shavings volume 26 number 2a (may-june 2006)

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Girls Sailing Camp during Spring Break introduced eight enthusiastic new sail-ors to rigging and sailing El Toro dinghies and historic sloops. Here’s what the girls had to say at the end of the week.

“Th e instructors were great. As a result I am not as scared as when I fi rst sailed. I can now tie a bowline, fi gure of eight, and a cleat hitch. CWB was a great class. I actually learned how to sail whereas another camp put us in a boat with an instructor and told us to ‘watch and learn.’ Over all this was a fabulousfabulousclass.” -Elena Beckerclass.” -Elena Beckerclass.”

“Th e instructors were awesome. We learned a lot about sailing. It was really fun!!! Capsizing was cool too!” -Tessa Lombard-Henleywas cool too!” -Tessa Lombard-Henleywas cool too!”

“My name is Claire Katz and I took a sailing class at Th e Center for Wooden Boats over spring break. At fi rst I hated the idea of capsizing but after we did it I was fi ne with it. Th e class was fun. I learned how to rig and sort of sail a boat in one week so I’ll defi nitely come back next year to get better at it.” -Claire Katzit.” -Claire Katzit.”

“I learned a lot about sailing and it was really fun. I think I will take the class again next year. We capsized on purpose to see what we would do in that situation. I really like sailing now.”–Devon Lombard-Henley

“My name is Reagan. I am ten. I never sailed until this week. I now love sailing because it is really fun. I learned how to tie a lot of knots.”-Reagan Wiley

“Th is week was pretty windy. Th e instruc-tors were nice and it was really cold when we capsized. We learned how to tie some knots and how to rig the El Toro dinghies. It was really fun.” -Una Ludviksen

“Th is class was both fun and terrifying. I learned to sail an El Toro and how to tie a bow-line and a cleat hitch. On the last day we took out the Blanchard Jr. Knockabouts and sailed around the lake.” -Alice Whitaker

“I took the Girls Spring Break Sailing Camp last year and there were many diff erences this year. For example, this week we got to capsize and last year we didn’t. I really liked capsizing. I own an El Toro and a bigger boat, a J-34. My family is really into sailing and I love steering. Well that’s me- a sailing freak.” -Sarah Brenden me- a sailing freak.” -Sarah Brenden me- a sailing freak.”

Girls Sailing Camp Restoring “Shrimpo”

Boatwright Eric Dow came out from Maine to spend two weeks teaching about and leading the restoration of CWB’s Herreshoff 12 1/2 Shrimpo. Photo above shows class installing new douglas fi r sheer clamps.

The class replaced frames and fl oors, removed the ballast keel and replaced the keel timber. They also replaced the deck beams.

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The Center for Wooden BoatsShavings is published bimonthly by The Center for Wooden Boats,1010 Valley Street, Seattle, WA 98109phone 206.382.2628 fax 206.382.2699To learn more about CWB, please visit our Web site at www.cwb.org

O u r M i s s i o nTo provide a community center where maritime history comes alive and our small craft heritage is preserved and passed along to future generations.

C W B S t a f fBetsy Davis Executive DirectorDick Wagner Founding DirectorJake Beattie Waterfront Programs DirectorPatrick Gould Boat Sales Manager & InstructorEldon TamVolunteer Coordinator & Event ManagerJean ScarboroBookkeeper Edel O’Connor Boatwright & Workshop CoordinatorHeron Scott Lead BoatwrightGreg ReedLivery Manager, Dockmaster & Youth SailingTom BaltzellYouth Field Trip CoordinatorSaaduutsArtist in ResidenceGeoff BradenShipwright in Residence

B o a r d o f Tr u s t e e sMark Barnard Stephen KinnamanAlex Bennett Robert MerikleCaren Crandell Lori O’ToolDavid Dolson Walt PlimptonBrandt Faatz Chuck ShigleyGary Hammons Denise SnowDavid Kennedy Bill Van VlackAndrea Kinnaman

Design and production of Shavings by CWB volunteer Heidi Hackler of Dolphin Design, www.dolphindesignstudio.com. Printed by Olympus Press, www.olypress.com.

F o u n d e r ’ s R e p o r tB Y D I C K W A G N E R

Between the midweek days of March 14 & 17th CWB was bustling. Youth from various schools and organizations were carving CWB’s Haida canoe Steve Philipp; there were school tours where children built toy boats and paddled the umiak. In the Pavilion restoration of our 15 El Toros was underway, the Puffi nwas on the drydock getting a new stern post. A Blanchard Jr. Knockabout restoration was in the fi nal phases before launching and a Maine Peapod was in the beginning stage of restora-tion. In other words, it was a typical four days of CWB’s organized chaos.

However, along with the standard sturm and drang of CWB was a new activity. It was our fi rst conservation assessment, funded by the federal Heritage Preservation Fund. Th e assessment is a review of our curatorial collections. Its goals are to “develop a long range preservation plan for the collections, improve collections care and storage and develop a useful tool for the pursuit of collections care funding.” The assessment, was done by Jonathan Taggart of Taggart Objects Conservation, Anne Witty, internationally recognized maritime museum curator and Dana Senge, a conservation intern in her fi nal year with the Buff alo program in conservation.

Th e hectic activities at CWB were taken in stride by the assessors. Th ey have had wide experience in museum environments, but

not usually in one where the collections are regularly used by the public and restored as public exhibits. CWB may seem to be out of step with traditional maritime museums, but the collections conservators found that CWB is providing another dimension, direct experience, in the preservation of our maritime heritage. We put our collections to work. Th e assessment will be our standard for maintain-ing our collections in the best manner while allowing many of them to continue to be es-sential parts of our learn-by-doing maritime cultural learning center.

May/May/May June/June/ Shavings Contributors:Kaci Cronkhite • Betsy Davis • Chuck Fowler • Charlie Moore Greg Reed • Tom Riggs • Saaduuts • Heron Scott • Eldon Tam

Eric Sorensen • Dick Wagner

From the Conservation Assessment of Th e Center for Wooden Boats, funded by Heritage Preservation and Submitted by Jonathan Taggart, April 2006.

“The mission of using and preserving collections are often at odds with each other. CWB works hard to balance these divergent goals in a way that both provides genuine experiences, along with care, maintenance and preservation of the collection...CWB has expressed some uneasiness in the past about its position as a museum that actually uses historic cultural artifacts (boats) in public programs. It is the opinion of this assessor that they have done an excellent job in walking the fi ne line between what could be seen as confl icting purposes.”

