This week the girls continued to make good progress on their projects and shared their experiences with Girls Boat Project donors while they toured the shop. Harper and Linnea carefully used dividers and combination squared to lay out the half-laps for their tool trays. … Read More
Windy and Watery Work Day
The weather was not in our favor today, so we changed our plans from going out in the longboat, instead we learned about some safety gear and continued to make progress on our boat and tool trays. To start the … Read More
Boats and Totes
Our first day on the water! It was a nice, sunny day when the Girls Boat Project went for a nice dockside row. Taking turns, each girl got to practice following the newly learned rowing commands. We went through some … Read More
Transom and Tool Trays
We untangled this human knot and then we spent another fabulous day working away in the wood shop. This week we switched projects, the boat group starting on their tool trays, and the tool tray group working on the boat. … Read More
Woodworking and Learning New Tools
Day two and the girls are hard at work. After welcoming our newest member Opal, the girls did some knot tying, learning the square knot and the cleat hitch. Then we got busy down in the shop. After a quick … Read More
Getting Hands On
Today was the first day of the 2017 Girls Boat Project! It was an exciting time for all of us– making new friends, learning new skills, and moving the Girls Boat Project to its new home at the Northwest Maritime … Read More
