SHAVINGS Newsletter
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THE 1982 SEATTLE WOODEN BOAT SHOW We c a l l it a Wooden Boat Show, but it has the spontaneity and c o l o r of a s t r e e t f a i r , s u r p r i s e s and excitement of a fun house and i n f o r mational output of a b o a t b u i l d i n g seminar. At any r a t e , we are doing it again - our S i x t h Annual S e a t t l e Wooden Boat Show at the Lake Union Naval Reserve Base, J u l y 3, 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. d a i l y . The p r i c e is s t i l l the same - f r e e to v i s i t o r s and e x h i b i t o r s . Here are some of the h i g h l i g h t s : About 100 good wooden boats; water tour boats ( c l a s s i c rowing t y p e s , and perhaps a launch as w e l l ) ; toy boatb u i l d i n g workshop; rowing and s a i l i n g races each day; f i l m s ; chantey s i n g e r s ; an a u c t i o n of boat gear; an 'ask the e x p e r t ' booth; d i s p l a y s by a v a r i e t y of b u i l d e r s , designers and s u p p l i e r s ; and demonstrations of c a u l k i n g , steambending, r i v e t i n g , knotwork, palm and needle work, c a r v i n g , h a l f models and miniature b o a t - b u i l d i n g .
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We w i l l have our p o t l u c k supper f o r CWB members and e x h i b i t o r s on the s i t e the evening of J u l y 3. On J u l y 4, the a f t e r - e x h i b i t - h o u r s event w i l l be a crawdad cookout, f o l k music concert and f o l k dance. P o s s i b l y the n o i s i e s t and messiest e x h i b i t w i l l be a working s a w m i l l , set up by Flounder Bay Lumber. They'll s t a r t w i t h a raw cedar or f i r l o g and m i l l i t i n t o high-grade boat lumber during the show. Here's an opportunity f o r b u i l d e r s to get a custom sawing job - a l l 5,000 or 6,000 board f e e t of q u a l i t y wood w i l l be f o r s a l e . As i c i n g on the cake, an outdoor boatshop w i l l b u i l d , before your very eyes, a 10-foot l a p s t r a k e rowing s k i f f - to be completed during the three-day show. The boat is designed by Alan DelRey and w i l l be b u i l t by the S e a t t l e S h i p w r i g h t ' s Co-op. A f t e r being completed, the s k i f f w i l l b e r a f f l e d to a lucky t i c k e t - b u y e r . What we need from you are boats and s k i l l demonstrations. Our c r i t e r i a f o r e x h i b i t s are that they d i s p l a y examples of good design and craftsmanship, and/or t r a d i t i o n a l boatshop s k i l l s .
Please use the form enclosed in t h i s e d i t i o n to r e g i s t e r f o r the show. We a l s o want wood scraps f o r the toy boat workshop (you might want to rough out a few h u l l shapes to get them s t a r t e d ) ; c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r the potluck dinner; gear f o r the auction and a manager to help organize the auction. A l s o needed: Hands to b u i l d the booths and l a t e r take them down; people to help c l e a n up the s i t e ; f o l k s to attend to the C e n t e r ' s i n f o r m a t i o n , s a l e s and food booths; rowers f o r the water t o u r ; and f i l m - p r o j e c t o r operators. The Boat Show is f o r everyone, and should be produced by more than j u s t "someone." Can you please help? 283-9166.
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FUND RAISING AMONG THE FISH The CWB k i c k e d o f f i t s o f f i c i a l f u n d - r a i s i n g e f f o r t with a g a l a wine and cheese p a r t y on March 26 at the S e a t t l e Aquarium. The o v e r a l l goal is to r a i s e $140,000 f o r our maritime park, educational f a c i l i t y and boat l i v e r y in Lake Union's Waterway 4. An estimated $55,000 is needed f o r the f i r s t phase - landward improvements, our f l o a t i n g boatshop and the r e n t a l floats.
