With yet another Small Craft Advisory posted, Bravo Team spent the day ashore. Luckily, we had plenty to do as we wrap up our environmental project and get ready for our journey (we leave in 10 days!!!). We started class … Read More
Sailing (finally)!!
Bravo Team has been full of small craft advisories and land-based activity most of 2017… until TODAY! Chrissy and Sonia both showed up to work today with a measurable excitement as the weather looked to be appropriate to actually go … Read More
We can sleep on this thing?
The windy spring continues to take its toll as Bravo team was once again denied the chance to leave the dock. We are still plenty busy with our upcoming environmental projects and journey planning. After a quick check in our … Read More
A Great Beginning to a New Session
This week was the first week of the spring session. For this session we gained a new member. Welcome Emilia! We also had a new instructor join us in place of Kat who had to leave early to go fishing in … Read More
A New Kind of Boating Experience
To start out this week we played a fun game with a tricky solution. The girls had to think outside of the box to figure out how to separate their ropes without taking their hands out of the bowlines. After … Read More
Go With the Flow — Planning 101
For those of you who are continuing to see Bravo Team NOT go out due to posted Small Craft Advisories, below you’ll find a link to Townshend’s Certificate of Inspection which states (in second page, third paragraph down, “This vessel … Read More
A Little Wood Working, A Whole Lot of Fun, and A Bit of Navigation
This week the wind was a bit too blustery to go out on the water so instead we stayed inside where it was nice and warm. We started by playing some rolling-hitch limbo and eating snacks. Then every girl … Read More
Small Craft Advisory
It’s spring and the weather has been windy! Today was yet another Small Craft Advisory posted which means that the Townshend and her crew were staying safely ashore. We started the day as we always do with a check on … Read More
Gluing Trays and Lashing Sails
This week all of the girls got to work on their tool trays. One of our goals was to have each girl finish her own tool tray before the end of the session. Grace, Sophia, and Opal all pushed ahead on their … Read More
Leading by Listening
Bravo Team has a diverse mix of characters and each week we get to know each other better through time, activities, and challenges. After yet another Small Craft Advisory from the National Weather Service, we made a land-based plan to keep … Read More