Published bimonthly
Volume by
XXII
Number 3 August 2 0 0 1
T h e Center for Wooden
Boats
ISSN
1010 Valley Street
0734-0680
1992
CWB
Seattle, W A 9 8 1 0 9
The Norm Blanchard Regatta: LEGENDARY WOODEN ONE-DESIGNS STILL COMPETE By Vern
Velez, Norm
Blanchard
Regatta
Coordinator
Lake Union will see the largest gathering
Coincidentally, the
o f wooden sailboats in its history when The
first Flatties were
Center for Wooden Boats hosts the 2001 Norm
built
by
the
Blanchard W O O D (Wood Open One-Design)
Blanchard
Boat
Regatta September 28 -30,th.
Co. in 1928, and
Participants will range from 8' El Toros to
Norm Blanchard
40'-plus racer-cruisers, competing to see who will
built Flattie No. 1.
win the coveted W O O D Regatta trophy. There
O n Sunday,
will again be a "Classic Plastic" Class. In fact, the
the r a c i n g will
San Juan 24 fleet will return as this year's Classic
again
Plastic Class, back by popular demand.
noon, following a
This year's regatta will h o n o r
Norm
begin
at
continental
Blanchard's 90th birthday to celebrate the many
breakfast. There
fine wooden boats built by Norm and the
will be two races.
Blanchard Boat Co., on Lake Union.
An "apres
race"
reception
will
The festivities begin with the Friday, September 28, Welcome Ceremonies, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
follow,
during
All C W B members and volunteers are invited to
which the num-
attend. Although some boats will be arriving
erous awards will be presented.
Saturday morning, most will arrive by Friday
T h i s event is open to A L L wooden
evening and party attendees will have the chance
sailboats. The races will be held in two separate
to stroll the docks and see all the visiting boats.
courses in the Lake, one for the "big" boats and
The Welcome party will be highlighted by the " B i t e o f L a k e U n i o n , " with
foods
contributed by restaurants surrounding the Lake.
one for the "small" boats. Registration is $1 per foot, or $1 a boat for Juniors. C W B boats can also be used.
R e g a t t a S c h e d u l e : FRIDAY, S E P T E M B E R 5:30
- 8:30 p.m.
28th-
Participant W e l c o m e and
" B i t e o f Lake U n i o n " . ( F o o d provided by restaurants serving Lake U n i o n . )
The Skippers' Meeting will be at 10:30 a.m.
The Regatta is a great opportunity to come
Saturday, immediately following a continental
and race, come and observe, or come and
SATURDAY, S E P T E M B E R
breakfast. Racing will begin at noon. There will
volunteer to help with meals, registration,
8:30
be three races, weather permitting.
dockmaster and racing committee. It's a great
10:30
- 10:30 a.m.
Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and will
photo opportunity too. In fact, C W B will
12:00 noon
feature as guest speaker Felix Moiteret. Felix
provide skippered boats for media and public
dominated Geary 18 (Flattie) races in the
viewing. Call The Center for Wooden Boats at
6:30
Northwest for many years. He has tons o f
206.382.2628 for more information.
To
provide
history
preserved
and
alive
R a c i n g Begins (3 races) D i n n e r a n d guest speaker
SUNDAY, S E P T E M B E R
a community
comes
Skippers' M e e t i n g
Felix M o i t e r e t , long t i m e
8:30
MISSION:
and
passed
center our
small
along
to
where craft future
a.m.
12:00 noon
maritime heritage
29th-
C o n t i n e n t a l Breakfast
Geary 18 (Flattie) sailor.
stories to tell and is a premier storyteller.
OUR
p.m.
a.m.
is
generations.
4:30
p.m.
30th-
C o n t i n e n t a l Breakfast R a c i n g Begins (2 races) R e c e p t i o n and awards presentation.
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AHOY!
HAVE
YOU
HEARD?
The C W B Board o f Trustees is happy to announce that its update o f our Strategic Plan is
nearly complete. The revised Plan will go before the Board for formal adoption soon. Not sure what to do with your tax rebate check? We can help. The Center for Wooden Boats depends on contributions to help us offer our programs. So keep half that check and donate half to CWB. Feel good about supporting CWB, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and get a tax-deduction at the same time!
( C l a s s i f i e d s For Sale: 1/2 ownership of certified historic B . C . fishing vessel. 38' with Isuzu turbo
diesel
engine,
hydraulics.
Wood
throughout, cedar on oak frames, in excellent condition. Moored at Fishermans' Terminal. Looking for person with knowledge and love o f wooden boats. $8,500. Call Craig Kirkby at
Have an idea for a workshop you'd like to teach? C W B is always looking for good instructors who are interested in helping pass along maritime heritage skills. For more info, contact Dick Wagner at 206.382.2628.