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N e w s f r o m S o u t h L a k e U n i o n

CWB is programming two slips at the Historic Ships Wharf in South Lake Union Park. Here are just a few of the unique and historically signifi cant vessels which will be in the Wharf spotlight this year.• 1913 gaff schooner Adventuress, 101’ on deckAdventuress, 101’ on deckAdventuress• 1942 gaff ketch Yankee Clipper, 44’ on deckYankee Clipper, 44’ on deckYankee Clipper• 1944 Coast Guard Cutter CG83527, 83’ long• 1944 Coast Guard Cutter CG83366, 83’ long• 1989 brig Lady Washington, 67’ on deck

Th e Adventuress is as elegant a 1913 yacht one Adventuress is as elegant a 1913 yacht one Adventuresswould ever fi nd. She has been providing more than admiration in Puget Sound since the late 1950’s, as a sailing trainer. Adventuress was de-Adventuress was de-Adventuresssigned by the revered Bowdoin B. Crowninshield and built in East Boothbay, Maine by the Rice Brothers yard. She sailed through the Straits of Magellan for a game hunting expedition in the Artic. In 1914 Adventuress became the San Fran-Adventuress became the San Fran-Adventuresscisco Bar Pilot vessel Californian, and continued in that role to 1952. Adventuress is now based in Adventuress is now based in AdventuressPort Townsend, operated by Sound Experience and provides a wide variety of sailing programs.

The West Seattle Sea Scouts have been sailing Yankee Clippers for 75 years. Th e fi rst was a gaff rigged sloop. The cur-rent Yankee Clipper was Yankee Clipper was Yankee Clippera conversion from a navy ship’s boat. Sea Scouts has proved itself to be a wholesome program for youth involving life skills and maritime skills. Yankee Clipper will give dockside tours and Yankee Clipper will give dockside tours and Yankee Clipperevening Lake Union sails when she’s at South Lake Union Park.

Th e Coast Guard Cutters were designed for the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. Th eir duty was to protect the landing barges approaching the Normandy beaches. This

will be a commemoration of the invasion that was the beginning of the end of World War II and the Coast Guard combat veterans, Coast Guard veterans and active duty Coast Guard members will be interpreting the vessels and the military maritime history of the wharf site, Seattle, King County and Puget Sound.

Th e original brig Lady Washington along with the ship Columbia Rediviva under command Rediviva under command Redivivaof Robert Gray, were the first American vessels to land on the West coast, in 1788. Lady Washington is a fl oating representation of Pacifi c maritime heritage. She was the fi rst sailing ves-sel on the Columbia River and the first American vessel to arrive at Japan.

Her programs for youth and adults are for all ages, abilities and academic disciplines. Th ere will be dockside tours and evening sails. In 1989 Lady Washington was launched in Grays Harbor in commemoration of Washington’s 100th anniversary of statehood.

Historic Ships WharfB Y D I C K W A G N E R

The Adventuress giving free public rides from South Lake Union Park in April 2006.

Never Mind the RainA Day in the Life of CWB

Saturday April 15th brought lots of rain, but that didn’t seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the people participating in a wide range of programs. A sampling are shown below.

Dennis Armstrong teaches Knot Tying.

Students train for participation in this year’s Pacifi c Challenge which is a competition for longboat crews from around Puget Sound.

Ten new sailors joined this Spring’s session of our fi rst SailNOW! for Women, taught by women.

Tom Baltzell led a workparty of students who cleaned the lake, the lawn, and did

other site maintenance.

15 students learned about the engines aboard the Arthur Foss at the Historic Ships Wharf April 15th from instructor Adrian Lipp.



N e w s f r o m C a m a B e a c hB Y D I C K W A G N E R

Th e Cama Beach State Park will be the younger brother of Camano Island State Park, only one mile south. Camano Island State Park was built in one day in 1950 as a community eff ort. Most of the Islanders came with tractors, horses, shovels, axes and construction experience. Cama Beach State Park is about ready to publish a notice for bids by contractors. It’s taken over 10 years to complete the planning and the imple-mentation won’t be done in a day, no matter how many craftspeople show up. But that refl ects the change in life style in Camano Island and the rest of the US between 1950’s and 2000’s. Process and permits have replaced inspiration and initiative.

While Cama Beach State Park is waiting for its happy birthday, Camano Island State Park is in its middle age and makeover period. Th is will have great benefi ts for both parks. For example, Camano is having a boat dock built next to its launching ramp. Cama will have neither. So trailered and cartop boats can be launched at Camano and land on the 6000’ beach of Cama just a mile north. Also Camano has camping sites, not Cama. Camano is just getting some cabins installed. Th ey will not have restrooms but a new joint-used restroom is being built alongside these cabins. Th ose taking our Camano Island Family Boatbuilding which will take place in the Camano Island S.P. Picnic Shelter, October 21, 22, 28&29 can reserve cabins at the Camano S.P. or camp out there for the 2 weekends of the class. Th e cabins are $41 per night and will sleep fi ve. Contact for more information about Camano Island State Park: 360.387.7542.

Interpretive Programs at Camano Island State ParkB Y T O M R I G G S

Every summer, with the help of FOCIP (Friends Of Camano Island Parks), Camano Island State Park hosts interpretive programs in the park amphitheatre. Th e programs bring in knowledgeable and entertaining guest speakers who present a wide variety of topics ranging from wildlife to geology, and even history and mythology. While the shows are close and convenient for the campers, they are also popular with the locals and day-visitors. Everyone is welcome and invited. Interpretive programs are scheduled every Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. from Victoria Day Weekend (the weekend before Memorial Day) through Labor Day.

May 20 Tom Riggs Who Named Camano Island

May 27 Sue Murphy Wildlife on Camano and Marine Mammals

June 3 Harvey Palmer Ragnaroc

June 10 Sheila Pera and Sue Murphy Birds of Camano Island

June 17 Jean Back Backyard Wildlife Habitat – Living in Harmony with Nature

June 24 Jeff Wheeler History of Camano Island Logging.

July 1 Laurie Wheeler & Bec Thomas Where do my Clothes Come From?

July 8 TBD

July 15 Hazel Shipman Crows and Ravens and the Myths about Them

July 22 Claudia Motland Crabs

July 29 Dodie Markey Visitors to our Waters – The Pacifi c Orca Whale

August 5 Hazel Shipman Seed Dispersal

August 12 Dick Wagner Somewhat True and Amazing Tales of Historic Watercraft

August 19 Kathleen Bander Bats are our Friends!

