Bravo Team has been working diligently to prepare for the upcoming overnight journey on May 6-7. We started the day by reviewing the tenet “Boat, Crew, Self” as a way of framing the journey. We’ll need to always take care … Read More
Speed = Distance / Time…
…or another way to put it, plan to row unless you have wind. Then go sailing, unless it’s on your nose. Always look at the current guides to literally, go with the flow. Journey Planning for our early May Bravo … Read More
Bravo Team Service Project in Action!
Each year, Bravo Team chooses an environmental topic that we are concerned about. We study it and then we choose a service project that we can do to have a positive impact on that problem. We had several topics that … Read More
Journey Planning Begins
Spring is here and that means we are getting ready for more time on the water. The Girls’ Boat takes a one day journey every spring. The girls are involved in planning their day and today we focused on looking … Read More
Be Here Now
Bravo Team is coming to the last 6 weeks of the school year and we’re melding into a team that takes care of one another. Ship’s Articles is a social contract constructed in a democratic way. We looked up the … Read More
Gybing and Tacking
Bravo Team had incredible weather today. Sailing was the goal after we decided on an environmental project activity. Stay tuned for more info about the project that we hope will take place locally in the next month. After welcoming a … Read More
Spring is Springing!
Yesterday was the first day of spring and we had to celebrate the sunny weather with a sail on Onward. Her uprig was not quite complete so we only had a jib and mizzen but that was perfect for an … Read More
A Little Help From Our Friends
Bravo Team was called in today to lend a hand to help launch Longboat Bear. We launched Townshend a few weeks back (blog post: https://nwmaritime.org/bravo-team/floating-our-boat/) after putting lots of energy into her maintenance in the boatshop. Bear is very similar to Townshend … Read More
Shanty Singing and Making Things Shiny
It’s only a few days until our sold out fundraiser, She Tells Sea Tales. The girls spent the first half of class rehearsing the shanty they wrote to share at the event. We are excited to share it with you! … Read More
Readying the Oars
This week the Girls’ Boat Project put in a final day of maintenance on our longdory Onward. We split into two groups, with four girls prepping and painting oars and the other four working on our personal projects. It was … Read More