Shavings Volume 15 Number 1 (February 1993)

Volume XV Number 1 February, 1993

Published for members of the Center for Wooden Boats

Ship of Fools, or Life's a Reach and Then You Jibe...The Training Cruise of the Resolute O n Saturday morning, November 14, three able bodied seamen and one able bodied seawoman reported to the Skipper of the Resolute for a t w o day training cruise on Puget Sound. The Skipper, a strange man who introduced himself to us as Captain " V e r n " Bligh, and his second in command, a mysterious, but distinguished gentleman, w i t h a slight l i m p , k n o w n o n l y as Jim, proceeded to assign us various duties to prepare the ship for setting sail. Gear was stowed, the sails uncovered, the lines were made ready, and C a p ' n V e r n went for more beer.

The crew in this endeavor, w h o by now were h a v i n g second thoughts as to the w i s d o m of sailing w i t h these two, were Dave Freund, Jim Brauneis, w h o m we referred to as James, my wife A n n , and myself.

Shortly after 11:00 we were ready to set sail. V e r n and Jim chose this point to tell me that I w o u l d be taking the Resolute out of Lake U n i o n , through the Ship Canal, and into the Ballard Locks. " N o sweat", was my reply as I made a m a d dash into the bathroom to keep from d o i n g something I hadn't done since I was three years o l d .

Emerging from the head, thank G o d for foul weather gear, 1 took my position at the helm.

True to form, when the locks were opened disaster almost struck. As all the boats in the locks were untying and heading out into the Sound, one of the Sea Scouts untied the stern line of the fishing boat while the bow line was still secure. The current in the lock began to swing the stern of the fishing boat around. Q u i c k action had to be taken before the b o w of the Resolute was crunched between the fiberglass sloop and the fast approaching stern of the Sea Scouts boat. Without hesitation the Resolute's helmsman, yours truly, put the boat into reverse and applied a generous amount of throttle.

As we were still tied to the fishing boat we were able to p u l l it back so the lock worker could get a line attached to its stern. When the chaos had died d o w n one of the lock workers yelled over to me, "Good work. Captain." I swelled w i t h pride.

T h e j o u r n e y t h r o u g h the S h i p C a n a l was f a i r l y u n e v e n t f u l , w i t h the o c c a s i o n a l m a n e u v e r t o a v o i d a n o v e r l y e x c i t e d H u s k y fan o n the w a y to the O r e g o n State g a m e .

A f t e r the s t a n d a r d w a i t w e w e r e the last boat w e d g e d i n t o the s m a l l l o c k , o u r b o w shoe h o r n e d between a fiberglass sloop and a f i s h i n g boat c r e w e d b y a b o u t f i v e h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d Sea S c o u t s . I n the s k y a b o v e us the c i r c l i n g sea gulls had suddenly been transformed into vultures.

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After 1 finished swelling 1 was relieved at the helm by A n n . 1 took the cup of coffee offered by V e r n , and went to sit up in the bow to fight the overwhelming temptation to be a back seat helmsman to my wife.

H a v e y o u ever seen a coffee mug w i t h teeth marks in it?

We motored into the sound a n d soon came u p o n a s m a l l fiberglass runabout w i t h a large cooler tied on its foredeck, w h i c h was h a v i n g engine trouble.

We circled for about five minutes w i t h V e r n h a i l i n g them to see if they needed any assistance and then muttering something under his breath about dumb people in motorboats. M e r c i f u l l y for them, and quite possibly for us, the outboard started and they went on their w a y .

We cut o u r engine, hoisted o u r sails, and were off.

O u r course put us on a broad reach to the n o r t h end of B a i n b r i d g e Island. A n n was at the h e l m , V e r n m a d e lots of bad coffee, a n d the rest of us practiced p i l o t i n g u s i n g the chart a n d v a r i o u s l a n d m a r k s .

A s w e neared B a i n b r i d g e I s l a n d , A n n leaned f o r w a r d o v e r the s h i p ' s w h e e l to check the sails. S u d d e n l y the Resolute hit a w a k e . W h a m ! ! !

A n n ' s nose m a d e h a r d contact w i t h the ship's compass b i n n a c l e .

The crew leaped to her a i d . We h e l p e d her into the c a b i n a n d went into o u r first a i d d r i l l .