of s a l a m i , pepperoni, ham and cheese. Another crew descended on the Aquarium with b o a t s , diagrams and plans of the proposed Center, sign-up t a b l e s and twoscore t a b l e lamps. (There are no l i g h t s in the Aquarium s i n c e the s t a f f wants the f i s h to sleep when nobody's around, so we had to provide our own illumination.) The F e s t i v e Wind Quintet set up i t s music stands near the sea o t t e r s and when the gates opened at 6 p.m., v i s i t o r s were greeted by an eager s t a f f of more than 18 f o l k s ready to s e l l T - s h i r t s , memberships, monographs and accept donations. Several wine bars ("I d i d n ' t r e a l i z e how many of our members make r e a l l y e x c e l l e n t b a r t e n d e r s , " remarked our D i r e c t o r ) served sandwiches and s o l d g l a s s e s of ruby and topaz. F r a n k l y , s i p p i n g wine, munching on v a r i e d sandwiches (no c r u s t l e s s tea-time snacks or f i n g e r foods but p r e t t y hefty a r t i c l e s , s u i t a b l e for s a i l o r s ) , observing f i s h and l i s t e n i n g to Beethoven was a great way to spend an evening. Enough c o n v i v i a l i t y was engendered that when the dust had c l e a r e d and the accounts s e t t l e d , the CWB was more than $1,400 richer. "While it d i d n ' t y i e l d as much immediate cash as we'd hoped, our f i r s t serious attempt proved to be an outstanding p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s e v e n t , " s a i d Dick Wagner. "I expect r e s u l t s to continue d r i f t i n g i n throughout A p r i l and May...and beyond." The Center would l i k e to extend s p e c i a l thanks to The Gourmet Shop, Oberto's Sausage Company, D a r i g o l d , I n c . , The Wedge, Standard Bakery, The Norwegian Sausage Shop and A b i g a i l s f o r t h e i r food donations; to Dan Gluck, Gary Oules, V i c t o r Case, Francine Petersen and t r u s t e e Myron Richards of the F e s t i v e Wind Q u i n t e t ; to Barbara Oakrock and Scott McDougall f o r the drawings; and to Paula F a i r , who whipped up a dandy press k i t . JUNE MEETING NOTICE: COME SEE TOM PARKER, MASTER CARVER Tom Parker w i l l be our speaker on June 18, 8 p.m., at our headquarters, 2770 Westlake Avenue North.
On the day before the p a r t y , volunteers s c u r r i e d around to l o c a l gourmet shops and b a k e r i e s , gathering donated sandwich makings. By midday the Wagner houseboat was redolent w i t h the aroma of a New York d e l i as Darlene A l l e n , C o l l e e n Wagner and Mary Ford whipped up extravagant c o l d cut p l a t e s w i t h a dozen v a r i e t i e s
Tom is a wood c a r v e r , as w e l l as a b o a t b u i l d e r . He has conducted numerous workshops and demonstrations from Spokane to San F r a n c i s c o , and i n s t r u c t e d at S e a t t l e Community College. H e ' l l show and t e l l about t o o l s , h i s speedy sharpening t r i c k s , carving techniques, wood and anything e l s e you need to carve up a storm..from figureheads to f a s h i o n boards.
Calendar Northwest wooden May
events of boat owners
LOOKING BACK: THE '82 SEMINAR SERIES interest to & enthusiasts...
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ANACORTES INDUSTRIAL TOUR (See details elsewhere in Information: 283-9166 May
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OLYMPIA WOODEN BOAT FAIR Percival Landing Park, Olympia Information: 753-8183 June
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CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS MEETING Seattle; Tom Parker, speaker Information: 283-9166 July
July
Union this
One session we o f f e r e d f o r the f i r s t time t h i s year was " C r u i s i n g Under issue)
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PULL & BE DAMNED REGATTA Bowman Bay, near Deception Information: 293-2369 August
We were t h e r e , in other words, to study hard-nosed, empiric knowledge. Contemplative philosophy was not in the curriculum.
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SEATTLE WOODEN BOAT SHOW Naval Reserve Base, Lake (See details elsewhere in Information: 283-9166
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ROUND SHAW ISLAND RACE South Beach, Shaw Island Information: 378-2336 August
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GREAT CROSS-SOUND RACE Alki Beach, Seattle, to Bainbridge Island; noon Information: 842-4202 August
Winslow, start
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BELLINGHAM MARITIME FESTIVAL Including rowing regatta and show of old boats Information: 676-6980 September
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CLASSIC BOAT FESTIVAL Inner harbor, Victoria, B.C. Information: (604) 385-7766 September
The i n s t r u c t o r s passed on wisdom from t h e i r f i e l d s of hard-earned knowledge. From the l i k e s of Joe Trumbly on l o f t i n g , Paul Schweiss on shop set-up and Pat Ford on f i n i s h i n g , we learned how to get the maximum e f f e c t with the minimum e f f o r t . From Tim Nolan on small-boat d e s i g n , P r o f . Paul Ford on foundry techniques and Grant Sarver on f o r g i n g , we learned the e s s e n t i a l elements of product engineering. There was more t e c h n i c a l and s k i l l information passed on by Jim Peters on the chemistry of adhesives, Bob P i c k e t t on the dynamics of wood and Dick Wagner on s a i l i n g e f f i c i e n t l y .
