriske, Vern Velez and Dierk Yochim. The judges selected Trip's traditional chili as the choice de anum. Although lead judge John Watkins claimed there had been no payola involved, one had to wonder how Dierk's outstanding spicy creation topped with guava chutney and cilantro could have come in third. A court of inquiry is being convened. Look for stories in the papers under "Tex-Mex Gate." The big moment came when, to no-one's surprise, Adrian "Bud" Ricketts was named Volunteer of the Year. Unfortunately, The Budman was not in attendance since he tends to travel to where the wind is blowing. He nevertheless received a prolonged ovation. We can only guess what mirthful stories from Bud that we missed out on for want of him making an acceptance speech, since we all know how gabby he gets. As usual, the event wound down with Vern good naturedly attempting to get the party to dance, and as usual, few of the rhythmically challenged wallflowers took advantage of the opportunity. We must get more inhibition suppressing substances consumed at these things in the future!
SALT ON THE WIND By Dan Rubin Horsdale & Schubart Publishers Victoria, British Columbia There is a 300 mile stretch of salt water between Victoria in the south and Bull Harbor in the north ( Strait of Georgia, Johnstone Strait, and Queen Charlotte Strait). Opening off this inland sea are major inlets the size of small European Countries, including Jervis, Toba, Bute. Loughborough, Knight and Kingcome. Thousands of islands; bays and coves beyond count. Shores with gravel beaches, waterfalls; forests of fir, cedar, hemlock & spruce; eagles, bears, whales, and jumping salmon. It's wild, beautiful, endless and full of places where you feel you are the first. I've been sailing these waters for almost forty years. Inevitably when I do gam with someone in this underpopulated territory the names Allen & Sharie Farrell come up: "they would like your vessel", " they inspired me to build my boat", "I'm sure you passed them in the Octopus Islands", or "you would love their vessel" which always had evocative names like Native Girl, August Moon, China Cloud, and Ocean Bird. Was it the same vessel with different names? I never met the Farrells, but after reading this book I know why they have become a myth. They have designed and built over forty boats in about fifty years, all for themselves. Most were built on whatever beach they had landed. Most were built entirely with hand tools. They lived off the land with virtually no income. That sounds like the Farrells are monomaniacal machines. But in fact they have little project focus and figuratively strolled into each project. In many ways it seems they could not have done otherwise considering that they usually lived where there were no roads, telephone, power, or inside toilets. Allen is so tuned into nature he hardly wears shoes. This a memorial to people who are explorers, constantly searching for the limits of their potential. Their boats have been a means of implementing their physical and spiritual explorations; not only in the Strait of Georgia, but on long blue water passages in the Pacific. I've never seen their boats until this book came along. The photos are grainy but show enough to verify the comments I've heard : "magnificent", "sweet proportions", "superb craftsmanship". "she will steal your heart". The Farrells are living legends, but not living Gods. This book reveals their flaws as well as their achievements. Allen has often lost his confidence and become fearful and indecisive on their open water voyages, until they retreated to
their home environment. The book dwells too long on Allen's Anti-American beliefs. One can respect his concerns without the many repetitions. This is a valuable story about people who live deeply, wholesomely and have affected countless others with their know-how, values & indomitable spirit.
we knew it was 10:30 pm and I for one was ready for the bunk and some sleep. Picture this: seven men snoring. It is only because of my strong character I omit the names of offenders. Besides I fell asleep before I wrote them down. Robert found his favorite spot to be on the bowsprit in the pulpit, surging through the spray.
