Festival Faculty Dennis armstrong – owner of Knotted Line in Redmond, Wash., a festival veteran and instructor at the nWsWBB, dennis is a walking reference on utilitarian and decorative objects made of rope. in this age of recycling, he shows what to do with line that is not good enough to use and too good to throw away. Rope Too Good to Toss: Marina Room, Friday 11 am-noon ernie Baird – ernie built Grace B, an open 25’ cat ketch, over 20 years ago and has sailed her from seattle to Barkley sound. He is an accomplished boatbuilder who established the Baird Boat Co. in 1988. ernie joins Josh Colvin and Lynn Watson in a seminar addressing safety, storage, selection of boats and just plain gunkholing. Small Boat Cruising Seminar: Boat Yard stage, saturday 2-3:30 pm Mark Baldwin – shipwright, furniture- and cabinet-maker, Mark has extensive experience working with lumber and tools at Woodcraft and edensaw Woods. SawStop Tablesaw demo: • Woodworking stage, Friday 11-11:30 am • Woodworking stage, Friday 2:30-3 pm • Woodworking stage, saturday 9:30-10 am • Woodworking stage, saturday 2:30-3 pm • Woodworking stage, sunday 9:30-10 am • Woodworking stage, sunday 1-1:30 pm louie Bartos – Longtime sailor and sailmaker from Ketchikan, Alaska, Louie has 35 years history of his trade with esoteric information on sails used during a classic period of sailing ships. He has a forthcoming book, The Evolution of Sails and Sailmaking Between 1600 and 1850. His festival talk highlights sails of the 1628 swedish warship Vasa. Examination of Vasa’s 1628 Sails: Marina Room, Friday 1-2 pm Jim Blaiklock – Jim started building boats in 1968 including new construction of 5.5-meter designs and classic sparkman and stephens yawls, and repair work on atlantic and Pacific coasts. Dutchman & Butterfly Techniques: Woodworking stage, sunday 10-11 am Christian Beamish – Christian surfed throughout the Pacific, designed surfboards and recently built the Cormorant, an 18’ open boat based on plans of a traditional Shetland Island fishing boat. He has sailed it down the west coast of Baja from his home in southern California and is headed to vancouver island sailing and surfing. Open Ocean Open Boat Sailing: Marina Room, Friday 4-5 pm Beach Boating: Boatyard stage, saturday 4-5 pm
David Gluckman – david is a certified Admiralty Audubon Society field trip leader and community instructor on bird identification. He is also a nature photographer, author, and avid kayaker. Identifying Birds of the Salish Sea: Marina Room, saturday 1011 am
Mike Beemer, Jordan & MJ Bunzel – Mike Beemer is a teacher at anacortes. His son Jordan and MJ Bunzel (Mark Bunzel’s son) will discuss building two boats in the past two years with the assistance of their fathers. Building a 21’ Redwing Pilothouse: Woodworking stage, Friday 3-4 pm
Joe Greenley – Owner of Redfish Kayaks and an instructor at the NW school of Wooden Boatbuilding, Joe builds beautiful custom kayaks and canoes with striking combinations of light and dark woods. Building a Cedar-Strip Kayak/ Canoe: Woodworking stage, Friday 1:30-2:30 pm Building a Cedar-Strip Kayak/ Canoe: Woodworking stage, saturday 1:30-2:30 pm
Mark Bunzel – Fine edge publisher and author, Mark joins sam devlin in a demonstration of sam’s ingenious new design of a skiff made from a single sheet of 5’x10’ plywood; with new, innovative techniques the basic boat can be built in an hour. Build the Devlin 5x10 with one sheet of plywood: Woodworking stage, saturday 1011:30 am Alaska by Wooden Boat: Marina Room, saturday 2-3 pm Nigel Calder – author of many books – including Marine Diesel Engines, Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual – and more than 800 magazine articles, nigel is one of the most respected marine how-to writers and speakers in the United states and United Kingdom. His four presentations this year cover new technology issues (Hybrid Boats and Battery Breakthroughs) and solutions to dilemmas many must face (Anchoring and Kedging Off and Do-It-Yourself Diesel Maintenance). Hybrid Boats: Is the Technology Viable?: Marina Room, thursday 7-8:30 pm Battery Breakthroughs: Marina Room, Friday 6-7 pm Anchoring & Kedging Off: Marina Room, saturday 6-7 pm DIY – Diesel Maintenance & Survey: Marina Room, sunday 1-2 pm lawrence Cheek & Peter Gron – Lawrence has been a professional journalist since the age of 15 and an amateur boatbuilder since 2002. He has built a Pygmy kayak, Redfish cedar-strip kayak, a 14’ sailing dinghy and a devin gaff-rigged pocket cruiser. His book The Year of the Boat chronicled his struggle to achieve a passable level of imperfection in building his ideal boat. Peter grew up on vancouver island and built a devlin-designed 23’ sloop. He joins Lawrence in discussing their different approaches to boatbuilding craftsmanship. Imperfectionism & the Wooden Boat: Marina Room, saturday 11 am-noon Josh Colvin – Publisher of Small Craft Advisor, a magazine focusing on trailerable boats, especially those sailed and rowed, Josh is an advocate of cruising, sailing and getting out on the water on such vessels. Small Boat Cruising Seminar: Boat Yard stage, saturday 2-3:30 pm