SQUAXIN ISLAND REGATTA Southern Puget Sound Information: 426-5276 June
Our w i n t e r - s p r i n g Seminar S e r i e s , which ran every Saturday from February 6 through A p r i l 10, was an encyclopedia of know-how on t r a d i t i o n a l boat and boat-shop techniques.
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PORT TOWNSEND WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL Information: 385-3628
A p u b l i c a t i o n of The Center f o r Wooden Boats. Issued s i x times a year f o r members; s i n g l e copies are a v a i l a b l e f o r 25 c e n t s . E d i t o r i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s are h e a r t i l y encouraged. We are e s p e c i a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n submissions, or at l e a s t nominations, f o r the Owner's Notebook s e r i e s . Simply t e l l us about your boat - d e s i g n , c o n s t r u c t i o n , performance, h i s t o r y , e c c e n t r i c i t i e s or what-have-you— and include a few photos if they are a v a i l a b l e . ) We're anxious to r e c e i v e news from Center members - boatshop p r o j e c t s , new d e s i g n s , voyages undertaken or planned, thoughts on the CWB and i t s o f f e r i n g s , items for sale or trade, p r o f i l e s of t r a d i t i o n a l Northwest small c r a f t and so f o r t h . Please address a l l submissions and i n q u i r i e s t o : Marty Loken, Editor SHAVINGS The Center for Wooden Boats 2770 Westlake Ave. North Seattle, WA. 98109
O . A . R . S . TO HOST SPECIAL ANACORTES TOUR The Old Anacortes Rowing and S a i l i n g S o c i e t y has i n v i t e d CWB members, t h e i r f a m i l i e s and f r i e n d s to j o i n a tour of the burgeoning Anacortes wooden boat industry. Nine or more shops, s t o r e s , yards and b u i l d e r s w i l l open t h e i r doors to us from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 15. Then, knowing the CWB's i n t e r e s t in competitive cooking (and having a considerable r e p u t a t i o n in that area themselves), OARS plans a s p a g h e t t i sauce-contest-cum-potluck p o l i s h e d o f f with the movie "Captain Horatio Hornblower," s t a r r i n g Gregory Peck.
O a r s . " Frank and C h r i s Cunningham and John Black l e d us through the considerations of boat d e s i g n , rowing techniques, boat camping, n u t r i t i o n and other p r a c t i c a l s t u f f you should know f o r a rowing passage of 100 miles or more. It was a subject whose time had come. The 1,200 m i l e s between Puget Sound and the t i p of the Alaska Panhandle is a galaxy of i s l a n d s , sounds, f j o r d s and g l a c i e r - c l a d peaks, a l l p r o t e c t e d from the r u t h l e s s North Pacific. More and more of us study the charts and dream about the p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f rowing i n t h i s stunning s e t t i n g . Member Dave LeFebvre attended the rowing s e s s i o n and wrote: "Those two hours introduced me to something that w i l l be worthy of a l o t more than the $6 it c o s t . I got pumped up on rowing to the San Juan I s l a n d s . I came home and t o l d my e l d e s t son what I had in mind. Now we w i l l b u i l d two boats and make the t r i p together in the summer of '83. There's no doubt that t h i s w i l l be a very important event in my l i f e and I probably wouldn't have done it without that Saturday s e s s i o n . I appreciate the things you do that make l i f e a b i t more i n t e r e s t i n g f o r a l l the r e s t of u s . " Amid the no-nonsense information that Dave and others partook, there was a certain s p i r i t . Maybe i t i s c a l l e d v i s i o n , or d a r i n g , or boldness. The seminars taught us that a good boat i s b u i l t and used with s c i e n t i f i c knowledge of wood, t o o l s and techniques. Dave d i d n ' t need a c l a s s to t e l l him there is one more e s s e n t i a l i n g r e d i e n t i n the r e c i p e . I'd c a l l i t s o u l . -
Dick
Wagner