August 26 TBA

Sept. 2 TBA



Th e Center for Wooden Boats participated in the second Classic Yacht Symposium™ held March 31-April 2 in Bristol, Rhode Island, co-sponsored by the Herreshoff Marine Museum and the So-ciety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), March 31-April 2.

Th e symposium included a panel discussing “Th e current state and practice of educating boat builders and restorers of classic yachts.” Moderated by Halsey C. Herreshoff , the panel included:

• Betsy Davis, The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle WA

• Clark Poston, The International Yacht Restoration school, Newport RI

• Jamie Houtz, The Landing School, Arundel, ME

• David Mullens, Wood Construction Center, Seattle Central Community College

• Rich Hilsinger, The WoodenBoat School, Brooklin, ME

CWB’s paper, “Teaching Boatbuilding: A Vehicle for Lifelong Learning at Th e Center for Wooden Boats” describes our boatbuilding programs for youth, Haida canoe carving, skills workshops, volunteer program, working exhibits,

the internship program, and awards we make to recognize boatbuilders in the trade.

Other sessions at the symposium included a talk by yacht designer Olin Stephens on the subject of tank testing, and presentations on six diff erent restoration projects. Copies of the Pro-ceedings are available through the museum.

Th e next Classic Yacht Symposium will be held in April 2008, alternating years with the SNAME sponsored Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium (CSYS).

The Herreshoff Marine Museum and America’s Cup Hall of Fame are dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting the ac-complishments of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and demonstrating the infl uence of America’s Cup Competition, for the purpose of education, research, and the inspiration of excellence in the world of yachting. For more information, visit www.herreshoff .orgg, or contact the Museum at P.O. Box 450, One Burnside Street, Bristol, RI 02809-0450, Phone: (401) 253-5000, Fax: (401) 253-6222.

CWB Participates in National SymposiumB Y B E T S Y D A V I S

Betsy Davis, CWB Executive Director joined other panel members at The Classic Yacht Symposium held in April 2006 at the Herreshoff Museum in Rhode Island. From left to right: Roger Compton, Dean of Students at Webb Institute and President of SNAME, Clark Poston (IYRS), Rich Hilsinger (WoodenBoat), Betsy Davis (CWB), Halsey Herreshoff, Jamie Houtz (Landing School), David Mullens (Seattle Central Community College), John Palmieri (Curator of the Herreshoff Museum and Symposium organizer.)

Buy a Boat from The Center for Wooden Boats !Snipe Sailboat – hull only. 15.5’x5’. Snipe hull in good condition. Th e deck has been repaired, but is solid. You will need a mast, boom, rudder,tiller daggerboard, and sails. A nice fellow in Tacoma has a snipe rig for sale

for $100 less sails so you won’t have to work about making the parts. Please call for more info.. $450.

For questions on either boat, contact Patrick Gould at CWB, 206.382.2628

12’ Geodesic Whitehall type pulling boat 12’x4’, Unfi nished ultra light Whitehall type row boat. Finished boat weighs in at 30 lbs! Comes with wood, fabric, Kevlar lacing and epoxy to fi nish the boat. Check out www.

gaboats.com for info on this boat and the geodesic building technique. $400.



U p c o m i n g E v e n t sGet ready for our 30th Festival!

July 1-4Get ready for our 30th Festival!

July 1-4Get ready for our 30th Festival!

B Y E L D O N T A M

Over 200 boats and 10,000 people will converge on the south end of Lake Union July 1-4 as Th e Center for Wooden Boats is joined by the Antique & Classic Boat Society in presenting the 30th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival & Classic Speedboat Show.

Boats at the Festival this year will include dazzling varnished wooden speedboats, dinghies, sail and power classics, fi shing vessels, tugboats, steam launches, kayaks, canoes, and many, many more.

In addition, CWB is once again working in partnership with the Pacifi c Northwest Chapter of ACBS, the Antique and Classic Boat Society, to display classic speedboats each day.

In the spirit of the Center, where visitors have access to historic sailing and rowing vessels from the museum collection, this is a touch and talk show. All vessels will have owners, builders or skip-pers available to share their experiences. Larger boats will invite visitors aboard; smaller boats will give rides. Classic rowboats can be rented, and steam and sail rides will be running non-stop. Visitors are guaranteed to get out on the water.

A few of the many other activities returning to this year’s Festival include the always exciting Quick and Daring contest, the kid favorite Toy Boat Building, our music stage and the Ed Clark Regatta.

If you would like to participate, visit www.cwb.orgg. To register your boat or company for the event, click on the 2006 Festival link, download the appropriate form, and mail it back to CWB. To volunteer, click on the volunteer link. To have a form mailed to you, or if you have additional ques-tions, please call 206-382-2628 and ask for the Festival Coordinator.

Keep an eye on our website for updates!Th e Center for Wooden Boats would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring our

2006 Festival! Orca Creative Group, Holland America Cruises, Vulcan, Fisheries Supply, Jensen Mo-tor Boat Company, Edensaw, FesTool, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Port Townsend Foundry, Viking Bank and more on the way!

If you would like to discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact Betsy at 206-382-2628.

Third Friday Speaker

Third Friday Speaker

Third Friday

7pm Friday May 19, 2006CWB Boathouse

Traditional Norwegian BoatbuildingCornelius (Kees) Sprenger will give a slide talk about his 2 year experience of boatbuilding at a folk arts school in Norway. During that period Kees helped build and launch a 58’ lapstrake coastal trader, two smaller fi shing boats and a 42’ Aafj ords boat.

Kees will tell us about the building tech-niques, materials used, sailing the boats and camping with his fellow students of the school.

All Hands on Deck for PreservationSaturday, May 13, 2006

11:30 am – 5 pm$29 / person

Th is event at South Lake Union is being pro-duced by longtime preservation and boating enthusiast Rosanne Sachson. Th e afternoon begins with a delicious lunch and a Conversa-tion with Mike Garvey, Chairman of Saltchuk Resources. He’ll talk about the Restoration of the 120’ Th ea Foss yacht (circa. 1930), which Th ea Foss yacht (circa. 1930), which Th ea Fosswas originally built for John Barrymore and christened Infanta. You’ll also visit the main deck of the Th ea.

Guests will then stroll along South Lake Union to visit the PSMHS Maritime Museum near Chandler’s Cove, and on to Th e Center for Wooden Boats, where they’ll view the 39’ Pirate R-Class Sloop (circa. 1926).

