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P u b l i c p a r t i c i p a t i o n i s t h e main purpose o f CWB: s h a r i n g our knowledge, o u r c o l l e c t i o n s , o u r f a c i l i t i e s . We a r e a m a r i t i m e h e r i t a g e c e n t e r , a community c e n t e r a n d town h a l l ; a l l under one u m b r e l l a . There were some d a y s i n 1990 when o u r p u b l i c p a r t i c i p a t i o n was s o i n t e n s e , i t might b e m i s t a k e n f o r a f e e d i n g f r e n z y o f p u p p i e s ( t o y b o a t b u i l d i n g comes t o m i n d ) . What f o l l o w s i s a condensed d i a r y o f 1990 a t CWB. JANUARY CWB b u i l d s a 9'3" L a w l e y Tender a t t h e S e a t t l e Boat Show. B j o r n Sundt g i v e s a t a l k o n t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n o f t h e Norwegian K u t t e r f l e e t . Tom L e w i s g i v e s a Sea Chanty c o n c e r t in Boathouse. Our " S a i l Now" weekend s a i l i n g i n s t r u c t i o n program b e g i n s . M e e t i n g s i n B o a t h o u s e b y t h e Power S q u a d r o n , Audubon S o c i e t y , Queen Anne Community Land Use Committee, C l a s s i c Yacht A s s o c i a t i o n , G u i l d o f F i n e Woodworkers and S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f Department o f P a r k s and R e c r e a t i o n . FEBRUARY Workshops: L o f t i n g and M e t a l l u r g y . S c o t t Rohrer g i v e s a t a l k o n the L i f e o f a p r o f e s s i o n a l racing s a i l o r . A p a r t y f o r CWB v o l u n t e e r s . Meetings b y Maritime Heritage F e s t i v a l , M u l t i h u l l S o c i e t y , Audubon S o c i e t y , Washington S t a t e H e r i t a g e C o u n c i l and S o c i e t y o f Boat and Yacht D e s i g n e r s . MARCH Workshops: B u i l d i n g a Maine Peapod, and Japanese Hand Tools. Capt. L a r r y G e l l e r m a n and w i f e , P a t H a r t l e , g i v e a s l i d e t a l k o n h i s l a s t voyage, t r a n s - P a c i f i c , a s Master f o r American P r e s i d e n t L i n e s . M e e t i n g s o f V i s i o n S e a t t l e , Outward Bound, Multihull Society, Maritime Heritage Celebration, Ancient Mariners' S a i l i n g Society, Physicians for Social R e s p o n s i b i l i t y and C a p t . G e l l e r m a n ' s r e t i r e m e n t p a r t y . APRIL Workshops: B r i g h t w o r k , S t r i p P l a n k i n g , L o f t i n g , B u i l d i n g a Maine G u i d e Canoe a n d B a s i c Woodworking f o r Women. J e r r y Stelmok g i v e s a t a l k o n canoe c r u i s i n g i n Maine. KUOW FM ( P u b l i c R a d i o ) b r o a d c a s t f r o m o u r l i b r a r y on April 6-20. A d i n n e r f o r canoe workshop p a r t i c i p a n t s . A C l a s s i c B o a t s A f l o a t Show. A M a r i n e Gear S a l e . CWB's S p r i n g R e g a t t a . Meetings: Audubon S o c i e t y , M a r i t i m e H e r i t a g e F e s t i v a l , M u l t i h u l l S o c i e t y , K i n g County D i r e c t o r o f C u l t u r a l R e s o u r c e s and N o r t h w e s t Woodworkers' G u i l d .
MAY Workshops: S a l i s h Indian Maritime S k i l l s ; b u i l d i n g a G r e e n l a n d Kayak; a l u m n i weekend and a G r e e n l a n d Kayak launching party. Svend U l s t r a p g i v e s a s l i d e t a l k on t h e West G r e e n l a n d Kayak and t h e n a t i v e h u n t e r s ' L i f e . John D i c k s o n g i v e s a s l i d e t a l k o n New E n g l a n d m a r i t i m e museums. N a t i o n s Together program o f water s a f e t y , r o w i n g , p a d d l i n g and m a r i t i m e h i s t o r y done w i t h s t u d e n t s o f A l t e r n a t i v e S c h o o l #1, I n d i a n H e r i t a g e S c h o o l and Q u i l l e u t e T r i b a l School. This a c t i v i t y concluded with an " o v e r n i g h t " a b o a r d t h e 1897 s c h o o n e r , WAWONA, b r e a k f a s t i n t h e Boathouse and T a l k i n g S t i c k Ceremony w i t h t h e mayor and councilpersons p a r t i c i p a t i n g . F o l l o w i n g t h i s , the s t u d e n t s embarked i n a f l e e t o f n a t i v e c a n o e s and a p i l o t g i g c i r c u m n a v i g a t i n g Lake U n i o n . The P e d a l Power P o t l a t c h . Meetings: P a c i f i c Northwest M a r i t i m e H e r i t a g e C o u n c i l , Audubon S o c i e t y , M u l t i h u l l S o c i e t y , M a r i t i m e H e r i t a g e F e s t i v a l and Northwest Woodworkers' G u i l d . JUNE Workshops: Woodworking f o r Women; L i n e s t a k i n g . B i l l a n d L o r e t t a Somers g i v e a t a l k / s o u n d e f f e c t s show on t h e days o f t h e Puget Sound M o s q u i t o F l e e t . E r n e s t K . Gann t e s t i m o n i a l f o r h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n s a s a u t h o r and a r t i s t , i n c l u d i n g a n e x h i b i t o f h i s m a r i t i m e a r t . Meetings: C i t y Club, M u l t i h u l l S o c i e t y , Maritime Heritage F e s t i v a l , S e a t t l e Maritime Heritage C o a l i t i o n , Northwest Woodworkers' G u i l d . JULY Workshops: L a p s t r a k e B o a t b u i l d i n g , S a i l T r i m a n d Navigation. Jack and Jean Henry g i v e a s l i d e t a l k o n a l i f e t i m e o f a d v e n t u r e s i n t h e i r W i l l e t s Canoe, "White S t a r " . The g r a n d a n d g l o r i o u s 14th A n n u a l Wooden B o a t F e s t i v a l . Other e v e n t s : F o u r t h o f J u l y d i n n e r and f i r e w o r k s p a r t y , E r n e s t Gann e v e n t v o l u n t e e r d i n n e r , e x h i b i t o f t r a d i t i o n a l P o r t u g e s e B a r c o R a b e l o (wine b o a t ) , a l a p s t r a k e l a u n c h i n g p a r t y and F i r s t S a i l ( i n 4 0 y e a r s ) o f our r e s t o r e d 8 0 y e a r - o l d B r i s t o l Bay G i l l n e t t e r . AUGUST Workshops: L o f t i n g , N a v i g a t i o n ; Man-Overboard. P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n the Maritime H e r i t a g e F e s t i v a l , sponsored b y Northwest S e a p o r t , w i t h l e c t u r e s i n t h e Boathouse o n s c i e n t i f i c aspects o f Northwestern e x p l o r a t i o n . Thomas "Max" N i e l s e n g i v e s a s l i d e t a l k on kayak c r u i s i n g i n SE A l a s k a . Other e v e n t s : V o l u n t e e r p a r t y : a d i n n e r c r u i s e o n t h e 120' s c h o o n e r , ZODIAC. Meetings: P a c i f i c Northwest M a r i t i m e H e r i t a g e C o u n c i l , N o r t h w e s t Woodworkers' G u i l d .