Ship's Log: Girls’ Boat Project

Seriously Fun

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, ...

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 ...

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. [envira-gallery id="13879"]

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 ...

Adventure

[gallery ids="622,557,558" type="rectangular"] Nothing is like an adventure with your friends, to feel the breeze through your hair and the splash of water on your hands and face. Amazing how the beauty of nature can clear your mind, make ...

We Are All Friends Here!

[gallery ids="731,693,576" type="rectangular"] Someone once quoted "As we grow up we realize it is less important to have lots of friends and more important to have real ones." In the Girls Boat Project all of us are friends ...

Fitting Frames and Cutting Half-Laps

We start each week with a discussion question. This week it seemed apt to ask, "What you thankful for?" Our answers ranged far and wide from family and friends, to lots of kinds of food (cheese, pasta, turkey), to great ...

Bowlines, boat frames and grooving.

We started our day with a discussion of brave things we have done such as ways that we stood up for what we believe in or took a risk to achieve our goals. Then the girls learned how to tie ...

Back in the Boatshop

It was another great day for the Girls' Boat Project. After sailing last week, we headed into the boat shop today. The girls worked on their tool trays and the boat frames, switching groups from last time. [gallery ids="661,662,664,667" type="...

Fall Sailing Day

[gallery ids="623,622" type="rectangular"] Fall is in the air, which means that winter is not far away. We decided to take advantage of the weather this week and head out for a sail on Dorjun. Since the girls had been ...