2 0 6 . 5 2 3 . 6 6 5 5 or e-mail cbkirkby» h o m e . c o m for details.
33' Francis Herreschoff classic wooden boat
22 teens set sail on the tall ship Adventuress
August 5-10, learning maritime skills and having
a darn good time as they did. Many thanks to Betsy Davis for sponsoring a scholarship for a student from the Camano Island area.
Meadowlark gaff-rigged ketch. Stored in boat shelter o n V a n c o u v e r Island.
$11,500
US.
1.250.339.5647. Collect call ok. Robert Telosky.
Applications for the Ed M o n k Memorial Award are due on or before March 15, 2002. The
16' pedal-powered "Skiffcycle" single:
award provides travel expenses to enable maritime professionals to gain first hand experience in
designed by Philip Thiel, built by Rich Kolin. 80-
the boatbuilding techniques o f other cultures. Applicants are to link with a mentor who they will work with during the grant. Applicants should explain how the project will enrich their existing knowledge and how the funds will be used. The budget for the grant may include transportation, housing and other appropriate expenses. Also required is the applicant's background in traditional marine trades and a list of references. For more info, contact Dick Wagner at 206.382.2628.
NEWS By Dick
Wagner,
FROM Founding
Director
CAMA
BEACH
The History Committee, Dennis Conroy and Marlys Jolley, have been researching and writing
lb plywood hull will do 4.5 mph at 50 " n o hands" pedal rpm. Retractable Seacycle drive-unit; single seat adjusts 12" fore and aft. Prototype, complete, almost new, available for $2,400 (cost) from Philip Thiel: 2 0 6 . 6 3 3 . 2 0 1 7 . Classified ads are available,free of charge to CWB members, Fornon-members,the fee is $10/month, Ads will appear space permitting. If you would like an ad to appear in Shavings or Sawdust, e-mail it to shavings tcwb.org or fax it to 206.382.2699. Make checks payable to The Center for Wooden Boats and mail to 1010 Valley St., Seattle,
WA 98109
'A Boater's Guide to the Historic Westside o f Camano Island." It tells the story of the transformation o f Camano Island from a bustling lumber port to a popular center of recreational boating, with Cama Beach as the dominant summer resort. This well- illustrated booklet will soon be available for sale. C W B recently participated in the Stanwood — Camano Fair, August 3-5, and the La Conner Vintage and Classic Boat Show, August 11 and 12. At the Fair, we joined in the parade with a C W B workshop-built boat towed by a lawn tractor, cleverly designed as a vintage tug, and a restored Cama Beach skiff towed by J i m Karr in his 1929 Packard. Our display at the fair featured a toy
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At the La Conner Boat Show we had a working display of boats on the water. The boats were those recently built at our workshop for the Cama Beach livery. Visitors to the Boat Show enjoyed free rides in these boats. Rehabilitation o f some Cama Beach boats is underway by Rich Kolin and volunteers. A 12' and 14' rowing skiff have been restored to operational condition and a 16' V-bottom outboard boat has been restored to exhibit condition. Lines of all these have been drafted. Restoration of the 16' inboard Cama Queen is underway. If you're interested in Cama Beach, please join us at our monthly meetings to get current information on plans and progress and to discuss volunteer projects. Meetings are on the last Saturday o f the month, 9 - 1 1 a.m. Call Dick or Laurie for more details at 206.382.2628.
C W B WISH LIST
Any time is a good time to do some "Spring Cleaning" and we can help you - but only if you've got any o f the following that you'd like to clean out and send to a good home at CWB:
Dick Wagner Bob Perkins Casey Gellermann Andrea Kinnaman Mindy Koblenzer Laurie Leak Patrick Gould Brad Rice Nancy Ries Chris Sanders
Founding Director Executive Director Public Sendees Manager Development Manager SailNOW! Program & Volunteer Coordinator Office Manager Dockmaster Boatwright & Shop Manager Youth Programs Manager Bookkeeper
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Caren Crandell
Chip Hoins
Betsy Davis
David Kennedy
David D o l s o n
Stephen K i n n a m a n
Dave Erskine
Len Marklund
•
Pickup truck!
•
Boat fenders
Bill Van Vlack
Pike Powers
•
Line - various sizes and lengths
George Galpin
Trip Zabriskie
•
Braces/hand drills for toy boat building
•
Sawzall (reciprocating saw)
As always, your donations to C W B are tax deductible. And you'll get a million thanks from all o f us too!