Dick Wagner
HOW WAS YOUR SAIL ON M A R T H A Great, the best time sail I've ever had on Puget Sound. The people were great and I got to know Harvey and Dennis better and make new friends as well as become re-acquainted with one of my SAIL NOW students "Bo" Maitland. Dennis and Harvey were the instructors and the rest of us the crew. And what a fine lot of interesting people, all friendly and eager to do whatever it took to make Martha go. Harvey and Dennis did a yeoman job as instructors with careful explanations and suggestions. Tim, Robert and Colin all interacted like we had been a experienced crew. If we could have found someone our size to race we would have gladly accepted the challenge. As luck would have it we could race other sail boats that didn't know they were in a race. Still it was fun. Martha clipped along at 8 to 9 knots and could have reached hull speed with a little effort but the wisdom of the skipper prevailed to take it easy with our 90 year old mistress. The skipper, Sandy was so easy to work with , very laid back, no shouting when a mistake is made. And he has an explanation for everything from why the "head" is called that to how square riggers work.
Colin seemed to be interested in the mechanical workings of the engine, pumps and fuel system. When ever Sandy tore into a problem below decks, Colin wasn't far away. Tim did an excellent job at the helm and seemed quite at home there. Bo seemed to enjoy just being there. No phones, no cars, no schedules to keep. Dennis and Harvey proved to be very knowledgeable about not only the Martha, sailing in general, but also little known facts about the area. And both proved to be good cooks, something everyone appreciates. As for me I can't imagine having better weather, better companions, nor having a better time. It was a GREAT and that's putting it mildly.
Dale Nichols ed. note: Weekend sails on the Martha can be arranged through CWB (206) 3822628
WISH LIST HERE ARE A FEW THINGS THE CWB MEEDS DESPERATELY RIGHT NOW: Airless Spray Gun Metal air Duct, 6 " dia. for dust collector
The weather couldn't have been better. The wind was from 10 to 20 knots and for the most part steady. Foul weather gear was a must but in no way slowed the enjoyment. The spray coming over the bow (Sandy can tell you why it's called the "bow") made us feel like old salts. We were in our glory
14-18' Boston Whaler or hard bottom inflatable, with 40-70 hp engine 9 passenger van Small forest of NW native trees
We sailed through squalls, learned to read the wind on the water, how to tack a schooner, how to go out the locks and return. On board we rotated work stations every 30 minutes or thereabouts so that each of us could get experience in all the various tasks involved in sailing such a lady as Martha.
Knuckle boom with 2 ton capacity
The rain only made the sail better and at night when we anchored we were all eager to relax and relive the day's adventure and before
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Engine maintenance angel Espresso cart Sail cloth
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HOME MOVIES There are images of CWB that, I hope. I will never forget. They are stored in my mind like all those slides, movies and family videos that we keep and that we occasionally take out and look at because they make us happier. If you want to take a look. I'd be happy to share a few. Its a warm spring morning. Light wind. Bright. A class of. oh. fifteen middle schoolers arrives at The Center for a tour. Roger Coulter is off for the day so it falls to me to give the tour. As we sometimes do, we offer to take the group out on the lake for a short cruise in our sharpie. Only problem is that I'm not adept at skippering the sharpie, yet. Only Dick Wagner is available and he's extremely busy planning the boat festival. I pretty much shanghai him into taking a break, playing on his sense of guilt by reminding him he's the guy with the golden vision of CWB as a place where people come first. We load up the sharpie: the fish hold is now crammed with kids in orange P F D s : black, white, Asian. We manage to drift down the channel onto the lake but the wind drops to almost nil. But its a pretty day and there are worse places to be. Except that if you're a middle schooler its hard to just watch the scenery for long. So. hey, let's do a little Gilbert and Sullivan!
the main sheet. I tell him he has to wait until we get the word from Roger. He tells Leslie he wants to help. She says "Well, maybe if you ask Bob he'll let you help." He does. I say "Sure, just keep your hand here and be ready to pull when Roger tells us to." He turns to Leslie with a look of pure joy and exclaims "He said 'Yes'!" We fly down the lake: me with a little guy beside me who has one hand on a mainsheet he can barely get his fingers around, the other hand resting lightly on my knee. And he belongs. Larry and Ray. their last names are unimportant because they're LarryandRay, show up one morning ready to build some storage cabinets in the shop. Once they've got their coffee, Larry sings out "Okay, Bob, we're ready to go. Wanna see our plan? It's important to have a plan, you know. We worked hard on this." Shows me a yellow scrap of paper. The plan looks like this:
Ah well, the point with home movies is to quit before it goes too long. The Center for Wooden Boats is made of moments like these, though. And there are many more magic moments waiting to happen. They're sure to begin again the very next time we open for business. That's what their building projects always go like. If I could sell tickets we'd make a fortune.