At the Historic Ships Wharf, guests will see the 42’ Henrietta Foss private tug (circa.1930) Henrietta Foss private tug (circa.1930) Henrietta Fossand the 120’ - Arthur Foss tug (circa.1889). In Arthur Foss tug (circa.1889). In Arthur Fossaddiiton they’ll view Northwest Seaport’s 129’ Lightship Swiftsure (circa. 1904)Swiftsure (circa. 1904)Swiftsure

Advance prepaid reservations are re-quired by May 3rd payable to Rosanne Sachson, POB 71, Gig Harbor, WA 983352 5 3 . 8 5 7 . 6 3 0 2 ( 0 4 f a x ) o r e m a i [email protected].

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A r o u n d t h e S o u n dTwo World War II

Coast Guard Veterans Set to be Reunited

with their Wartime Cutters

during D-Day EventJune 3-6

B Y C H U C K F O W L E R

Two World War II Coast Guard veterans are planned to be reunited with their restored, now historic 83-foot wooden cutters at commemorative ceremonies on June 6 (Tue.) at the Historic Ships Wharf at South Lake Union Park. The cutters will also be on public exhibit on June 3 and 4 (Sat. and Sun.) and open for tours.

After more than 60 years, a retired 85-year-old Coast Guard Reserve captain may once again board the CG-83527, of which, as a newly commissioned ensign in 1944, he was the second commander in Tampa, Florida. The restored cutter is owned currently by Combatant Craft of America (CCoA), a Port Ludlow-based nonprofit military maritime heritage and education organization.

Also an 84-year-old former Coast Guard signalman is scheduled to go aboard the former CG-83366, now a privately-owned yacht moored in Lake Union. As the USCG-11, this 83-footer was part of a 60 cutter fleet that participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe at Normandy, France beginning on June 6, 1944.

The four day World War II exhibit of the two 83-foot cutters at South Lake Union Park in early June, and the reunion with their Coast Guard veteran crewmen, is being sponsored by Combatant Craft of America, in cooperation with the Center for Wooden Boats, Coast Guard veterans’ organizations and Coast Guard District 13 in Seattle.

Port Townsend’s 22nd Annual Classic Mariners’

Regatta June 10 & 11

B Y K A C I C R O N K H I T E

Next to the Wooden Boat Festival races, this is the largest gathering and race of classic wooden vessels in the northwest. Slips in Point Hudson are reserved for out of town boats. Race start and fi nish is off the Northwest Maritime Cen-ter Pier. Great food, great fun, great tradition.For information, see www.woodenboat.org or call the Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation at 360-385-3628.

Out of the Lion’s MouthAn Exploration of the Tibetan Frontier

May 12 $15/personTh e Center for Wooden Boats is collaborat-ing with the Pacifi c Northwest chapter of Th e Explorers Club to present “Out of the Lion’s Mouth” a photo presentation by internation-ally aclaimed photographer Jared Cruce. Documenting his travel by foot and kayak through western Tibet in 2005, Cruce will share his stunning photographs and stories of the people and vistas of Nepal and Tibet.

Please join us for a wonderful evening of beautiful photography, fascinating people, and wonderful wine and hors d’oeuvre in a setting that is uniquely Seattle. Friday, May 12, 2006 at 6:30 PM at the Center for Wooden Boats, South Lake Union. www.cwb.org

$15 per person. For tickets and information please call Betsy Davis at CWB 206.382.2628. Guests are invited to arrive by kayak.

Peter Puget Is Back! June 17th If you haven’t had a chance to meet Lt. Peter Puget, you’re in luck! Th e Discovery Modelers Education Center has scheduled another informal “performance” by the British naval offi cer for whom Puget Sound was named. Th e event takes place from 10 am to 11 am Saturday, June 17, in the Armory Building at South Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave. N., Seattle).

As portrayed – in full British Navy attire – by Andrew Loviska, Peter Puget will reminisce about the 1790s voyage of Capt. George Vancouver’s ship of exploration, HMS Discovery, to Northwest waters. Th at HMS Discovery, to Northwest waters. Th at HMS Discoverywas the voyage that put Northwest waters on the map of the world – and resulted in naming many of the places we love to visit today. Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, Port Townsend, Whidbey Island and dozens more Northwest places still carry the names Vancouver bestowed on them.

Peter Puget will be speaking in front of the 14’ scale replica of Discovery, which is on permanent display Discovery, which is on permanent display Discoveryin the Armory Building.

That’s not all that’s going on at Discovery Modelers. If you’re a ship modeler or a ship model collector, it’s not too late to get your model into the 12thnot too late to get your model into the 12thnot too late to get your model into the 12 annual Ship Model Exhibit, a part of the Lake Union Wooden Boat th annual Ship Model Exhibit, a part of the Lake Union Wooden Boat th

Festival 10 am – 6 pm July 1-4. Th e exhibit annually features dozens of models of every size, type and vintage and includes kit models,

scratch-built, radio control and pond models. Even if you’re not a ship modelers, be sure to stop by the exhibit and take a look all the diff erent models, talk to the modelers and watch them work.

We have some great kids activities coming up too. Th ere’s a Kids Ship Model Kits class from 9:30 am – noon on Saturday, May 20 in the Discovery Modelers workshop (Room 239 of the Armory Building). Kids as young as 5 years of age (parents should be prepared to assist kids 7 and under) can build their own ship models from kits, including tugboats, sailboats and working boats. Th e fee is $15 and reservations are suggested.

The Discovery Modelers Education Center provides classes, workshops and seminars in the skills and techniques of building ship models of all kinds. Instruction is provided for those of all ages and abilities. Classes also are held on associated subjects, such as photographing ship models, hints and tips for building, pre-build research and more.associated subjects, such as photographing ship models, hints and tips for building, pre-build research and more.associated subjects, such as photographing ship models, hints and tips For more information contact Discovery Modelers at 206.282.0985 or [email protected].



M a r i t i m e S k i l l s P r o g r a m s

Knots 3: Ocean Plait Mat

Instructor: Dennis ArmstrongDate: May 6 (Saturday)Time: 10:30 AM to 1:30 PMCost: $40 members / $50 non-members

Knots 4: Hitchings (Coverings)

Instructor: Dennis ArmstrongDate: June 11 (Saturday)Time: 10:30 AM to 2:30 PMCost: $50 members / $60 non-members

Rigging for WomenInstructor: Margie McDonaldDate: April 29Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Saturday)Cost: $100 members / $140 non-members

Canoe BuildingInstructor: Eric Harman

Canoe Building Eric HarmanCanoe Building

Date: May 6-12 (Sat thru Friday)Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMCost: $700 members / $800 non-members

Canoe Canvasing & Caning Workshop

Instructor: Eric HarmanDate: May 27 & 28 (Saturday and Sunday)Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PMCost: $190 members / $230 non-members.