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Building Historical Northwest
Boats
atTheCenterForWoodenBoats By Rich Kolin,
CWB
member
and
Steve Philipp passed away July 30, 2001 age 93. Maritime heritage lost one o f its most precious resources and the world lost one
instructor
of its finest human beings. I've never met anyone who found more In over 30 years o f building traditional wooden boats, I have maintained a constant interest in
fun in life than Steve. After every encounter
researching the boats that were used by 19th century Northwesterners. Over the years II have had
with Steve, I left wishing I had his wit, charm,
many conversations with Dick Wagner, our Founding Director, about someday building these boats at the C W B so that people could see and use artifacts o f our history. Yet there never seemed to be the time, place or money. The breakthrough came with the push to develop programs tor our new Cama Beach campus. In order to build our rental fleet at Cama and to open up new opportunities for learning traditional maritime skills, we scheduled boatbuilding classes at my shop in Marysville. The shop is located on beautiful Tulalip Bay, site o f one o f the anchorages o f H.M.S. Discovery. It has the advantage o f being midway between Camano Island and Seattle and easily accessible by people from both areas. We can also keep the boat in the shop after the class where students and I can volunteer to finish the boats. With this new venue, the prospect o f actually building historical boats became a reality. Our first project was a 15- foot Salmon Wherry much like those which would have been built by fishermen in the early days of settlement. This boat, with its ability to be pulled up on a beach, will become a staple at Cama and more will be built. The second boat is a 14-foot square stern Davis Boat. The C W B published a monograph o f this amazing family o f Tsimshian Indians of Metlakatla, Alaska 20 years ago. A replica o f one o f their double enders is in the fleet at Seattle. I am really excited about our next project, the Shoalwater Bay Oyster Boat. This is a true Northwest one-of-a-kind both in design and construction. I have never seen a boat quite like it. I
ability to tell stories, ability to teach, and joy of living. When I think o f Steve I see his bright eyes (never needed glasses), and amused expression. Boatwright, shipwright, model maker, fisherman, involved with barn dancing, mandolin, mountain rescue. An expert on the northwest natives survival skills. Steve grew up a white boy in the midst of the Tulalip tribes. Through his inborn curiosity and respectful manner he learned from the elders all the hard scrabble stuff that never got in the archeology and ethnography textbooks. In his retirement years, Steve and his wife of 60 years, Dorothy passed on the Native know-how, which Steve and Dorothy called "Cedar Culture."
was able to find and measure three examples and replicate a set of molds upon which some boats
They displayed canoe and longhouse
were built. The plan is to build this boat next spring in our first boat building class o f 2002. We
models, and provided hand-on experiences,
hope to schedule a field trip to Willipa Bay (once called Shoalwater Bay) to visit existing examples
and demonstrations in the skills of line and
and take measurements and photographs. Hopefully we will also be able to talk with resident
net making, canoe and paddle making,
experts o f the history o f these boats. This field trip will be open to all members.
techniques o f fishing, hunting, Waiting
programs. This design is a true greyhound of the seas and is based on photographs o f a boat built at Victoria by J. J. Johnson circa 1900. Then there is the pies de resistance, a replica o f the 28-foot sailing ferry of Captain Thomas Coupe, founder of Coupeville, WA. This boat was almost 10 foot in the beam with a 36-foot mast, 30-foot beam, and 9-foot bowsprit. The boat was built in Port Townsend in 1860 by a former employee o f George Steers, designer and builder o f the yacht America. The design was based on a George Steers design and newspapers of the day have described the boat to a point that a credible replica can be built. The original boat carried mail, freight, and passengers between Port Townsend, Coupeville and Utsalady, on Camano Island. This boat will be our flagship for day excursions and visits to summer festivals promoting the C W B mission. This is just the beginning o f an exciting adventure at CWB. Members can participate in this program by signing up for boatbuilding classes that will build these boats and after the classes they can volunteer to help to finish them. We are also looking for grants to help defray costs.
and
gathering, tool and weapon making, and my favorite, canoe competitions. They gave their presentations at C W B ' s Boat Festival for about 20 years, at schools, nursing homes and countless other places. These talks / demonstrations were marvelous because o f the facts supplied, Steve and Dorothy's respect for the native people and their delight in
seeing
their
audience
grasping
information. Steve Phillip never said a bad word about a n y o n e . O n c e he told me a m u t u a l acquaintance "doesn't always say what he means." I would have called the chap a liar. Steve didn't know the meaning of selfishness or ego. He made life good for Steve and Dorothy and for all he touched. A bright light was turned o f f when Steve left us. —Dick
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Erin: A RESTORATION JOURNEY by Jerry
Kolb
Let me confess that building a wooden
first, there were over 130 rivets holding each of
Fall o f 1999, and came back with 6 beautiful
boat was never our intent, but I thought I might
the 22 planks in the boat; and, second, the
2x4 or 2x6 planks 16 to 18 feet in length,
be able to handle the tasks involved with a
planks had been glued in with some extremely
strapped to the top o f our SUV.
