Festival Faculty Hands-on Knowledge Your 35th Wooden Boat Festival Faculty members are: Dennis Armstrong – Owner of Knotted Line in Redmond, a festival veteran and instructor at the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, Dennis is a walking reference on utilitarian and decorative objects made of rope. Thump Mats Unraveled: Boatyard Stage, Friday 1:302:15pm Ernie Baird – Ernie built Grace B, an open 25’ cat ketch, more than 20 years ago, and has sailed her from Seattle to Barkley Sound. He is an accomplished boat builder and repairer who established the Baird Boat Co. in 1988 and will address safety, storage, selection of boats and just plain ol’ gunkholing. Coastal Cruising in Small Boats: Maritime Meeting Room West, Sunday 10:30-11:15am Ji m Blaikloc k – Jim started building boats in 1968. His experience includes new construction of 5.5-meter designs and classic Sparkman & Stephens yawls, along with repair work on yachts on both coasts. Dutchman & Butterfly Techniques: Woodworking Stage I, Sunday 9:30-10:15am Mark Bennett – Mark and his family spent 10 years on their Ingrid38, Mintaka, sailing from Washington to Mexico to New Zealand and back to Washington. The entire outward voyage was done with sheet-to-tiller steering; parts of the return voyage, with a small tillerpilot controlling a homemade trim tab.
Capt. Joshua Berger & Haven Boatworks – The schooner Adventuress was launched in 1913 for Arctic exploration, served as a pilot vessel in San Francisco, patrolled with the Coast Guard in WWII, and came to Puget Sound in 1952. Today, the nonprofit organization Sound Experience brings more than 3,000 youth and adults aboard each year to take the helm and learn how their daily actions affect the region’s environment. Centennial Restoration of the Schooner Adventuress: Maritime Meeting Room East, Friday 9:30-10:15am Joni Blanchard – Joni has been varnishing and painting wooden boats in Port Townsend for 24 years. This year she has self-published her book of tips for varnishing and painting wooden boats: Tricks, Cheating & Chingaderos. Varnishing: Boatyard Stage, Saturday 2:30-3:15pm Chris Brignoli – Shipwright and current president of the PT Shipwrights Co-op, Chris has more than 20 years experience in boatbuilding and repair; he specializes in ABYC marine electrical and mechanical systems. Also an experienced mariner, Chris has accumulated more than 65,000 ocean cruising miles and survived three hurricanes at sea. Green Systems: Meeting Room West, Sunday 1:30-2:15pm Steve Brown – Steve is one of the leading scholars and practicing craftsmen of Traditional NW Coast Arts. He teaches toolmaking and carving, and is one of the leading restorers of tribal artifacts.
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Traditional NW Canoes: Woodworking Stage II, Friday 12:30–1:15pm
Making and Using Traditional Adzes: Woodworking Stage I, Saturday 3:30–4:15pm Traditional NW Canoes: Woodworking Stage II, Saturday 2:30–3:15pm Tony Bulpin – A sailor and West Coast sales manager for Sea Hawk Paint, Tony has been in the marine trades industry for more than 20 years, working at Fisheries Supply, Detco Marine and Sea Hawk. Preparing for a Copper-Free Bottom: Boatyard Stage, Friday 3:30-4:15pm Mark Bunzel – Publisher and general manager at Fine Edge Inc., Mark has cruised extensively in the Caribbean, Bahamas, Greek Islands, Central America, along the West Coast of North America, San Juans, Gulf Islands and to Alaska. Cruising to Alaska in a Wooden Boat: Maritime Meeting Room West, Friday 2:30-3:15pm
NOTE: Class venues are color coded to the schedule on pages 20-22.
power distribution, an NMEA 2000 network, and electric propulsion. They have sailed in the North Sea and extensively in the Caribbean with their two children augmenting the crew. An author of magazine articles and cruising guides, Nigel is best known for his Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual, and his Marine Diesel Engines, both considered definitive works in their fields. Pre-Festival Seminar: The Energy Efficient Boat: Maritime Meeting Rooms, Thursday 1-4pm, $30 Anchoring Without Anguish: Maritime Meeting Room East, Friday 2:30-3:15pm Ensuring a Troublefree Diesel: Maritime Meeting Room East, Saturday 2:30-3:15pm Strengths and Weaknesses of Electronic Navigation: Maritime Meeting Room East, Sunday 2:30-3:15pm
Cruising the Sunny Virgin Islands: AV Room, Sunday 10:30-11:15am
Wayne Chimenti – Rigger, captain and educator, Wayne has more than 35 years of rigging and sailmaking experience on tall ships, and has captained the historic schooners Tole Mour and Adventuress. He now heads the local Community Boat Project.
The Waggoner Guide’s Favorite Cruising Destinations of the Pacific Northwest: Marina Room, Sunday 12:30-1:15pm
The Community Boat Project: Building Community Jefferson County Style: Maritime Meeting Room East, Friday 10:30-11:15am
Charter Cruising the French Canals: Maritime Meeting Room West, Saturday 1:30-2:15pm
Nigel Calder – Sailor, boatbuilder and author, Nigel Calder got into motorcycles and sailing dinghies as a teenager, and has never been far from mechanical things and boats. He and his wife, Terrie, have built a couple of 70’ canal boats and a 39’ Ingrid cutter. They then sailed a Pacific Seacraft 40 for five years, followed by a Malo 45 built in Sweden, and later a Malo 46 loaded with experimental systems, including digital
The Little Known Block Splice: Boatyard Stage, Sunday 1:30-2:15pm Bill Dengler – A member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers, a worldwide organization based in England. Some of his work is available in the Wooden Boat Foundation Chandlery. Knotting Matters – Practical Knots You Need to Know: AV Room, Friday 2:30- 3:15pm
Knotting Matters – Decorative Knots: Turk’s Head: AV Room, Saturday 1:30- 2:15pm Sam Devlin – A boat designer/boatbuilder with more than 30 years in the boat building industry and built well over 500 boats. His expertise with “stitch & glue” construction and boat designs is respected across the industry. Cruising to Alaska in a Wooden Boat: Maritime Meeting Room West, Friday 2:30–3:15pm Stitch ‘n’ Glue Boatbuilding: Boatyard Stage, Saturday 11:30am-12:15pm Edensaw Woods – This local wood and tool supplier provides lumber for boatbuilders and homebuilders alike. Representatives will be demonstrating safety features of the SawStop tablesaw. SawStop Demo: Woodworking Stage I, Friday 10:30-11:15am, 12:30-1:15pm, 2:30-3:15pm SawStop Demo: Woodworking Stage I, Saturday 11:30am12:15pm, 3:30-4:15pm SawStop Demo: Woodworking Stage I, Sunday 10:30-11:15am, 12:30-1:15pm Jeff Eichen – A professional photographer, Jeff has taught classes in association with the NWMC and Northwind Arts Alliance in Port Townsend. His workshop covers the different elements involved in creating excellent boat photographs. Boat Photography: Marina Room, Friday 12:30–1:15pm Matt Elder – Boatbuilder, owner of SEA Marine, Matt has more than 20 years’ experience in the marine trades, is coowner of SEA Marine adjacent to the Festival grounds and offers a boatyard owner’s perspective on Washington Ecology permits, recent state
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