Last Wednesday was the final regular day of the Girls’ Boat Project for this year. We started off with a sail on Onward and enjoyed the sunny day on the bay. At the end of our day we celebrated and … Read More
Bravo Team End of Year Thoughts
The end of year came sneaking up on all of us this spring. Bravo Team had a final class last week which included a guest, Sara Poindexter, from Patagonia. We are the grateful recipients of a Patagonia grant which awarded … Read More
NWMC camper talks about her sailing camp experience
NWMC camper Winnie Colvin told us about her sailing camp experience and what she did with her new-found confidence. Sailing camp was one of the best camps I did last summer, not just because it was on the water, but … Read More
Volunteer Highlight: Robert Hodge
Tell us a little bit about yourself. Well, I’m from a small farm town 45 miles outside Chicago and have lived in Seattle about ten years. I taught myself to sail while volunteering at a summer camp in the northwoods … Read More
A Magical Overnight Journey
On May 6th and 7th the Bravo Team set out on our journey. The students had been training all year to learn the skills they needed to row, sail, navigate and work together. They worked in three teams and each … Read More
Shop Projects Are Almost Done
This week was our last day in the shop for this year. Everyone to got their projects to a completed stage so they are ready to take home next week. The girls working on tool trays glued, clamped, sanded, nailed, … Read More
Soundings and Singing
Today was our last day of class before our one-night Bravo Team Journey next week. Honing in on the last pieces of logistics before Journey was the goal of today’s class. After our check-in about personal gear, we discussed menu details, … Read More
Optimism Turns to Realism
The pessimist complains about the wind; The optimist expects it to change; The realist adjusts the sails. -William Arthur Ward Last Saturday, the Girls Boat Project had planned to take a full day journey on Onward. As we watched the … Read More
Journey is 10 days Away!
Bravo Team has been working diligently to prepare for the upcoming overnight journey on May 6-7. We started the day by reviewing the tenet “Boat, Crew, Self” as a way of framing the journey. We’ll need to always take care … Read More
Speed = Distance / Time…
…or another way to put it, plan to row unless you have wind. Then go sailing, unless it’s on your nose. Always look at the current guides to literally, go with the flow. Journey Planning for our early May Bravo … Read More