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, … Read More
A Final Push for the Final Coat
For whatever reasons, some weeks flow better than others. Bravo Team went into our final week of Townshend haul out with the goal to finish the final coats of Seattle Gray on the hull and varnish on the transom and … Read More
Cutting Straight and Strong.
Today was about playing games and mastering blades! The girls played some delightful get to know you games and then dived into Shop Time. There everyone worked on their tool trays, with chisels, planes and saws they used their strength … Read More
Activity All Around! Home run!
Townshend maintenance continued today with our second of three workdays in Bravo Team class. We quickly divided up into teams to accomplish prepping surfaces before snack so that we could coat before the end of the day. Some of the … Read More
Taking Care of Townshend
Today was the first day of winter maintenance for Townshend. After a successful haul out last week, we jumped into the many tasks that need to be done to prepare Townshend for our upcoming journey. It was exciting to be … Read More
Winter session begins!
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.
Smooth Townshend Haulout
Today was a success as Townshend sits on the trailer downstairs ready for her annual maintenance to begin and the annual Coast Guard Inspection next week. It was the first day back for Port Townsend School District and we were … Read More
Tools! Tools!
“There’s something about these vessels that cause some kind of hypnotism, you do things you’d never dream of doing in your ordinary mind” -Irving Johnson Today was the last day of our fall session, to celebrate we made popcorn and … Read More
Eyes closed rowing and more…
We were blessed with the second sunny and calm Thursday in a row. It was a great day to get out and practice our rowing skills and connect with the natural world. We started with a crew overboard drill then … Read More