Women’s Woodworking: An Introduction To The BasicsWomen’s Woodworking: An Introduction To The BasicsWomen’s Woodworking: Instructor: Hannah BrowneDate: May 10,17,24 & 31Time: 6 PM to 9 PM, WednesdaysCost: $200 members / $240 nonmembers

Sail Making WorkshopInstructor: Sean Rankins, (Northwest Sails)Date: May 1 to 6. (Monday thru Saturday)Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PMCost: $750 members / $900 non-members

Lapstrake LoftingInstructor: Eric HvalsoeDate: May 20 & 21. Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday) Cost: $175 members / $210 non-member

Caulking For BeginnersInstructor: Tim ReaganDate: May 20Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Saturday)Cost: $50 members / $60 nonmembers

Varnishing Workshop:An Introduction to Brightwork

Repair and Maintenance. Instructor: Dave ThackerSession1: May 20 & 21 Time:9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday)Cost: $120 members / $150 non-members.

Aleut Ikyak (Baidarka) Workshop

Aleut Ikyak (Baidarka) Workshop

Aleut Ikyak (Baidarka)

Instructor: Corey Freedman (www.skinboats.com)

Session 1: May 6 - 14Session 2: June 10 - 18Session 3: July 15 - 23Session 4: Sep 23 - Oct 1Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Saturday thru Sunday, 9 day workshop)Cost: $1100 members / $1300 non-members

Family Boat Building Instructor: CWB Staff and VolunteersSession 1: May 20, 21, 27 & 28. (Weekends at CWB)Session 2: July 1 to July 4 (Satur-day-Tuesday at CWB’s Annual Wooden Boat Festival)Time:10:00 AM to 6:00PMCost: $1,300 members / $1,450 nonmembers

Bronze Casting WorkshopInstructor: Sam JohnsonDate: July 29 & 30Time:9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday)Cost: $230 members / $260 nonmembers



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To get information about our workshops for 2006, go to www.cwb.org or phone us and we’ll be happy to mail you our 2006 Program Catalogue.

Lofting and Building the Heidi Skiff:

A week of Boatbuilding for the Beginner.

Instructor: Rich KolinDate: June 10-18Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Saturday thru Sunday, 9-day workshop)Cost: $800 members / $950 non-members.

Conceptual NavigationInstructor: Seaton Gras

Conceptual NavigationInstructor: Seaton Gras

Conceptual NavigationDate: June 10 (Saturday) Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Cost: $45 members / $55 non-members

Historic Navigation:Building A Quadrant

Historic Navigation:Building A Quadrant

Historic Navigation:

Instructor: Seaton Gras Date June 10. (Saturday) Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cost: $55 members / $65 non-members

Cedar Bark Potlatch Pouch:Traditional Twining with Native

Fibres.Instructors: Laura Wong Whitebear & Carol Emarthle-Douglas Date: May 18th Time : 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. (Thursday) Cost: $65 members / $80 non-members

Traditional Woodworking:Use and Care of Hand Tools.Traditional WoodworkingUse and Care of Hand Tools.Traditional Woodworking

Instructor: John BelliDate: July 18, 19 & 20 Time:6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Tuesday - Thursday)Cost: $140 members / $180 non-members.

Willits Brothers Canoe Building

Instructor: Patrick ChapmanDate: July 26 - 30 (Wed thru Saturday)Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMCost: $550members / $650 non-members

Boat Photography at theLake Union Wooden Boat

Photography at theLake Union Wooden Boat

Photography at the

FestivalInstructor: Greg GilbertDate: June 24 & July 1.(Saturdays)Time:10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (June 24) , 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (July 1)Cost: $80 members / $95 non-members

Native Style (HAIDA) Paddle Making

Native Style (HAIDA) Paddle Making

Native Style (HAIDA)

Instructor: SaaduutsDates: July 15 & 16 (Saturday & Sunday) Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMCost: $225 members / $270 non-members

The Sail SurveyInstructors: Kay Robinson and Gae Pilon Date: July 22 (Saturday) Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PMCost: $90 members / $120 non-member

The Measuring BagInstructors: Kay Robinson and Gae Pilon Date: July 29 (Saturday) Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PMCost: $90 members / $120 non-members

WoodTurning TechniquesInstructor: Roger GoadDates: July 22 & 23 (Saturday & Sunday) Time: 10:00 AM to 4.00PMCost: $210 members / $250 non-members

Turning Bowls and Lidded Vessels

Turning Bowls and Lidded Vessels

Turning Bowls and Lidded Instructor: Roger GoadDates: July14 - 16 (Friday thru Sunday) Time: 10:00 AM to 4.00PMCost: $310 members / $370 non-members

SailNOW!SailNOW! Dates:Session 3: May 6 – June 10 Session 4: June 10 – July 15 Cost : $300 members / $330 non-members

SailNOW! IntensiveDates: April 22 – May 7Cost: $300 members / $330 non-members,

SailNOW! for familiesDates: May 6 to June 10.Cost: 280 per adult / $135 child (under 14)

Docking Under SailInstructor: CWB StaffSession 2: May 7 Session 3: June 11 Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Sundays)Cost: $30 members and non-members / $15 SailNOW! Graduates

Introduction to SpinnakersInstructors: Kemp Jones and Suzy BrunzellDate: June 10th Time :11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (Saturdays) Cost: $65 members / $80 non-membersPrerequisites : SailNOW! graduate or equiva-lent

Diesel Engine TheoryInstructor: Adrian Lipp (also on Arthur Foss)Cost: $500 CWB/NWSP members / $550 non membersAges: 14 and up Dates: June 3,10,17,24 & July 1 (Saturdays)Time: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM



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Tom Sawyer Never Had It So GoodB Y E R I C S O R E N S E N

When he was casting about for a crew to run away with him on his 100-ton schooner, Wan-derer, Sterling Hayden took out an ad.So it seemed like the natural thing to do for Mistral, the Center’s 5-or-so-ton Seaborn Mistral, the Center’s 5-or-so-ton Seaborn Mistralsloop.

“Help maintain -- and sail -- a classic sail-boat,” quothe our fl eeting spot on Craig’s list.

“Free sailing and lessons. Th e sailing ves-sel Mistral is seeking volunteers to help with Mistral is seeking volunteers to help with Mistralmaintenance, crewing and general knocking about on a classic 31-foot wooden sailboat designed and built in Seattle. Th e deal: you work, you sail, you learn. Novices welcome.”