restoration o f a small boat, and my wife,
tenacious adhesive, that I later found out was
The raw lumber had to be milled to 5 / 1 6
Gretchen, was ready to humor me. I really did
the notorious 3M 5200. I did not fully appreciate
finished thickness, and I had a local mill do the
think that I could replace a few split planks and
the implication of the latter fact at the time, and
task. By December we were planking! I say "we"
broken ribs, and refinish the Rangeley boat that
proceeded to search for white oak for the keel
because this is a lapstrake hull and each one o f the almost 3,000 rivets requires two people to
and hog. I found at the C W B in 3 - 4 months. It is also Bend, as one may imagine, is not a hotbed
set and buck. I know, the books say that riveting
When my wife and I came to the Lake Union
o f wooden boat activity, however they do build
can be done by one person, but not by me. If it
Wooden Boat Festival on the 4th o f July, 1999, I
a lot o f custom homes here and I quickly located
were not for the willing help o f my wife, the
had the hidden purpose o f wanting to buy the
good, straight-grained, white oak in the 18-foot
project would have ended there.
Blanchard Jr. Knockabout that was in excess
length I needed. I had one piece surfaced to 3 /
In planking Erin we removed two planks
inventory at the C W B — until I saw the Rangeley.
4 inch thickness for the keel and another to 1/2
ahead o f the one we were replacing, This kept
The Rangeley was in sad shape, but when I saw
inch thickness for the hog, and proceeded to
the shape o f the hull intact even though we
her beautiful shear, tucked transom, and proud
plane them to size, using the old pieces as
were sawing through frames and used no molds.
stem, nothing else mattered. When I slipped up
patterns and my trusty block plane to remove
In reality we built her as one would restore a
the tattered cover and read her name board, Erin,
the unnecessary wood.
boat, removing damaged planks, using them
true that I am an incurable optimist.
I had to have her.
A moment for philosophical digression.
as patterns, and replacing old with new.
For those who are unfamiliar with the
Building a boat, like carving sculpture, is largely
I was worried about scarfing, and built a
Rangeley, it was a lake fishing boat originally built
a matter o f starting with a lot o f wood and
jig to use with a router that I had borrowed. By
by fishing guides in the Rangeley lakes area of
removing the wood that doesn't belong in the
the time I had done two planks I was using the
Maine. Its high tuck transom and its distinctive
boat. Both the keel and hog are made up of
jig and my block plane, finding I could do just
sheer are very attractive, but were primarily
several continuously changing bevels that,
as good a job in half the time.
designed to allow the low freeboard boats to
themselves, are carved from curved pieces of
Every project has a crisis, and we faced ours
handle in the steep chop that can develop
wood. In short, the bevels continuously change
as we were about to install the fourth plank pair.
suddenly on the lakes. J o h n Gardner took the
in all three d i m e n s i o n s . I had had
no
For grinding o f f the rooves o f the old rivets I
lines off a Rangeley and published them in an
woodworking training since 8th grade and would
would hang the boat in slings from the ceiling
early 1970's edition of the National
Fisherman.
have considered such a task far beyond my skill
of the garage, rotating it over in the slings and
The lines and details o f the boat were later
level. Broken into smaller tasks, however, it was
on to sawhorses to install the new plank. When
published in Building Classic Small Craft, Volume I,
not so difficult. Yes, boat building is a metaphor
I was rotating the boat to install the patterned
(Gardner, 1977) at pages 165-179.
for life.
and planed number 4 planks, the rope of one sling broke, dropping the boat almost 4 feet onto
To cut to the chase, I nagged Bob all day
By the time I had removed the second plank,
and he finally agreed to sell me the boat, warning
I knew that we would need to replace at least 20
the keel where it met the transom. The transom
me that the boat was pretty far gone. My other
o f the 22 planks, because it was impossible to
cracked, and there was an almost continuous split
purchase that day was a used Stanley 9 1/2 plane.
separate the planks without splitting them —
in the second plank on the port side. I told my
Little did I know at that time just how intimately
the 3M 5200. I still hoped to be able to save the
wife that our venture into boat building was over,
I would become acquainted with both Erin and
shear strake and the associated rub rail and shear
that I would borrow a friend's chainsaw, and
the plane. For the moment I just thought about
clamp. The frames, however, would all have to
dispose of the boat as firewood.
how I would get the green patina off o f the
go. The Rangeley uses white oak frames that are
There are also magic moments in boat
copper rivets so that I could varnish the interior.
only 3 / 8 " x 5 / 8 " in cross section, but which,
building, and mine came just in time. I had sent a
We headed back for our home in Bend and,
except in the ends, extend from gunwale to
letter 3 months earlier to the last owner of
at a pit stop in Ellensburg, I discovered that
gunwale. Erin's had dried out so badly that they
Erin, seeking her history, and had had no response.
