Today Bravo team started off the day with a focus on developing our environmental service project. We worked in small groups to brainstorm projects that could address four areas we are concerned about: deforestation, ocean acidification, orca populations, and plastics … Read More
Oily Satisfaction
This week in Girls’ Boat Project we worked on Onward’s oars. It was a busy and productive day in the shop and our last week to work on the boat before she is launched for the spring. We worked in … Read More
The Slowest Way to Do Anything
Today was the first sailing day of the the year! And it was full of laughter, slow-ish sailing, and much learning of words and parts of the boat. Sailing involves learning a new language. Some of the words to make … Read More
The Joy of Rowing Hard
Townshend is in great shape and we hit the bay ready to row after snowpocolypse finally let up. We were all happy to get out on the water again with several new team members to train up! It was a … Read More
Onward Maintenance Day
This week the Girls’ Boat Project jumped into fleet maintenance for our boat, Onward. Onward is the long dory we use for our program. She is coming out for some much needed painting and varnishing as well as a few … Read More
Floating Our Boat
After a month of maintenance, today was the day we launched our boat Townshend. It was exciting to see all of the results of our hard work. We admired the water beading up on the freshly oiled wood, the shiny … Read More
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 before … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More