Th e ad went on to point people to From the Dock, the Mistral blog, and steer them to the Mistral blog, and steer them to the Mistralnext Saturday’s volunteer orientation.

Four would-be Mistralites responded and attended the orientation. Another two visitors to the orientation decided to throw in as well.

Suddenly, many hands are making Mistralwork. Sandi and Forest have sanded and sealed the hatch doors, and Sandi replaced the elastics on a cover recently refurbished by megavolunteer Paula Weir. Passion, Alexandra and Scott picked up on the fi ne work started by Dave Derse and the Mistral veteran Martin Mistral veteran Martin MistralFeldman, sanding the glorious spruce mast and getting down the early coats of varnish.

And, true story, Doug, an electrician who puts in ten-hour days much of the week, volunteered to install the recently refurbished Mistral head.Mistral head.Mistral

Volunteer slots are still open; would any-one like to replace the manifold gasket on an Atomic 4? Feel free to look in on the blog at svmistral.blogspot.com or contact Eric So ren s en , t h e Mis t ra l s k ippe r, a t [email protected]@yahoo.com.

Dave Derse and Martin Feldman get underway with the scraping o’ the Mistral mast. What you can’t see is that Dave’s arm was in a cast. That’s dedication, Mistral style.

Perhaps the greatest thing about boats is the people they bring together, and by the time this article reaches print Eric Dow, Maine boatbuilder and restorer of Herreshoff 12 ½’s, will have come and gone at CWB as instructor for our “Restoring the Shrimpo” maritime skills workshop. He brings with him years and years of experience plus a little yankee fl avor to our scene down here at South Lake Union. Th is type of interaction and experience is one of the things that helps defi ne CWB as a true gathering place for the preservation and application of wooden boat heritage. It also marks for us a unique way of dealing with the preservation and restoration of our precious relics, in this instance the H 12 ½ Shrimpo, by off ering up the project as a class with a distinct individual such as Eric.

Shrimpo herself is in for a major change, from a new laminated douglas fi r keel plank to all new white oak frames, the boat is getting a total rebuild. Th e students enrolled in “Restoring the Shrimpo” will experience the beginning of this process literally fi rst hand as they steam bend frames and cut fl oor timbers, but the job won’t end after Eric leaves. Th e plan is to move the boat over to the space currently occupied

From the BoatshopB Y H E R O N S C O T T

by the nearly completed Blanchard JR, and fi nish the job. Th ere will still be lots to do after “Restoring the Shrimpo” (hmm…maybe there should be a “Finishing the Shrimpo” class); from the planking to interior work, and also the long process of refi nishing the boat will demand a signifi cant amount of time. I’m estimating the construction work will be done sometime in the fall of this year, and she’ll be sailing by this time next year. Please stop by sometime to see this classic being put back together, and meet some of the folks doing it. Upcoming projects:

• Building a new rudder for the Bristol Bay Gillnetter, Admirable• Refi nishing the Dewey• Construction of a new main mast and boom for the recently

restored BJK• Refi nishing of the peapod (originally built by CWB students

instructed by Eric Dow)• Continued restoration work on the steam launch Puffi n



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The Collection in the PavilionB Y D I C K W A G N E R

For most, arriving at CWB involves parking in our lot, walking under an arbor, along a gravel path, through the pavilion across a bridge, down a ramp and then on a maze of fl oats, fl oating buildings and a display of about 100 wooden boats afl oat or under restoration in the shops and on the fl oats. Next time, stop when you reach the Pavilion and look up. Th e marvelous wood trusses are a sight worth seeing itself, but there are also some boats hanging from the truss’. Here are their stories:

Cuna cayuco is a dugout made by the San Blas de Cuna tribe of the San Blas Islands of Panama. Th is boat was designed for fi sh-ing and general transportation among the islands and nearby mainland rivers. It was paddled and sailed. Th e sail was a high peaked boomed spritsail. The helmsman steered with a paddle and handled the sheet. A crew-man hung out to windward on a rope from the mast head to keep the narrow tippy canoe level and support the mast which had no standing rigging. The thwarts were removeable so the crew could sleep inside the canoe.

Coast Salish Canoe is a red cedar Coast Salish Canoe is a red cedar Coast Salish Canoedugout which was expanded in width through a process in which water in the vessel was brought to steaming temperature by hot rocks which softened the lignin resin in the wood and allowed spreading sticks to push the sides out. Th is created fl aring sides and curved sheer. Take an envelope and push the ends towards each other. You will see the sides fl are out and the straight upper edges curved from end to end.

Th is canoe was judged to be carved about 1880, possibly on Lake Union. Its size and lines are very similar to one shown in a photo taken about 1900. Some steam bent frames were added in 1912 to keep the cedar from splitting by the Reed family of Tacoma. Th ey found this canoe then in poor condition. Th ey used it for a family boat at their home on Salmon Beach, Tacoma for 70 years, and donated it to CWB in 1983.

Nootka Canoe is a transitional style northwest native canoe with Nootka Canoe is a transitional style northwest native canoe with Nootka Canoecarved red cedar hull and cedar planks to provide necessary freeboard.

Th e construction possibly refl ects the shortage of large diameter cedar logs. By mid 19th century sawmills had sprouted all over Puget Sound where the big cedars and fi rs were quickly mowed down and shipped out. Th e bow and stern of this canoe are Nootkan (Nuu-cha-Nulth) style.

War Canoe was built by the Brown Brothers Canoe Company of War Canoe was built by the Brown Brothers Canoe Company of War CanoeOntario, Canada in the 1930’s. Its construction of cedar planks and frames covered by canvas was developed in the early 1900’s to reduce

the cost of canoes which were then competing with mass pro-duced bicycles as recreational alternatives.

This 30’ canoe was de-veloped for group sport at youth camps. Canoe jousting involved bamboo poles with scraps of cloth secured to the ends. Th e object was to tip over the opponent.

Olympic Kayak was devel-Olympic Kayak was devel-Olympic Kayakoped for serious competition. It is a K-4 class for four pad-dlers. It was designed and built by Struer of Denmark raced in the British Empire Games in 1954 and the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968.

Th e construction is lami-nations of thin wood bent over a solid form and glued together. Th is creates an ex-

tremely strong structure, integrating the hull and deck and also a very light structure.

Ikyak frame Th e Aleut people developed boats thousands of years Ikyak frame Th e Aleut people developed boats thousands of years Ikyak frameago using the Aleutian Islands natural materials of driftwood (carried to its treeless shores by current from the China, Japan and Philippine area) and sea mammal skins.