Erin's keel was suspiciously hogged. The next
broke when any force was applied.
The morning after the boat dropped, the last
day, after a closer look at the boat, I knew I was
We had decided to plank Erin in Alaskan
owner called and recounted her history. By the
in for a bigger task than I had originally thought.
yellow cedar. In Maine the boats were planked
time we hung up, I knew I had to finish her.
The scarfs were blown in the keel and hog, or
with Eastern white cedar and were typically
The prior owner recounted how Erin was
keelson, 11 of the 22 planks were split, the shear
painted inside. We wanted to finish the interior
originally built from Gardner's plans in Ft.
clamp was broken on each side, and 1/3 of the
o f Erin's hull bright and thought, anyway, that
Bragg, CA, in the mid 1970s by a man who was
67 ribs were broken.
white cedar would cost too much to get from
turning 50 and in need of a purpose for his life.
The restoration began with grinding the
the East Coast. Yellow cedar is expensive, stinks
Her maiden voyage was from Ft. Bragg to
roves o f f the rivets holding the garboards to
when wet, and splits easily, but it is beautiful
Sausalito (about 170 miles) through the Pacific
both the keel/hog and the adjoining plank, and
with 8 coats o f varnish! At any rate, we trekked
and S.F. Bay. The trip took 6 days and 5 nights,
driving out the rivets. Two major discoveries:
to Edensaw Lumber in Port Townsend in the
with the builder tying up in kelp beds at night.
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T h w a r t s were e d g e - l a m i n a t e d
from
mahogany and yellow cedar. While this looks terrific, it was more motivated by the fact that I did not have access to a lot of power tools and had stock o f certain dimensions on hand. We just got a little creative using 5 / 1 6 yellow cedar between wider pieces o f mahogany. After installation of the thwarts, thwart knees, and transom seat, more varnish was applied (we used a total o f 6 quarts), until the interior o f the boat was complete. The boat was then rotated bottom up. We had decided to finish the shear strake bright, the topsides white, and the bottom green. That meant that all o f those rivet heads needed to be faired and sanded — another task that had not been foreseen. Three coats o f primer, three coats of finish, and the boat was righted for the last time to finish the sheerstrakes and rub rails. The boat was actively rowed in San Francisco
after I started the boat a friend o f mine gave me
Bay by two owners until 1997, when she was
a curly maple plank that he had been saving for
taken out o f the water because o f the El Nino
25 years for a guitar body. I sawed, planed and
winter. She dried out, cracked, etc., and was
sanded all o f the knees from this plank and
donated in J u n e o f 1999 to the C W B .
they finished to my expectations.
her. They had to be sanded and refinished which, if you haven't done it, is a challenge. Varnish likes to run on vertical surfaces!
Back to construction! We reinforced the
Each of the outwales was scarfed together
transom, filled the crack with epoxy, brought
from two pieces of Honduran mahogany, and
the edges o f the cracked plank into close
the companion shear clamps were roughed
proximity and filled it, and went on with the
together in the same manner. The outwales were
planking. I had a momentary thought o f
planed to shape and a small groove routed in
painting the inside o f the boat through several
each as an accent. Before installing the outwales,
planks to hide the crack, but finally considered
arrowheads were carved at the stem end, with
that the crack was a part o f the boat's personality
feathered tails carved at the stern. T h e
and it would remain visible under the varnish.
decorations were then sealed and painted with
By the time we got to the sheerstrake, it
An excellent set (two pairs) o f custom 8 1/2-footoars came with Erin when we bought
gold paint.
We missed the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, our original target, but we finally launched Erin in Elk Like two weeks before the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Erin was so beautiful on the water that it surprised even me. We have a lot to learn about rowing, but it doesn't matter because everyone just looks at the boat. At Port Townsend, Erin drew a lot o f attention, and made us very proud. During the
became apparent that neither it, the outwale,
The outwales were installed with bronze
nor the shear clamp could be saved. The
screws every three ribs countersunk in the rib
but our efforts were entirely validated by the
problem was that they would have to be
and clamping the rib and plank to the outwale.
appreciation of the crowd. Erin had a personality
removed in order to put in the new ribs, and
The inwales were then installed, with bronze
of her own, and we felt proud to be a part o f
they too had received the 3M 5200 treatment.
screws countersunk through the remaining ribs.
her continuing history.