LETTER TO CWB
What? Turns out these kids had just finished producingH.M.S.Pinafore at their school. There, in an old sharpie, drifting just off the Naval Reserve pier, sunlight prancing on the water, fifteen kids launched into song. Not pop, not rap, not TV themes. Gilbert and Sullivan. From the top. With gusto. Arms pumping, hands clapping, heads laid back and serenading the two big sails overhead, they sang and sang. They waited for each other's solos and marched back in on the choruses. One guy sitting near me kept me abreast of plot developments. I looked over at Dick. Who was clapping along. Magic. Another sunny morning. This time a steady breeze. The group of kindergarteners who had posed for our festival poster are going out on the sharpie for a Thank You cruise. Roger the sharpie-sailing genius is at the helm. We cast off, tack that long hull in that narrowchannel and sweep out onto the lake. As usual, the kids are clambering all over the boat and we continually have to remind them to be careful. One of my favorites is constantly in motion, trailing lines over side, getting into little spats with his fellows. I've heard that he's got a difficult life at home. Leslie Oldham gets him to sit beside me. He wants to haul on
One more kid picture. Its summer and a group of fourth and fifth graders have been at CWB all week getting the basics of sailing and rowing. On the last day we divide into two groups to practice what we've learned. The kids sort themselves and it mostly divides out into a boy group and a girl group. The girls go in my boat, the boys go with Jim Felch. Off we go. Most of the girls are a bit timid when I give them the tiller. One of them is doing a fine job of steering a dead straight course, but when the wind picks up a bit and the boat starts to heel she very softly says "Can someone else take a turn, please?" Another young lass takes the helm after a bit of encouragement. About that time Jim and the boys steam by on the opposite tack. The boys are screaming at the top of their lungs, having decided that the height of hilarity is to sail hanging over side with your head stuck under the water. Jim is slowly shaking his head, grinning, a look of absolute incredulity on his face.
Dear Dick, Will you find enclosed my check. I want to congratulate you and your staff for your good work By the way, I think that you should publish more books and booklets about the arts and crafts of the maritime life, boat building, sail making etc... in fact all that can be seen in your workshops but is impossible to take part in outside of Seattle. I think it could be a source of profit for the Center.
Very cordially yours, Jacques Moret Noumea. New Caledonia
FALL EQUINOX at LAKE UNION In the dawn light an innocence of shiny dark blue. Frivolous fuzzy mist clings to the surrounding hills. Light blue-gray buildings are silhouetted hard edges against a toneless gray sky. Bright-eyed vehicles roll non-stop in unbroken lines around the lake. A whirling dynamo surrounding a timeless spaceUnder the skin tight surface multi-colored Coho desperately searching for their birth waters to breed a new generation. Trout, perch, crappie cruise for food from the black depths to the lightening upper edges. Armored crayfish retreat into the climate controlled mud bottom.
Dear Jacques, This is a wonderful idea, only awaiting someone with the equipment and skills who will video tape the workshops, seminars and speakers at CWB. Anyone interested?
Sunrise wind creates a crinkled pattern of the hills on the lake. A blue heron sweeps down and triumphantly seizes a sockeye fingerling. The strident cry of a crow cracks through the air. louder than the monotone city hum.
