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 ...
Ship's Log: Girls’ Boat Project
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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 movement.
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Working With Frustration
While the hard skills of woodworking and boating might be the most tangible things we work on, many days learning the soft skills of how to operate as a human in the world are even more important. This week, our ...
Knot Tying Collaboration
Yesterday was all about knots! We took a break from the shop and spent some time working on some other maritime skills.
The day started out with a "Knot Tying Frenzy!" in the classroom. We all tried to tie as ...
Chamfers, Cuts, and Layout
Halloween is a busy day in Port Townsend, so our shop time was focused and concentrated today. We all wanted to leave a bit early to join the massive Halloween parade downtown.
We stayed in our same work groups as ...
Back in the Shop Again!
This week we headed back into the shop. The first part of our day was spent reviewing shop safety and re-orienting ourselves to using the tools. Each girl went through a rotation with our instructors. They practiced lining up cuts ...