The Anacortes I n d u s t r i a l Tour has been an u n o f f i c i a l t r a d i t i o n in the town's wooden boat community. When CWB President Dave Cox had h i s f i r s t experience with it he asked whether it could be extended to the Center as an o r g a n i z a t i o n . C a r l Meinsinger, OARS p r e s i d e n t , gave Marty Langeland, a member of both groups (sort of a dual citizenship) r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for putting the whole t h i n g on a working b a s i s . P a r t i c i p a n t s w i l l gather a t the Anacortes C i t y H a l l parking l o t , F i f t h and Q S t r e e t , at 11 a.m. Since tour
l o c a t i o n s are p r e t t y widely dispersed and many of the shops are s m a l l , c a r p o o l i n g and a r o t a t i o n a l schedule are planned. We may a l s o be v i s i t i n g some b u i l d e r s on Guemes I s l a n d , so b r i n g a d o l l a r for ferry fare. And seasick pills. The short f e r r y r i d e can be q u i t e e x c i t i n g when the wind's a g a i n s t the t i d e and i t ' s running i t s f u l l f i v e knots. Some of the host shops have f a m i l i a r names: Flounder Bay Boat Lumber, run by Bob and E r i c a P i c k e t t . Or Freya Boat Works, where CWB member David Jackson is readying
the
Sophia
Cristina,
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46-foot
schooner, f o r launching. Marty Langeland's Skookum Fastenings w i l l be open, g i v i n g those of us with boats c l i n c h e d o r r i v e t e d with h i s products a chance to meet Fred the Nailmaker. Less f a m i l i a r to most is Russ H i b l e r ' s A - l M e t a l c r a f t , where the p r o p r i e t o r b u i l d s steam engines in a
truly classy, turn-of-the-century brick building. L o v r i c ' s Sea C r a f t uses the h u l l of the La Merced in i t s breakwater, enough to make it a p a r t of our tour even if Sea C r a f t wasn't the town's major wooden boat r e p a i r y a r d . If y o u ' r e l o o k i n g f o r spray dodgers, cushion covers, s a i l c o v e r s or canvas goods, Pat and N a t a l i e I v e y ' s Canvas House may have the answer. Win Anderson's shop was r e s t o r i n g some C h r i s - C r a f t woodwork when we went up to preview the t o u r . Marine Supply and Hardware is a l i t t l e l i k e C l a r k Kent: i t ' s not what i t looks l i k e from the o u t s i d e . When you venture behind the counter i n t o i t s four ramshackle warehouses, expect to f i n d everything from a f l a t - b e l t d r i v e machine shop, an o i l room with cases of Knickerbocker L u b r i c a t i o n O i l (from when most of the U.S. o i l came from New York, not Texas), or r i g g i n g screws f o r a lumber schooner. The company truck is a 1940 GMC p i c k u p . Their motto is "Ask f o r i t , we have i t " and they d o . . . s o m e p l a c e . F r a n k l y , i t ' s the most amazing s t o r e we've seen. At 6 p.m., tour p a r t i c i p a n t s w i l l reconvene at the C i t y H a l l f o r the spaghetti judging and p o t l u c k . OARS gourmet Del Kahn and CWB d i r e c t o r Dick Wagner were proposed as judges and Anacortes p o l i c e c h i e f Tony Lippe w i l l act as a t h i r d . The winner w i l l r e c e i v e a hand-carved s p a g h e t t i sauce spoon with an a p p r o p r i a t e l y engraved hanger. It may even be presented by Mayor Jim R i c e . This is c e r t a i n l y shaping up as a major event! To defray costs of the h a l l and the movie, attendees are being asked to donate $2.50. Dick Wagner w i l l be c o o r d i n a t i n g the CWB end of the potluck as w e l l as some s o r t of r i d e - p o o l i n g to Anacortes. Contact him at 283-9166. -
Chas
Dowd
CWB HAS ITS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE S e a t t l e ' s media was introduced to the C e n t e r ' s plans f o r i t s maritime park at a formal press conference on Monday, March 22. Held at A b i g a i l ' s Restaurant, next to the proposed s i t e of our waterborne museum, the conference provided press and TV w i t h t h e i r f i r s t look a t the CWB, i t s purpose and the b e n e f i t s i t w i l l provide. The r e s u l t s were g r a t i f y i n g . Both d a i l i e s ran a r t i c l e s w i t h p i c t u r e s ; Dick was interviewed by TV and r a d i o r e p o r t e r s and neighborhood weeklies provided coverage. We're hoping f o r even more p u b l i c i t y from the boating press.