Sincerely, Dick
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IN MEMORIAM About four years ago Jim Handley came to CWB wanting to restore our Geary 18. A retired engineering draftsman, dignified in manner and appearance. But looking wan and tired. I had my doubts about his energy level, or skills to pull it off. So I enthusiastically agreed it was a project worth doing but because of space it should not be started unless the work would be ongoing until completion. Considering for three seconds, Jim responded that due to uncertain health he couldn't guarantee ongoing work, but would we consider him as a volunteer sailing instructor? Done! Said with relief. I had a vision of a comatose Jim, tools and stripped off boat gear lying in a heap in the bilge. Thus began Jim's Odyssey as a volunteer. He came to teach sailing. He ended by teaching, restoring, caring, loving, inspiring and living his last four years to the fullest. Jim, being cautious of his health, committed to one day a week in the beginning. But his energy and endurance ratcheted up and soon Jim was ready to go every day, teaching sailing, piloting visitors around in our motor cruiser Topgallant, or speedboat Nostalgia and organizing regattas. He even accomplished his first idea-restoring the Geary 18. He worked on that every day. no matter what other CWB commitments. until it was in "as new" condition and sailing again. It turned out, serendipitously, that it was a boat he helped to build 40 years before. Our weekly sailing outing for people with AIDS became Jim's personal project for the past two years. He ran Summer in the City this past summer-Three weeks of sailing and seamanship instruction for 9-12 year olds, which began with Jim's knot-of-the-day each morning. The prize sailing students even got coaching by Jim in the Geary 18. The last time I saw Jim was at our Wood Regatta, the last weekend of September. Jim and son Chris raced the Geary 18. and took 3rd place in the "Performance Class." Jim called after the regatta and said he wasn't feeling well. Time, cigarettes and fondness for beer might have been catching up. Jim died of heart failure on October 24. He left behind a throng of friends at CWB, who thank Jim for teaching them to sail, to sail better, to teach sailing. CWB is an organization dedicated to serving the public. Jim gave us an unforgettable example of what service really is. He was wise. kind, patient, reliable, and willing to give everything he had. with dignity and grace. CWB gained more value while Jim was here than just a collection of historic boats. He made our boats come alive and magnified their significance by giving people the experience of the boats. Fair Winds. Jim.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Every 3rd Friday CWB THIRD FRIDAY SPEAKER 8:00p.m CWB Boathouse
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and experience to talk about his or her special knowledge. It is also an opportunity for CWB members to meet one another and the staff. Refreshments served (donations to cover costs are appreciated).
February 9,1997 VENETIAN DELIGHTS 6:00 CWB Boathouse
DINNER AND TALK
The dinner will be a taste of Venice at its sensuous best, featuring sea food. The talk will celebrate the Venetian Gondola, a boat that has become a cultural icon. Norman and Sheila Warsinske of Bellevue will tell us what made them decide to purchase an historic gondola in Venice and learn to operate it. Norm will show the video he made: "Object of Desire: An American Affair with the Gondola." Attendees of the dinner/talk will have a chance to ride the gondola (in groups of six) on the day before. Limited to 50 guests.
November 15, 1997 CWB THIRD FRIDAY SPEAKER 8:00p.m. CWB Boathouse
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Lin Folsom. CWB trustee, sailing instructor and an ace photographer has just completed a cruise in the Aegean Sea. She will give a slideshow and talk entitled " C r u i s i n g the Dodecanese" the 12 islands off the west coast of Turkey. A h , the shoreside cafes, white washed Cubist houses, ancient temples, hilltop monasteries and wine dark seas of Odysseus. December 29, 1996 (Sunday) FROSTBITE POTLATCH This is one of our 4 membership gatherings. but open to all guests of members too. The purpose is to show off our collections, give a run down on our plans and have some recreational sailing. Members and guests are welcome to bring their boats. There will be a pot luck dinner. A $5 donation is requested for the use of our boats. January 17,1997 CWB THIRD FRIDAY SPEAKER 8:00p.m. CWB Boathouse
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Jim Cole on "The Evolution of Fishing Vessels of the Northwest." Cole, a professional in ship design and repair, is a leading authority on fishing boat heritage. He has created a wonderful collection of slides and drawings. February 1,1997 TOUR OF BRITANNIA HERITAGE SHIPYARD, STEVESTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA Fee: $35/$40 plus lunch An all day trip by plush bus to a thriving fishing village at the mouth of the Fraser River. We will visit an historic shipyard, cannery, boatworks. talk to volunteers restoring fishing boats and visit the fishing boat marina where most of the old classics are still working. Limited to 47.
