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 … Read More
‘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 … Read More
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 … Read More
Huddling Together
With a Gale Warning in effect in Admiralty Inlet, Bravo Team stayed ashore today. We learned more about the Certificate of Inspection that we are bound to follow. 4 parameters of conditions will keep us ashore – If any of … Read More
December Sunshine
We welcomed the opportunity to be out on this beautiful sunny December day. It was completely clear with snowy mountain peaks, harbor seals, glistening water and light wind. Onward glided over the water with our powerful strokes and competent leadership … Read More
Cruising Along
As we enter into December, our team has developed a flow. We started the day with a challenge- escaping the Bosun’s Handcuffs! Bosun’s handcuffs are made by tying two bowlines in a line, slipping one around each wrist, and then … Read More
Our Croatian Boating & Biking Trip in September 2018
I first sailed the Dalmatian coast of Yugoslavia in 1969, before it became the cruising destination it is today. This past September I went back with a group of 10 on a family heritage trip, visiting the island of Hvar, … Read More
The King of Tides
Bravo Team welcomed two new members today. After doing a fun name game and brainstorming qualities of teamwork for our Ship’s Article, we headed down to the dock to take Onward for a spin. With the recent King Tides (aka … Read More
Community Matters
We started off today looking at the results of the #GivingTuesday and #GiveLikeAGirl fundraising campaigns which took place yesterday. More than $23,000 was raised to support women and girls maritime programming. We are so proud to be part of this … Read More
Lee Shore Sailing
Bravo Team went sailing today with a southerly wind that took some teamwork and concentration to sail in. Before we headed out, there was a chalk talk about points of sail and sail parts. Many pictures and vocabulary words were … Read More