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seam (with epoxy t h i s time) and s t a r t e d r e f i n i s h i n g the h u l l . Boy, d i d he do a nice job.
LEILANI, A 23-FOOT CUB CLASS SLOOP In 1951, W.R. N i g h t i n g a l e sat down at h i s Olympic Boat Works d r a f t i n g t a b l e to design a new r a c i n g boat which could double as a p r a c t i c a l weekend c r u i s e r . What emerged was the Cub Class. Their 1,100-pound i r o n bulb k e e l s , s i m i l a r to those on the popular S t a r s , held Cubs upright in Puget Sound's e q u i n o c t i a l winds. Their n e a r l y f l a t bottomed p l a n i n g - t y p e h u l l s gave them downwind speed and t h e i r hard but round b i l g e s , coupled w i t h a 6 1 / 2 - f o o t beam, made them s t a b l e on reaches and to windward. A 32 1 / 2 - f o o t t a l l s a i l plan spreading 278 t o t a l square f e e t made them move e a s i l y in summer's l i g h t airs. A tabernacle mast, braced at i t s f o o t w i t h a g a l v a n i z e d pipe arch which ran from side to s i d e in the trunk c a b i n , meant no leakage onto the unobstructed double b e r t h below. Olympic b u i l t the boats with wedgeseam c o n s t r u c t i o n using e i t h e r mahogany or cedar p l a n k i n g over oak frames. Wedge-seam, where f u l l - l e n g t h tapered s p l i n e s are spread with Resourcinal glue and pounded i n t o the h u l l seams in p l a c e of c a u l k i n g , bonds the whole h u l l i n t o a s i n g l e p i e c e where i t s shape adds to i t s s t r e n g t h , a l l o w i n g l i g h t (and inexpensive) c o n s t r u c t i o n without s a c r i f i c i n g r i g i d i t y . When Jim and K r i s t i n B e a t t i e found Cub No. 11, c a r e f u l bargaining brought the p r i c e down to the f a t e f u l p o i n t where it matched d e s i r e and they bought it. Unsurveyed. "It had been surveyed in ' 7 7 , " Jim hedged, "but i t ' s amazing how much dry rot a cabin roof can develop in two y e a r s . " S a i l i n g across the Sound to a boatyard, the t i l l e r was cranky and the boat steered p o o r l y . During haul-out they found that the rudder had come loose from the diagonal skeg which helps support the lower end. " I t was a weird arrangement under there. The gudgeons were on the rudder, the p i n t l e s were on the skeg. Years of s t r e s s had j u s t straightened them o u t . . . " The B e a t t i e s removed the e x t e r i o r mahogany t r i m preparatory to r e c a n v a s s i n g the deck and found the dry rot. Jim replaced i t with plywood, r a b b e t e d i n the B r i s t o l way. While a l l t h i s was going on, the h u l l d r i e d out. As it shrank, the s t r e s s , w i t h nowhere e l s e to go, opened a seam. Jim s i s t e r e d s i x midship r i b s , rewedged the
"When you sand the primer coat i t ' s easy to get too t h i n in some p l a c e s . Then, if you t r y to touch it up you get brush marks," he s a i d . "After sanding, I spot-feathered the primer with a spraygun. Then I thinned the p a i n t w e l l and spread it on as f a s t as p o s s i b l e w i t h the most expensive brush I could f i n d . " The r e s u l t is smoother than most g l a s s h u l l s . How does it s a i l ? " F a s t , with a l o t of weather helm," Jim says. "We g e n e r a l l y put in a reef and f l y a genny to balance it up. The j i b ' s only 75 square f e e t . " Some of t h i s might have to do w i t h the much-stretched Dacron s a i l s they're currently f l y i n g . This summer they p l a n to spread the o r i g i n a l m i n t - c o n d i t i o n , unmildewed, unyellowed cotton s a i l s that came w i t h the boat. Other o r i g i n a l equipment i n c l u d e s a l o v e l y Svea two-burner a l c o h o l s t o v e , the 8-horse inboard (replaced by an outboard), the f u l l - l e n g t h boat cover and a page from a 1955 Yachting, i l l u s t r a t i n g an a r t i c l e about Cubs with - you guessed it - a photo of No. 11, h e r s e l f . -
Chas
Dowd
BOEING DONATES TO THE CENTER
Spread the Word... WE'VE DEALT WITH THE NOUN - NOW ON TO THE V E R B . . .