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January 17,1997 CWB Third Friday Speaker Series FAMOUS SQUARE RIGGERS; MARITIME MUSEUMS AND ENGLISH BARGES 8:00p.m CWB Boathouse
Chas Dowd, seaman, philosopher and raconteur will give a slide talk on some of his experiences knocking around waterfronts from the Duwamish, U.S. to the Thames, U.K.. Chas has a sharp eye for good boats and an encyclopedic memory of maritime history. February 22 and 23, 1997 ANNUAL BOOK SALE 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. CWB Boathouse An astonishing range of books is found at this sale from history to how-to. Sales benefit the Center for Wooden Boats and the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. March 1,1997 TOUR OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER MUSEUM. ASTORIA OREGON Fee: $ 3 5 / $ 4 0 plus lunch
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Travel in a comfortable bus to the historic town of Astoria. We will visit world class museum and learn the intriguing maritime heritage of the Columbia River region. The newest exhibit "Exploradores" examines the little known era of Spanish control of the Northwest. March 8,1997 ANNUAL CWB AUCTION Yale St. Landing. 6:30p.m Each year, through the auction, thousands of dollars are raised to help fund CWB's ongoing educational programs offered to the public. Your support, either as an item donor or as a bidding participant at the auction, will go for: maintaining the boats: the mainstay of our hands-on museum, providing special programs for local disadvantaged youth and the diverse
populations of our community, building our library collection and information resources such as monographs on historic boat designs. Items in past auctions have included vacation getaways, great dinners at local restaurants, and lots of nautical novelties, gift certificates and services.
MARINE SKILLS WORKSHOPS All year 'round (classes every day in the summer!) LEARN TO "SAIL N O W ! " FEE: $150 PER PERSON (INCLUDES A ONEYEAR CWB MEMBERSHIP) 11 a.m to 1 p.m Saturday & Sunday - also at 1:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m Saturday & Sunday also at 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m Summer Weekdays Instructor: Volunteers Students will learn to sail classic boats in one session of classroom work as many sessions of hands-on instruction in our small boats, no more than three students per instructor. Students will graduate when able to sail a variety of keel, centerboard, sloop and catboats by instinct. You may begin any Saturday, space permitting. Please call ahead for reservations. For the student who is only free on weekdays, or prefers one-on-one instruction, we continue to offer individual lessons ($20/hour) on weekdays. Call for an appointment. November 2-3, 9-10, 1996 SAIL MAKING WORKSHOP Fee: $100/$125 9 a.m to 5 p.m CWB Boatshop Instructor: Scott Rohrer Scott Rohrer, a former North sailmaker, will lead this class in building two sails for CWB Boats. The sails will be determined by the state and needs of our fleet's sails. Limit 10 Students November 16, 1996 BASIC WOODWORKING WORKSHOP 9 a.m to 5 p.m CWB Boatshop Fee: $40/$45 Instructor: Charlie Mastro An introduction to the art and use of woodworking tools. Charlie shows you how to do the basics: sharpening and maintenance of your tools and simple joint making. His genial manner and teaching style will have you using woodworking tools like a pro in no time at all. Limited to 6 students.
