Ship's Log: Girls’ Boat Project

The Girls' Boat Project is back and it's going to be another great year! We have a mix of returning and new students this year, so it was fun to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. After a ...

Last Saturday was the last day of Girls' Boat Project for this year (although we do have a summer program in August.) We spent the whole day together on a journey. After meeting early, we packed our gear and provisions ...

Today we had a great and challenging day on the water. We spent the afternoon practicing our rowing of the long dory Onward in preparation for our full day journey this weekend. The northwest wind gave us the chance to ...

Today was the last day of the season in the boat shop for the Girls Boat Project. We only had a short day due to school testing so the benches were a flurry of focused work. Girls spent the afternoon ...

Most of our girls spent their day taking a state test on a computer at school. Even though this meant we only had an hour to work today, the overall sentiment was that being in the shop was way more ...

The Girls' Boat Project is back for spring session and the girls are hard at work on their tool trays. After months of layout, cutting, planing, and chiseling, all of the girls are near the end of the project. The ...

This week we got so much done in the shop! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words...check out what we did below. [envira-gallery id="13870"]

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, ...