The ribs were sawn from white oak by a
Following this installation the quarter knees and
local mill and I had to buy about twice the
breast hook received a final fitting. At this point
footage I needed because of grain problems. It
the hull was essentially finished and it was
doesn't seem to matter whether the grain is
strong!
building process, we often questioned our sanity,
Did we build a boat, or did we restore a boat? It was actually probably harder to build the boat the way we did (we had to remove all of the old rivets as well as install new ones),
vertical or horizontal, but it does have to be
Finishing the inside of the boat began at
but virtually all of the boat is new. There are
straight or the ribs will break. We steamed them
this point, before installation of the thwarts
only 7 pieces of wood from the original boat
into place with a homemade steamer made o f a
and transom seat, so that we could get a buildup
( t r a n s o m , transom knee, thwart support
large teakettle, a length o f radiator hose and a
o f several good coats of varnish before being
spindles (2), stem, false stem, and name board.
box made o f scrap 1x4 pine. We steamed 4 - 6
o b s t r u c t e d by t h o s e items. We had
not
O n the other hand, our motivation was
ribs at a time and found that we had about 3
anticipated all of the work this would entail.
definitely restoration. The process of removing
minutes to get each one firmly in place. This
The combination of lapstrakes and ribs created
planks and patterning new ones brings the
phase was much easier than we thought it
somewhere around little 1400 "boxes" that had
restorer into close contact with the original
would be, but it was, again, a 2-person task. All
to be varnished. It was at this point that we,
builder. As little as is left of the original Erin,
of the ribs were in place within two weeks, but
again, needed to remind ourselves that this was
and even though she is, herself, a reproduction
completing the riveting process took several
a boat, not a piece of furniture, and to get on
o f an earlier design, we like to think that we
weeks longer. Each of the 67 ribs required 20
with the work, despite the occasional run.
have helped to preserve her for the future.
rivets (one at each plank lap), plus 1 or 2 screws into the hog.
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T h e c o u r s e will i n c l u d e r e p a i r o f h o l e s a n d rips,
T h e ikyak, m o s t c o m m o n l y k n o w n as the b a i d a r k a ,
c h a f i n g o f s e a m s a n d wear f r o m h a r d w a r e . T h e r e
P o w e r f u l b u t p r e d i c t a b l e f o r c e s c h u r n t h e waters
is a r g u a b l y the best long-range o p e n water kayak
will be i n s t r u c t i o n o n i n s p e c t i o n a n d p r e v e n t i o n
we p a d d l e in. C u r r e n t tables a n d c h a r t s c a n h e l p
October 17, 2001 7p.m. - 9:00 p.m. CWB Boathouse Fee: $10 members, $12 non-members Instructor: Earl Doan
ever designed. It is fast, seaworthy, a n d carries a fair
m a i n t e n a n c e t o avoid p r o b l e m s with sails. S t u d e n t s
you avoid d i f f i c u l t i e s a n d hazards. W i t h slides a n d
load. T h e class uses few t o o l s a n d lots o f h a n d w o r k .
will m a k e t a k e - h o m e s a m p l e s o f t h e key types o f
v i d e o , Earl s h o w s y o u h o w t o m e e t t h e c h a l l e n g e
S t u d e n t s will receive p a d d l i n g i n s t r u c t i o n in ikyaks
repairs t o be e x p e c t e d . T h e cost o f m a t e r i a l s is
o f t h e tides. Learn w h e r e t o f i n d tide rips, h o w to
d u r i n g the class. T h e i n s t r u c t o r is r e n o w n e d for his
i n c l u d e d . T h e i n s t r u c t o r o w n s a sail l o f t a n d has a
use eddies, h o w t o a v o i d a l o n g walk in t h e m u d ,
k n o w l e d g e o f ikyak design and c o n s t r u c t i o n
wide range o f e x p e r i e n c e in b o t h sailing a n d repair.
a n d h o w t o p r e d i c t slack w a t e r t i m e a n d c u r r e n t
his t e a c h i n g style. L i m i t e d t o 4.
L i m i t e d t o 6.
speeds. L i m i t e d t o 4 0 .