Th e Aleuts called their small, fast hunting boats Ikyaks. Ours is in the process of construction by a master builder of Arctic aboriginal boats, Corey Freeman. He works on this boat as a skills exhibit during our annual Wooden Boat Festivals.

At CWB’s entry Pavilion visitors can see a range of historic smallcraft. In this picture, left to right you see the 30’ War Canoe, the Coast Salish Dugout Canoe, the Olympic Kayak and on the far right is the Nootka Canoe.



Ah the venerable Coastal Red Cedar. It evokes thoughts of dripping forests, a green impres-sionist painting daubed with shafts of sun as the grey clears from a passing squall.

It is the smell of the forest, the spice that combines with earth, moss and myriad other ingredients that smell of place, our place, here on the planet.

Traditionally it was used by native tribes such as the Tlingit, Tsimshian, Chinook, Haida, Kwakiutl, Nootka and many others. Th ey carved incredible totems, fi sh hooks adorned with carvings of sea otters and octopus, masks of impeccable quality and amazing creativity. All made to symbolize a clan, an animal spirit, a special event. Th ey built dugout canoes up to 60’ long (20 meters), by fi re and adz, that are otherworldly. Imagine them appearing out of

the mist, the boat dressed in fi erce characterizations of Orca the Sea Wolf and Bear the great fi sher. Th e human occupants dressed in Chilkat Blankets, and masks, ready for a potlatch, or perhaps a raid.

As you might expect the indigenous peoples were defi nitely onto something. As boatbuilding material it is unrivaled, when Quartersawn it is one of the more stable woods known. It doesn’t twist, warp or bow. It doesn’t shrink, check or rot. As the tree ages it produces natural toxins that discourage the growth of the molds and mildews that cause decay. Where the craftsperson leaves it, it stays, many times for over 100 years. It is available in wide boards up to 40’ long. WRCedar is soft, easy on tools, a dream to work, straight grained, fi ne textured and free of pitch.

Frank Prothero planked the schooner Alcyone in cedar for the above mentioned reasons. I once asked Sugar Flanagan, he and wife Leslie are Alcyone in cedar for the above mentioned reasons. I once asked Sugar Flanagan, he and wife Leslie are Alcyonethe current owners of Alcyone (one of the fi nest run boats on the West Coast), if he was ever concerned about his planking being such a soft Alcyone (one of the fi nest run boats on the West Coast), if he was ever concerned about his planking being such a soft Alcyonewood, his response was, “I certainly try not to run my boat into things”. Coming from a man that has sailed over 100,000 miles in the last 6 years, I found that to be a meaningful endorsement.

Th e largest WRCedar tree is 19.49ft (5.94m) in diameter, and nearly 154’ tall. If I come back as a tree (karma?), I wanna be a WRCedar.

Nearly sixty years ago, the Sea Scouts in West Seattle converted a donated Navy barge into the 44 foot sailing ship now known as Yankee Clipper. Th is spring, the ship ran free public sails from docks at the Center for Wooden Boats.

“For us, this was a chance to get more people aware of who we are and what we do,” said Daniel Jorum, who took over as the ship’s skipper around the fi rst of this year.

As a Sea Scout sail training ship, the Yankee Clipper’s major function is to teach about all Clipper’s major function is to teach about all Clipper’aspects of boats, from their operation and navi-gation, to safety and marlinspike skills. But, similarly important are the character develop-ment and team building skills the program off ers to co-ed youth 14 to 21 years old.

“Our sailing really shows everybody how much easier things are when you work to-gether,” Jorum said. “It takes a lot of work to sail the Clipper well.”

Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)(Thuja plicata)(B Y C H A R L I E M O O R E

Visiting with the Yankee ClipperB Y G R E G R E E D

According to the ship’s committee chair-man, John Kelly, the Yankee Clipper and its Yankee Clipper and its Yankee Clippercrew sail weekly from their home on the Duwamish River, near West Seattle. Kelly fi rst joined on with the Clipper in 1938, when the Sea Scouts operated another boat, a motor-sailor, from the same moorage down on the Duwamish.

Th at vessel was struck by a barge and sank, Kelly said, which lead to the donation from the Navy of an open-hulled troop transport barge built at the Naval shipyard in Bremer-ton. Among Sea Scout members at the time were Kelly, a trained naval architect, and Carl Nyberg, who ultimately drew up plans for the new boat’s renovation into a 44 foot gaff -rigged ketch..

“We lengthened the boat, and added a keel, the cabin and a deck,” Kelly said. “Its drawings were based on the earlier boat that sank.”

Now owned by the Boy Scouts of America,

the Yankee Clipper’s charter is held by the West Yankee Clipper’s charter is held by the West Yankee ClipperSeattle Lion’s Club.

Th e Clipper and its crew sail year round, partaking in weekly sails, ecosystems cruises on the Duamish River, monthly overnight cruises in the summer months, and an annual extended cruise to the San Juan Islands that takes the crew sailing for two weeks.

“Th e more people I can get involved with sail training, the happier I am,” Jorum said after a pair of free public sails from CWB in April.

“We are a resource for low income and special needs kids, as well as others,” he said. “It is possible that by doing work trade for your uniform and fuel expenses, you can sail every week for a year on under one hundred dollars.”

For more information about Yankee Clipper, visit http://www.sssyankeeclipper.orhttp://www.sssyankeeclipper.orggor call (206)947-6199.



H a i d a C a n o eGeorge Lucas Educational Foundation

Features “Carving Cultural Connections” George Lucas Educational Foundation

Features “Carving Cultural Connections” George Lucas Educational Foundation

Carving Underway on the “Stephen Philipp” B Y S A A D U U T S

Over the last year, the George Lucas Educational Foundation has interviewed and fi lmed Saaduuts and others involved with our Haida Canoe Carving program, Carving Cultural Connections. Th e resulting story has now been posted to their website at Edutopia.org and the 7 ½ minute video is a great description of the project – I encourage you to take a look. (You can fi nd it by searching on the word “canoe” and it will take you the project-based learning section of their website.) Th e story is also printed in the April/May edition of their magazine, Edutopia.

Students from Red Eagle Soaring are coming to CWB and South Lake Union twice a week to carve as part of CWB’s program Carving Cultural Connections.

“It is a wonderful feeling to teach the young adults about themselves, and what they can do together: building a canoe together and building spirit together as a family.

Working for peace and love,”

Saaduuts

Thank you to the Lucky Seven Foundation and to The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation for recent grants supporting the Carving Cultural Connections program at Th e Center for Wooden Boats.