December 1, 1996 TOOL MAKING WORKSHOP 10 a.m to 5 p.m CWB Boatshop Fee: $70/$80 Instructor: Rich Kolin
February 22 - March 1, 1997 LAPSTRAKE WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$575 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m CWB Boathouse Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe
Learn how to shape a piece of tool steel into a useful shop knife blade. Then heat treat it so that it will hold a razor's edge. Set the blade into a handle made from a fruit wood tree branch which you have kiln dried yourself. and learn how to sharpen your masterpiece. All this in one day using commonly available shop tools and materials. Most people who finish this course will have learned enough to make their own tools at home. This course is especially useful to carvers who need to make specially shaped carving knives, but is a guaranteed fun class for everyone.
Lapstrake construction utilizes overlapping planks in the great tradition of the Viking long boats. It is one of the best ways to build a dinghy or tender.
December 8, 1996 TOY BOAT WORKSHOP Fee: 55 Noon to 5p.m CWB Boatshop
March 7, 8 and 9,1997 MARINE CABINET MAKING Fee: $100/$115 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m CWB Instructor: Craig Kirk by
December 14-15, 1996 HALF MODEL WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 9 a.m. to 5p.m. CWB Boatshop Instructor: Rich Kolin
The purpose of the class is to expose the students to the intricacies of marine cabinetry. A plan is presented of a cabinet that is fit into a curved wall space on the interior of a boat. Students will draw a more specific plan during the design phase of the course. Students will work in pairs to build their own cabinet designed specifically to introduce them to yacht joinery. Rabbets, dadoes, tenons, raised panels, plugs and sea rails will all be a part of the design.
The old 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 down and constructing a half model of the hull. In two consecutive days. Rich Kolin, a boat builder for 25 years, will teach students start-to-finish how to bring their favorite boat from plans to the fireplace mantel. Limited to 6 students. February 8 and 9,1997 LOFTING WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m CWB Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe
Boathouse
Students will loft a classic boat from a table of offsets. This workshop will enable students to read plans and understand the arcane mysteries of bevels, rabbet lines, deductions and construction drawings. Eric Hvalsoe is an experienced boatbuilder and designer. He has conducted lofting and boat building workshops for more than 10 years. This class is highly recommended as a prerequisite for our boat building workshops. Limited to 6 students.
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Students will build a favorite pulling boat, the 15' Acme. This will be a replica of an 1890's Seattle livery boat, which is in our collection. The instructor, a nationally recognized boatbuilder, has led dozens of CWB workshops. Basic woodworking skills are required. Limited to 7 students.
WORKSHOP Boathouse
March 9, 1997 STRIP PLANKED KAYAK SEMINAR Fee: $25/$30 9 a.m to 3 p.m CWB Boathouse Instructor: Prof. Paul Ford Strip planking is a hybrid technology. Thin 1/4 inch strips of wood are edge-glued to form the hull shape. Then the planks are encased in fiberglass for strength and water proofing. The result is a strong, rigid, light "sandwich" construction. This is the only class at the Center that discusses extensive use of fiberglass. The instructor is experienced in strip building and effectively provides students with the technical information needed - in a seminar session - to enable them to build their own kayak using the strip planked method. Limited to 20. NOTE: Fees indicate member/non-member costs. 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. Fewer than 4 students-classes canceled or postponed.
BOAT PLANS
INVOLVING ALL
CWB has a collection of about 600 boat plans dating from the late 30's to early 60's, with emphasis on runabouts and small sailing vessels that can be home built.
CWB is an organization inclusive of everyone. People with disadvantages are welcome to be involved with the activities of the CWB as valued volunteers. There is something here for everyone to do.
The catalog cost is $4.00 plus $.78 postage in the U.S. ($.98 in Canada). Included in the catalog is the cost of copies of the plans.
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We are especially reaching out to those with developmental disabilities who live in our Lake Union neighborhood. For information about how those with disabilities can be contributing members of CWB, please contact John Brennan at 382-2628.