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
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
Maintenance Season Begins…
Longboat Maintenance Season is upon us! Bravo Team didn’t let up today as we began to make dust in the boatshop. Winter weather has proven windy and the Small Craft Advisory showed us that hauling out Townshend wouldn’t be prudent. … Read More
Wild Waves for the Last Class of 2019
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
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
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
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
Singing Our Way Across the Bay
Today was a nearly perfect Fall day. The sun was shining, the mountains were glowing, and there was a light breeze on Port Townsend Bay. We needed to do something special. So we looked at options for a longer journey … Read More
How to Learn
Bravo Team braved the rain showers today by gearing up and showing up. All were in attendance and we took out longdory Onward as a way to try a new vessel with our smaller numbers. Many people commented on the … Read More