The Girls’ Boat Project is back for spring session and the girls are hard at work on their tool trays. After months of layout, cutting, planing, and chiseling, all of the girls are near the end of the project. The last few steps are laying out and cutting the bottom, gluing and nailing the joints,
Today was the last day of our Winter session. After spring break next week we will focus on boating as we prepare for our day long journey on May 12. We are excited to learn more skills in navigation, sailing, rowing, and journeying. We are looking for a few more girls to join us for
Today was sunny with light winds- a perfect day for longboat sailing. Three consecutive weeks of Small Craft Advisories had kept us ashore and we were more than ready to get back on the water. We started our afternoon with honing some of the skills we will need for our spring journey. Today was navigation
This week we got so much done in the shop! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words…check out what we did below.
Learning about safety doesn’t always need to be serious. Today we had a lot of fun learning how to put on survival suits. These “Orange Marshmallow Suits” are an important piece of safety gear on many vessels providing flotation, insulation, and reflection in the case of capsize. It’s important to know how to put one
Yesterday was our first day of winter session. The shop was a-buzz as we got back into the rhythm of work. We are excited to have three new girls joining our group this winter.
We start each week with a discussion question. This week it seemed apt to ask, “What you thankful for?” Our answers ranged far and wide from family and friends, to lots of kinds of food (cheese, pasta, turkey), to great adults and teachers and r.s.y.p (really smart young people), and to doctors and medical technology
It was another great day for the Girls’ Boat Project. After sailing last week, we headed into the boat shop today. The girls worked on their tool trays and the boat frames, switching groups from last time. We ended the day with a birthday celebration for Lizzy and a reflection– “Which tool did I feel
Fall is in the air, which means that winter is not far away. We decided to take advantage of the weather this week and head out for a sail on Dorjun. Since the girls had been on the boat a few weeks ago, they were able to jump in and take on the many jobs
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