Shave and a Haircut
Bravo Team's last day of maintenance was today to complete Townshend's annual 'shave and a haircut.'
We got right to work and had all hands on deck complete the last of the hull prep before we vacuumed and wiped ...
Ship's Log
Painting, Varnishing, and Leathering
Today was another maintenance day for the longboat Townshend. Bravo team spends several weeks each winter working on the care of this boat that is our floating classroom.
We started the day with a silly dance move name game. It ...
Wintery Sunshine
One of the many cool things about our NW Maritime Center campus is that we can take advantage of good weather and opportunities to get on the water. Yesterday started off drizzly and gray but the sun broke through and ...
Rainbows and Seagulls
Bravo Team members were busy with more Townshend maintenance today in the Boat Shop.
We had a chance for a group activity for new team members to get to know each other. Then we split into teams of two and ...
Northwest Maritime Center leads flotilla in the British Virgin Islands
Flotilla captain Daniel Evans reflects on the trip.
International Travel’s first trip couldn’t have been better.
Honestly, this isn’t an attempt to make you jealous. I mean, I’m jealous and I was the one spending a ...
Volunteer Highlight: John Hazen
John Hazen grew up in Hawaii and has been sailing, surfing and doing everything else your typical sea-lover does since he was 10 years old. After years of working as a refrigeration technician he eventually secured his dream boat, a 20’ Flicka, ...
Maintenance Season Begins…
Longboat Maintenance Season is upon us! Bravo Team didn't let up today as we began to make dust in the boatshop. Winter weather has proven windy and the Small Craft Advisory showed us that hauling out Townshend wouldn't be prudent. ...
Wild Waves for the Last Class of 2019
Our last class of the year happened to be on the craziest wildest wind storm we've seen around here in a while. Waves were crashing up in the commons at NWMC at a very high tide. It was a great ...
‘Tis the Season
Today was the last Girls' Boat Project class before winter break. It was a fun day to celebrate us and all we've learned so far.
You might not know that the NW Maritime Center houses the maritime collection of the ...
Ship’s Articles, Bench Projects, and Seat Risers
This week in the Girls' Boat Project we took on a variety of tasks. First off, we completed our Ship's Articles or team agreements. This took the form a pennant or flag that we created as a group. We started ...