The Boeing A i r c r a f t Co. and The Center f o r Wooden Boats have a common bond.
In our research f o r the l a s t e d i t i o n we discovered as many terms concerned with the act of anchoring as we found f o r the anchor i t s e l f .
The f i r s t Boeing shop was a f l o a t i n g s t r u c t u r e on Lake Union, near our future waterway and s i t e . There, the Boeing s t a f f r e c r u i t e d from l o c a l boatyards and cabinet shops, making wooden a i r c r a f t and a few s a i l b o a t s .
The noun "rode" (or '"roding" if you are from B . C . or Nova Scotia) comes from roadstead, the p l a c e where a ship anchors. Tyros speak of an anchor rope, probably a m i s - c a l l f o r rode. An anchor rode is a " c a b l e . " Once above the water, rode changes from a noun to an a d j e c t i v e and the ship i s "wind-rode" o r " t i d e - r o d e , " depending on whether i t ' s the wind or the t i d e t h a t ' s determining how the ship d r i f t s on i t s mooring. (By the way, you never "moor" to a p i e r , only to a buoy or an anchor.) The amount of cable between ship and anchor is the ''scope.'" The curve it takes is the " c a t e n a r y . " With enough scope, t h i s curve means the p u l l on the anchor i s nearly h o r i z o n t a l and i t stays s e t . A chain c a b l e , because of i t s weight, has a deep catenary and helps the anchor's h o l d i n g s t r e n g t h . Too short a scope and the ship "snubs t o " every time a wave l i f t s the bow. If t h i s means water comes aboard, an extreme case, the s h i p is "over-raked" and the o f f i c e r of the deck or the person who got doused when the water d r i b b l e d i n t o the fo'c's'le w i l l have to ' v e e r " more c a b l e . Any other l i n e aboard is slacked or p a i d out, but cable i s veered. When time comes to weigh the anchor, the f i r s t step is to d i s c o v e r which way it "grows" - what i t s bearing is o f f the bow. Next the O.O.D. makes sure the "hawse" is c l e a r . ( O r i g i n a l l y hawse was the space forward from the anchor capstan to the stem, but by extension i t ' s come to mean the e n t i r e area between the anchor and v e s s e l . ) When the anchor's f r e e of the bottom i t ' s "aweigh" or " a t r i p . " Some a u t h o r i t i e s d i f f e r e n t i a t e between the two words by saying that i t ' s aweigh when r e t r i e v e d by the cable and a t r i p when i t ' s become f o u l and must be h o i s t e d by the buoy rope (sometimes m i s c a l l e d a " t r i p p i n g l i n e ) . Others c l a i m the words are synonymous, a p o s i t i o n we f a v o r . A f t e r a l l , one good term deserves another. Chas
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Today we have an opportunity to forge a stronger t i e between Boeing and CWB. Boeing has a wonderful g i f t - m a t c h i n g program. The company w i l l match donations by i t s employees to nonp r o f i t c u l t u r a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s such a s the Center. The donation must be $25 or more, and the employee must be working f u l l - t i m e w i t h one year of continuous service. If you match t h i s d e s c r i p t i o n and would l i k e to help the Center with a donation, t h e r e ' s a simple form t o f i l l out. Copies are a v a i l a b l e from Marge G a r c i a , The Boeing C o . , P.O. Box 3707, M a i l Stop 17-26, S e a t t l e , WA 98124. (Or you can c a l l Marge at 655-4053.) RECRUIT A CREW, WIN A BOAT As announced in Shavings l a s t November, the Center member who b r i n g s in the most new members between December, 1981, and May, 1982, w i l l win a boat - Alan DelRey's l a t e s t 10-inch dory s k i f f . Keep track of your r e c r u i t s and submit the l i s t t o our headquarters by June 15. You s t i l l have time to win the boat I