SALMON
NAMEBOARD
WHERRY
and
WORKSHOP
CARVING
WORKSHOP
September 15-23 (Saturday thru Sunday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Marysville Boatshop Fee: $600 members, $650 non-members Instructor: Rich Kolin
October 13 & 14, 20 & 21 (Saturdays & Sundays) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Marysville Boat Shop Fee: $190 members, $200 non-members Instructor: Rich Kolin
U n d e r the g u i d a n c e o f R i c h K o l i n ,
ROPE
FENDER
WORKSHOP
October 20, 2001 (Saturday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., CWB Library Fee: $40 members, $45 non-members Instructor: Dennis Armstrong
boatbuilder,
S t u d e n t s will learn t o d e s i g n , l a y o u t , a n d c a r v e
M y s t e r i e s of
designer and a u t h o r o f b o a t b u i l d i n g b o o k s , students
n a m e b o a r d s , b a n n e r s o r seat rests f o r a b o a t o r
T h e r e are p r o p e r t r a d i t i o n a l f e n d e r s f o r
will build and l a u n c h a classic S a l m o n W h e r r y . T h e
h o m e . B e f o r e t h e class, s t u d e n t s will receive b o t h
traditional
Salmon
a t o o l list a n d a c o p y o f J a y H a n n a ' s Sign
e x p e r i e n c e d k n o t type a n d salty t r a d i t i o n a l i s t will
Wherry,
similar
in
appearance
to a
S w a m p s c o t t dory, has b e e n in use in N e w E n g l a n d
Handbook.
for a b o u t 1 0 0 years. L i m i t e d to 6.
t h e m . L i m i t e d t o 8.
FO'C'SLE ARTS (FANCY
SHAVING
KNOTS)
SEMINAR
Carving
T o o l s will be available f o r t h o s e w i t h o u t
HORSE
is o p e r a t e d by f o o t pressure. T h i s is an ideal b e n c h
by
show h o w to weave those practical and
an
smart
E a c h s t u d e n t will b u i l d t h e i r o w n s h a v i n g h o r s e , a t r a d i t i o n a l p o r t a b l e w o r k b e n c h with a c l a m p that
crossings
proper
Armstrong,
CONSTRUCTION
long
ocean
Dennis
a p p e a r i n g f e n d e r s . L i m i t e d t o 10.
T h r o u g h o u t h i s t o r y , sailors have passed away t h e on
boats.
revealed.
October 13 & 14, 2001 (Saturday & Sunday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., both days, CWB Boatshop Fee: $100 members, $110 non-members Instructor: Ray Arcand
September 22, 2001 (Saturday) 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CWB Library Fee: $40 members/$45 non-members Instructor: Dennis Armstrong hours
t h e r o p e f e n d e r will b e
inventing
d e c o r a t i v e a n d f u n c t i o n a l knots. B e f o r e W o r l d W a r
f o r m a k i n g o a r s , p a d d l e s , a n d spars. S t u d e n t s will
II these k n o t s a d o r n e d n e a r l y every h a n d l e a n d b a r
get a m a t e r i a l list a n d p r o v i d e t h e i r o w n w o o d for
a b o a r d t h e big ships. T h e f o ' c ' s l e arts i n c l u d e s u c h
the p r o j e c t . L i m i t e d to 6.
f a n c y k n o t s as m o n k e y ' s fists, T u r k s heads, s e n n i t s a n d the star k n o t . As in all g o o d k n o t classes, s o m e b a s i c a n d p r a c t i c a l k n o t s will be c o v e r e d . M a s t e r y o f t h e b a s i c s will lead t o t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n
of
m o n k e y ' s fists a n d T u r k ' s heads. O t h e r f a n c y w o r k will be d i s c u s s e d as t i m e allows. L i m i t e d t o 10. NATIVE
AMERICAN
CARVING
TOOLS
September 29 & 30, 2001 (Saturday & Sunday) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CWB Boatshop Fee: $100 members / $110 non-members Instructor: Ray Arcand R a y A r c a n d is a n e x p e r i e n c e d w o o d c a r v e r a n d t o o l m a k e r . S t u d e n t s will m a k e t h e i r o w n nativestyle c r o o k e d k n i f e a n d a n o t h e r k n i f e preferred by l o c a l n a t i v e carvers. S t u d e n t s will gain information
and knowledge o f the
historic
annealing,
h a r d e n i n g a n d t e m p e r i n g processes a n d t h e f i t t i n g o f b l a d e t o h a n d l e . L i m i t e d t o 6.
N O T E : A $100 non-refundable deposit is required to register for all boatbuilding workshops; the balance is due no later than two weeks prior to the workshop. For all other workshops, pre-payment in full reserves your place. Classes with fewer than four students will be canceled or postponed. Until the new Cama Beach State Park opens in 2002, C a m a n o Island area workshops will be held at a shop in Marysville. C W B will provide a map to the site with materials sent to students after they register.
Shavings 7
Recurring Events LEARN T O "SAIL
NOW!"
