There were lots of moving pieces to create a successful Townshend haulout today and all of those pieces fell into place with a good plan and solid teamwork. We met in the classroom as we usually do and discussed the … 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
Getting Back on the Water
Today was the first day back from winter break and Bravo Team was eager to get back on the water. We took advantage of the amazing clear weather for one last chance to head out on Townshend before we haul … Read More
Holiday Party
Today was all about celebrating as a way to close 2016 of Bravo Team classes until our next class on January 5th 2017. Time flies when you’re having fun. On the agenda today was for the group to make decisions … Read More
Looking Through Environmental Lenses
It was a cold day in Port Townsend today! As prudent mariners, the beginning of each Bravo Team class starts with a weather observation. We bundled up to head outside and noted that the wind was onshore and gusting to … Read More
Squall Drill!
After Thanksgiving break, Bravo Team reconvened for a day of drills, rowing, singing and snacking. We had a chance to share a gratitude from Thanksgiving. Folks reported: good friends, good food, games, a trip to Portland, a trip to Standing … Read More
A Chance to Show Off Our Skills
Today was an exciting opportunity for the Bravo Team. We had two donors, Steve Oliver and John Anderson, and Len Maranan-Goldstein our Development Director join us as part the crew. We took this as an opportunity to share our skills! … Read More
Creating Community
Coming together to work as a team means building some serious skills in a fun way. Today we continued to get to know each other and learn to work together. Working with partners we didn’t know well, we tried some … Read More
Sunny and windy
Today’s forecast was a sign of the winter southerlies that are prevailing in our area. We took the time to do our weather observations as well as examine our Certificate of Inspection issued by the Coast Guard for longboat Townshend. … Read More
Going Slow to Go Fast
It’s a time-tested leadership tenet that sometimes you need to “Go Slow to Go Fast.” One goal of Bravo team is to develop our leadership skills and learn to work as a crew. Rowing and sailing longboats gives us ample … Read More