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Jay Greer – starting at age 12, Jay began working with boats, and with over 60 years of boating experience – including sailing, designing, boat building and as a skipper – he could cover a variety of topics! this year he demonstrates the art of decorative ship carving. Decorative Ship Carving: Woodworking stage, Friday 12:301:30 pm
The B’Sunry Stage is one place to gain hands-on knowledge. Photo by Jan Davis. Kaci Cronkhite – Circumnavigator, author, WBF festival director, Kaci resisted owning a boat for a decade. in august 2007, she succumbed to an almost 70-year-old danish doubleender (spidsgatter) named Pax. Her international research for Pax’s history and her restoration efforts with women and men in the trades has taken her to denmark, sweden, France and British Columbia. Finding PAX: Women in the wooden boat world: Marina Room, saturday 3-4 pm Sam Devlin – sam has over 30 years in the boatbuilding industry and has built 500+ boats. His expertise with “stitch and glue” construction and boat designs is highly respected. sam has participated in all the Wooden Boat Festivals. Build the Devlin 5x10 with one sheet of plywood: Woodworking stage, saturday 1011:30 am Alaska by Wooden Boat: Marina Room, saturday 2-3 pm Matthew Dunning – an avid multihull builder and sailor with a degree in geography from dartmouth, Matthew operates Multihulls northwest on Bainbridge island. Catamarans & the Pacific: Marina Room, sunday 10-11 am Jeff eichen – a professional and award-winning photographer, Jeff has taught classes in association with the northwest Maritime Center and northwind arts alliance in Port townsend. Boat Photography: Marina Room, Friday 5-6 pm
Matt elder – a boatbuilder with 20 years experience in the marine trades, Matt is also a co-owner of sea Marine, a boatyard adjacent to the Wooden Boat Festival grounds. Boatyard Considerations: Boatyard stage, sunday 10:3011:30 am Nancy erley – Founder of tethys offshore sailing for Women, nancy has made two voyages around the world and has provided hands-on experience in ocean sailing for over 50 women. she is an advocate for women sailing, an instructor and internationally acclaimed speaker who experienced piracy firsthand Pirates & the Cruising Sailor: Marina Room, saturday 4-5 pm Chuck Fowler – President of the Puget sound Maritime Historical society, director of the Working Waterfront Maritime Museum in tacoma, and board member of the american sail training association, the national organization of tall ships. He is the author of the books Tall Ships on Puget Sound and Tugboats on Puget Sound. Puget Sound Tug Boats: sail Loft, saturday 5-6 pm Stephen Gale – northern england to Port townsend is a long way, especially when done via years of bluewater sailing, but that is how stephen got here. He attended the northwest school of Wooden Boatbuilding, where he then instructed, and is now co-owner of Haven Boatworks. Steam Bending Wood: Woodworking stage, saturday 12:30-1:30 pm
Tony Grove – shipwright by trade, furniture designer, artist and teacher, tony works from his home shop tucked amongst the trees on Gabriola island. His talk focuses on traditional to contemporary design and construction of ship cabinetry. Ship’s Cabinetry: Marina Room, Friday 11 am-noon John C. Harris – John designed and built his first wooden boat at age 14. He has been at Chesapeake Light Craft since 1994 and is now owner/Ceo. He demonstrates how to sheath wood with fiberglass and epoxy for a professional finish. John also describes considerations in the design and construction of a pocket cruiser. Fiberglassing Over Wood Like a Pro: Woodworking stage, Friday 3-4 pm Fiberglassing Over Wood Like a Pro: Woodworking stage, saturday 3-4 pm Pocket Cruiser Design & Building: Marina Room, sunday 11 am-noon Carol Hasse – a founding board member of WBF, Carol is a renowned sail instructor, writer, teacher and sailmaker. she started Hasse and Co. – Port townsend sails in 1978 and is one of the premier sailmakers in the world. Essentials of Sailmaking: sail Loft, Friday 4-5:30 pm Essentials of Sailmaking: sail Loft, saturday 9:30-11 am Megan Hudson – Megan has the pleasure of teaching the handwork for Port townsend sails’ Hands-on sail Repair seminar. she is currently the head of the light air sails department. Traditional Sailmaking Handwork: sail Loft, sunday noon-1 pm Continued on 4
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