THIRD
FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
FRIDAY SPEAKER
NORTHWEST
SERIES
CONCERT
SEAPORT
MARITIME
SERIES
All year 'round (classes every day in the summer!) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday (April 16-Sept 6th) Instructors: Volunteers Fee: $250 per person (includes a one-year CWB
Every 3rd Friday 7 p.m. CWB Boathouse
Enjoy great music on the main deck o f the historic
Each m o n t h C W B finds a speaker o f wit and
pm. Tickets: $ 1 0 general, $7 seniors, kids and
membership, the textbook The Complete Sailor,
( d o n a t i o n s t o cover costs are appreciated).
and an on-the-water skills test) S t u d e n t s learn to sail classic boats in o n e session of c l a s s r o o m work and 8 to 10 lessons of handso n i n s t r u c t i o n (within a f o u r - m o n t h period) in o u r small boats, with n o m o r e than two students per instructor. Please call ahead to reserve your space. We also offer
individual
lessons
by
a p p o i n t m e n t ( $ 2 0 / h o u r for m e m b e r s , 5 3 0 / h o u r for
non-members).
ONE-ON-ONE
experience
to talk
about
1897 s c h o o n e r Wawona. his or her
special
knowledge. It is also an o p p o r t u n i t y for
CWB
members to meet one a n o t h e r and the
staff.
Admission
is free and r e f r e s h m e n t s are served
Weekday Sailing Instruction Noon - 5 p. m., by appointment Fee: $20/hr members, $30/hr
Seaport
August 25 Revell Carr Revell c o m b i n e s a deep u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the m u s i c with a sense o f h u m o r a n d the joy of
Vaun R a y m o n d , who has produced a n u m b e r o f
"like
videos on subjects o f historic significance, including
repertoire includes d r i n k i n g songs, h a u n t i n g
d o c u m e n t a r i e s o f C W B and Northwest S e a p o r t , will present his video o n the history of catboats. Vaun will augment the video with c o m m e n t s o n its background and production. This film is narrated
October 19, 2001 "South Lake Union's History" Paul Dorpat, who probably has intimate knowledge
non-members
m e m b e r s ( C W B m e m b e r s pay N W m e m b e r rate.)
September 21, 2001 "Nine Lives, The Story of the Catboat"
by Robert M c N e i l o f M c N e i l - L e h r e r News Report. INSTRUCTION
All concerts are 8-10
raising voices in song. H e has been described as Neil Young
chanteys."
His
ballads and powerful work songs.
Spinnaker Led by the diva o f the sea, M a r y B e n s o n , this Portland trio c o m b i n e s rich vocal h a r m o n i e s with i n s t r u m e n t a l excellence. T h e y specialize in
interesting
arrangements
combining
traditional tunes with m o d e r n r h y t h m s .
of every p h o t o ever taken in Seattle and its vicinity, O N C E
will give a slide talk o n the t r a n s f o r m a t i o n and
singing
UPON
A
MARITIME
and the weekly " N o w and T h e n " feature in Sunday's
Saturdays 1:30 - 3:00 p. m. Fee: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Children $2 Location: Armory Building, South Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave.
sailboats. O u r Cast O f f ! program allows visitors
The Seattle Times.
A series o f talks and presentations o n all things
the c h a n c e to sail in boats that are t o o large o r t o o c o m p l e x to be a part o f o u r regular livery
November 16 "Canal Cruising in Holland, Belgium and France"
G r o u p a n d N o r t h w e s t Seaport.
p r o g r a m . C u r r e n t l y , we're sailing o n
August 18
CAST OFF!
c o m m u t a t i o n s o f S o u t h Lake U n i o n from the days
Free Public Sail Every Sunday at 2 p. m.
o f the m a n y volumes of "Seattle, N o w and T h e n " ,
o f forest and tranquil lake. Paul Dorpat is the author
E n j o y free h a l f - h o u r sails o n o n e o f o u r classic
Colleen
T h i s is a slide talk o f two old friends, Dean B l a c k
o u r new Sharpie Egret. You m i g h t also
and Lloyd Haugen, following the ubiquitous canals
have t h e c h a n c e to f i n d o u t what it's like to sail
of Western E u r o p e in a decidedly laid back and
Wagner, Admirable,
o u r r e c e n t l y restored
gillnetter and our logo boat o r Amie,
Bristol
Bay
a Friendship
s l o o p . C o m e down and j o i n us any S u n d a y (weather p e r m i t t i n g ) for a free a f t e r n o o n sail o n Lake U n i o n . Please feel free to call us a r o u n d n o o n o n S u n d a y to check weather c o n d i t i o n s .
(Contributors: D i c k Wagner Jerry
Kolb Rich K o l i n
e c o n o m i c a l voyage. And they are still friends.
maritime. Presented by the Discovery Modelers
A Small Craft Revelation D i c k Wagner, C W B F o u n d i n g Director, will tell you everything you ever wanted to know a b o u t the great N W small w o o d e n boats and boat builders. Share the adventure aboard a small boat o n Lake U n i o n .