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 … Read More
Floating Our Boat
After a month of maintenance, today was the day we launched our boat Townshend. It was exciting to see all of the results of our hard work. We admired the water beading up on the freshly oiled wood, the shiny … Read More
Shave and a Haircut
Bravo Team’s last day of maintenance was today to complete Townshend’s annual ‘shave and a haircut.’ We got right to work and had all hands on deck complete the last of the hull prep before we vacuumed and wiped before … Read More
Painting, Varnishing, and Leathering
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
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 … 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
‘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 … Read More
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 … 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