Donation of LineB Y G R E G R E E D

Yes, it’s a fact. Th e Center for Wooden Boats fl eet is old. Th at’s the point! Even some of the newer boats on the docks were built as replicas of trademark historic craft at our workshops more than 20 years ago.

But our boats are meant to look good and function well. We are a small craft museum and hub of on the water activity, providing beauti-ful and well-rigged boats for adventure on Lake Union and beyond! In March Samson Ropedonated a handsome shipment of new line that will help upgrade the rigging of our fl eet.

Nobody measured the heavy coils and partial rolls spilling out of two bulky boxes as they were opened in the Gallery, but it seems that a nice whipping job could be done on the Space Needle with all the “ends” that arrived. Hundreds feet of line were included in the donation.

“It looks like they gave us both ends of that one,” said EL Toro maintenance director Adam Karpenske while holding many masts worth of halyard line for the youth El Toro fl eet.

Th ank you Samson! Your contribution will go a long way for our boats.

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A Record-Breaking Auction! B Y E L D O N T A M

Th anks to the support of over 500 individuals and businesses, our 2006 auction was an out-standing success. Th e generous donations from throughout the community helped us raise over $115,000 dollars to support Th e Center for Wooden Boats wide array of innovative, hands-on programs. A particular highlight of the evening was $30,000 in donations specifi cally targeted to our youth programs.

A few of the many memorable quotes from the evening include: “We felt empowered by the awesome support from the community.” “Th e generosity shown towards the youth programs really moved me.” “It was great to see people having so much fun while supporting Th e Center.”

Th e nearly 300 guests who attended the auction at Th e Mountaineers’ Club on March 4th included many public offi cials who continue to show their support for CWB as a vibrant addition to Seattle and Cama Beach. On behalf of Senator Maria Cantwell, Shakti Hawkins presented a letter supporting CWB’s contributions to the community. “With it unique methods of pre-senting and preserving maritime history Th e Center for Wooden Boats has become an integral part of the community . . . I strongly support the preservation of our maritime heritage, and applaud your eff orts.”

Other public offi cials in attendance included Seattle City Councilmembers David Della and Peter Steinbrueck, former council member Jim Compton, Port Commissioner Pat Davis, Director of Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Rex Derr, and representatives from Seattle Parks and Cama Beach State Park.

Th is event was a success due to the tremendous work of our volunteers whose creativity and dedication were particularly inspiring. Th e staff would particularly like to thank our volunteers on the auction committee, Denise Snow, Paula Weir, and Tina Renteria.

We want to especially thank the organizations and businesses who supported this year’s auc-tion through their sponsorship of the event.

Orca Creative Group

Holland America Lines

Davis Wright Tremaine

Vulcan

Edensaw

Northwest Yacht Brokers Association

Mithun Architects

Fisheries Supply

Classic Yacht Association – Pacifi c Northwest Chapter

Jensen Motor Boat Company.

Th is year’s auction was such a success, we’re already planning the next one! Save the date of March 3, 2007 for CWB’s next exciting gala!



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Air Combat USA, Inc.Allen, BobAnonymous,Anthony’s RestaurantsAntique and Classic Boat SocietyAntique Lighting CompanyArboretum FoundationArgosy CruisesArtswest PlayhouseAxxness Hair Salon Baggywrinkle BoatworksBalabuste CateringBay Cafe at Fishermen’s TerminalBeattie, ErinBeattie, JakeBellingham SailingBenham GalleryBennett, BrianBiddle, BillBig PictureBlue C SushiBoatshowgallery.comBond Family LLCBond, RosBond, Ros & Marsden, JillBonefi sh GrillBoyd, RobertBrindle’s MarketBuendia, ReneBurpee, JonCafe FloraCallihan, RonCamaloch Golf CourseCamano SailCanlisCape HatterasCaptain’s Nautical SuppliesCar TalkCarpenter, RichardChartier, ColleenChateau Ste. Michelle

Chihuly, DaleChristina’sChyna Sea Ventures, Ltd.City Cellars Fine WinesCountry Cottage Wine Mer-chantsCrandell, CarenCSR Marine, Inc.Cutty Sark Nautical AntiquesCWB VolunteersDaly’s Paint & DecoratingDavis, BetsyDean, JohnDimitriou’s Jazz Alley Restaurant & Night ClubDiscovery Modelers Education CenterDiva EspressoDolson, DanielDolson, DavidDuke’s Chowder HouseDusty Strings Acoustic Music ShopEarly, BobEastlake Bar & GrillEisenberg, TomElegant GourmetErskine Service and RepairEverett SymphonyFaatz, Brandt & Faatz, RobinFeltrup, Jim & Feltrup, MaryFreestone InnFuel Coff eeFuturewiseGellermann, CaseyGilbert, GregGirl Scout Troop 1044Glanister, ChrisGould, PatrickGrupo PuntacanaHammer, ChuckHammons, GaryHartman, MadelineHatley, SteveHaywood, Carol LoisHerban FeastHighline Community CollegeHistory of the World Fine Arts

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Phil was an eccentric spirit, in its fullest and happiest meaning. Everyone was a grand person in his eyes, especially women, who were always beautiful to Phil. He was a trim handsome guy with sparkling eyes and lots of wavy grey hair until the end. He was witty and charming and dressed outrageously, by de-sign. He set new couturial standards in color, contrast, textures and pattern, from head to toe. One doesn’t often see a person wearing a pair of high quality hand made shoes, each of a diff erent color. Phil believed in high quality social behavior, more or less, and high quality quirkiness.

High quality was Phil’s work philosophy too. He began working full time as a photog-rapher for the Post Intelligencer when he was

Over the Bar: Phil WebberB Y D I C K W A G N E R

19 (he started selling photos to the P.I. at age 14). Phil eventually rose to chief photogra-pher of the P.I. until he died at age 67. Phil smoked a lot.

Phil was a water rat and hung out around Lake Union. He took some great photos of our Boat Festival for the P.I. He gave us copies for

our newsletter and press kits. I once asked Phil what was the best camera. He told me the best photos are not a product of the camera, but the vision and passion of the photographer.

He asked me to teach him to sail, but he never took the helm or the sheets. He said he was learning the essence of sailing by watching me and listening to me. And I learned too, how much life can be enhanced through the words and eyes of good friends like Phil.

Th e Museum of History and Industry will be presenting the works of Phil: “History Shouts, Winks and Weeps” from April 22 to September 4, 2006.

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