Ship's Log

[gallery ids="1429,1432,1430,1431" type="rectangular"] Bravo Team reconnected with recently launched Townshend for an afternoon of bird watching in the sunshine.  First we had a visit from Ron Sikes from Admiralty Audubon.  Ron visited to share his extensive birding experiences and ...

Our hope for today was to launch our freshly painted and oiled boat Townshend. A Small Craft Advisory was posted for the day which requires us to stay ashore according to our Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection. We started out ...

Another day of maintenance and Bravo Team knocked it out of the park.  After practicing the Zeppelin Bend knot thoroughly we discussed this as our last day of Townshend maintenance before launching next week.  A continued focus, an awareness of ...

Today was our second day of haul-out maintenance. We were challenged by an hour late start and by missing four of our hardy crew members (we were also amazed at that a 2.5 hour class can seem too short, while sitting ...

Today was day 1 of Townshend maintenance. This is an exciting time for Bravo Team-- we get to pitch in and take care of our vessel! We started the day with a discussion of what a productive work environment looks like (...

There were lots of moving pieces to create a successful Townshend haulout today and all of those pieces fell into place with a good plan and solid teamwork.  We met in the classroom as we usually do and discussed the ...