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 … Read More
Singing Our Way Across the Bay
Today was a nearly perfect Fall day. The sun was shining, the mountains were glowing, and there was a light breeze on Port Townsend Bay. We needed to do something special. So we looked at options for a longer journey … Read More
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 … Read More
How to Learn
Bravo Team braved the rain showers today by gearing up and showing up. All were in attendance and we took out longdory Onward as a way to try a new vessel with our smaller numbers. Many people commented on the … Read More
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 … Read More
Small Craft Advisory Won’t Keep Us Inside!
Even though there was a small craft advisory today, we got ourselves down to the Townshend at the dock and did a squall drill! It was our 4th class of the season and we are continuing to progress our skills. … Read More
Going Slow to Go Smooth
Bravo Team numbers were small this week but not in energy or focus. We went sailing on our longboat for the first time and enjoyed the weather and each other’s company! A new coxswain got to practice getting us out … Read More
Rowing Enlightenment: Stage One
Today was the first day that Bravo Team headed out onto the water for this school year. We started off our day with another name game and time to get to know each other a little bit better. Then we … Read More
Real World Readiness: Making a Maritime Impact
Real World Readiness A 10-week program to help our community’s adjudicated youth Hello, my name is Robin Mills, and I am the Program Director at the Northwest Maritime Center. A challenge we face in our community came to my attention … Read More