THE SPRING REGATTA... CWB's Spring & Spicy Regatta, A p r i l 24 at Gasworks Park, brought about 100 people and 25 good wood boats together on a p e r f e c t day - 65 degrees, c l e a r s k i e s and gentle winds. Some p a r t i c i p a n t s came from the h i n t e r l a n d s of G a r i b a l d i and A s t o r i a , Oregon, and Tonasket, Washington. Our coed r e l a y race was an e x c i t i n g seesaw b a t t l e . Women rowed the f i r s t l e g , beached the boats and men took the l a s t l e g . The winners were Lauralee Cox and John Hartsock, in H a r t s o c k ' s Cosine II, c l o s e l y followed by Rene Lange and Dennis Corum in a 16-foot Whitebear s k i f f . The s a i l i n g race was a t i g h t duel between Ray F a i r ' s 18-foot Hampton and Ric F l y n n ' s 26-foot Blanchard S r . Knockabout. On a t h r e e - m i l e course— h a l f a run and h a l f dead to windward - the Hampton won by a boat length. Alan DelRey was t h i r d in an 18-foot Concordia Sloop Boat. Next was a rowing race on the same course. This was your b a s i c "High Noon" showdown between two veteran rowers and small boat d e s i g n e r s . It was John Hartsock and h i s 18-foot c o l d molded Cosine II, with s l i d i n g seat and o u t r i g g e r s , v s . Dave LeFebvre and
p a r t i c i p a n t c i r c u l a t e d from pot to p o t , t a s t i n g the goods. A f t e r 15 minutes, CWB D i r e c t o r Dick Wagner r a i s e d h i s hand s u c c e s s i v e l y over each c h i l i s t a t i o n . Approval of the concoctions was by popular acclaim - y e l l i n g , w h i s t l i n g , clapping and stomping a l l counted. Our d e c i b e l referees were Dave Cox and Chas Dowd. Although by t h i s time every pot was scraped clean by the a p p r e c i a t i v e horde of gourmets, a t i e was declared between Ray ( C u i s i n a r t Kid) F a i r and Peter (King Lasagne) L e n t i n i . A f i n a l shout-off was needed. Tension mounted while each claque urged on the crowd. Wagner r a i s e d h i s hand f i r s t over the Ray F a i r "Hogbreath" c h i l i (reigning Washington State C h i l i Champion). The sound was deafening. Next the hand went up over the L e n t i n i pot. The heavens cracked with resounding huzzas, and L e n t i n i won the CWB champion c h i l i c h e f ' s h a t . . . f o r now. As b e f i t t i n g CWB t r a d i t i o n , t h i s r e g a t t a brought together, f o r our pleasure and education, examples of the wizards of the boatshop and the k i t c h e n . If you missed t h i s one, be sure to catch the F a l l Regatta - Saturday, October 2, at Gasworks Park. Mark your calendar'. Photos
Monitor, an 18-foot plywood v-bottom with f i x e d thwarts and rowlocks on the gunwales. (Featured in the l a s t e d i t i o n o f Shavings.) A t the f i n i s h l i n e i t was John and Dave, stroke f o r s t r o k e , with the t h i r d boat b a r e l y i n s i g h t . Dave won by l e s s than a boat l e n g t h . A f t e r an afternoon of s o c i a l i z i n g , r a c i n g and j u s t messing around with the c o l o r f u l f l e e t of boats (which included a salmon wherry, Piscataqua River wherry, Navy dinghy, Chaisson dinghy, Swampscott dory, Poulsbo boat, Rangelv boat and peapod), a t t e n t i o n was drawn to the s p i c y part of the r e g a t t a - the C h i l i Cookoff. Pots had been bubbling on t h e i r stoves a l l afternoon a t the s i t e . Eight entrants were busy s t i r r i n g , g u z z l i n g and psyching out t h e i r competition. At judging time,
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SELECTING THE BEST SPRUCE... M.H. B l i x , of B l i x Boatworks, Puget I s l a n d ( e s t a b l i s h e d in 1910), on s e l e c t i n g spruce: "Nowadays, f o l k s t a l k about o l d growth or f i r s t growth wood. T h a t ' s j u s t not enough. Good b o a t b u i l d i n g spruce has to grow along the s h o r e l i n e , on a steep h i l l s i d e , or along a r i v e r b a n k , where wind can move it around. Swaying and bending to the wind makes the wood strong and long-fibered. "Today's ' o l d - g r o w t h ' comes from i n l a n d groves where i t ' s been s h e l t e r e d by other t r e e s ; where i t ' s grown without having to stand in the wind. By comparison, i t ' s dead, s h o r t stranded s t u f f . It even sounds d i f f e r e n t when you cut i t . "