We offered her a beer.

After the bleeding had stopped, (thanks to the beer?), A n n returned to the helm. She therefore missed one of the high points of the cruise; about one h u n d r e d meters off our b o w we saw a couple of porpoises.

Those of us w h o could went f o r w a r d to see if we could get another glimpse of them. We looked and l o o k e d but they were nowhere to be seen. As we headed aft to the cockpit we s u d d e n l y saw them s w i m m i n g under our keel, c o m i n g up on the port side.

T h e porpoises s w a m a r o u n d a n d u n d e r us for about five m i n u t e s . At times they were just a few feet off o u r port or starboard r a i l . Needless to say, it was quite a t h r i l l to be that close to these b e a u t i f u l creatures.

Eventually they found more interesting d i v e r s i o n s a n d s w a m off.

As the fog was making the darkness come early, we dropped the sails and started to motor south through Agate Pass. A n n stayed at the helm, Dave took over piloting, James kept watch on the depth gauge, and I started looking for something to eat.

V e r n was forward watching for deadheads and Jim was available for questions. As hungry as I was, I was very thankful when we docked in Poulsbo.

We h a d dinner at a very nice p i z z a restaurant near the marina. Before we left, we signed the guest book, "The C r e w of the Resolute". Back in the boat we opened a bottle of Italian sparkling wine and drank a toast to the ship and her crew, and James entertained us w i t h some outstanding blues harmonica.

Then it was time to call it a day.

We each crashed into our respective berths and tried to go to sleep. Jim and Vern were asleep in a matter of seconds, filling the cabin with the sound of their snoring. As for the rest of us, well let's just say some slept better than others.

Sunday morning dawned with an overcast sky and cool temperatures.

Breakfast was accomplished with a run to the Poulsbo bakery by Dave. Then with James at the helm we motored out of Poulsbo and charted a course south to Blake Island. This was the leg of the trip when Vern discovered the copy of Annapolis Seamanship that we had gone to less than great lengths to hide from him.

He was inconsolable when he learned that he wasn't our sole mentor.

Our journey continued, however.

After we rounded the south end of Blake Island we shut d o w n the engine, hoisted the sails, and sat there. To say that the w i n d was light would be a gross understatement. One particularly surreal moment was like a scene from the movie Wind.

There we were on a broad reach in very light w i n d , yet off our starboard side, about 200 meters, was a clear w i n d line.

Life imitates art, so to speak.

Unlike the movie, though, when we finally intercepted the w i n d line there wasn't that much left of it.

This was where we decided to set the spinnaker. Up went the chute and w i t h it our speed. As we made our run with the spinnaker we each rotated our jobs on the boat. We w o u l d go from being the Bowman, to manning the sheet, then the guy, and finally the helm. This w a y we each gained additional experience with all the associated aspects of sailing with a spinnaker.

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Off Magnolia we executed the one jibe of the voyage. Aside from getting the spinnaker wrapped around the bow, the jibe went fairly smoothly. With Dave now at the helm we continued our light air run up to Shilshole. Once there, we dropped the sails and cruised through the marina looking at the wide variety of boats, and then headed for the locks.

This being a Sunday evening, and with the large lock shut down, we had to wait well over an hour to get in. Finally, cold, wet and tired, we cruised back into Lake Union and tied up at the Center.

The next day we would all be back at our jobs. Our lives would go back to their normal patterns. Phone calls, deadlines, meetings, etc. Yet for two days we had achieved something special. The whole become greater than the sum of our individual parts. For one weekend we had truly become The Crew of the Resolute.

-Mark Wilson

The Sculler at Ease Frank Cunningham has recently written a comprehensive text on the art of sculling. For anyone interested in learning or teaching r o w i n g , this book w o u l d be an invaluable first buy.

M r . Cunningham's instruction begins in the bathtub, and takes us through gold medal techniques. He teaches a r o w i n g style that is intuitive and natural.

A n d w h i l e he does explain the i n d i v i d u a l parts of a stroke, he resists the temptation to teach " r o w i n g by numbers", w h i c h inevitably leads to an unnatural stroke.

Bare novices and seasoned experts w i l l find warehouses of information packed into this volume. Interspersed with technical and psychological tips are just the right amounts of anecdotes and encouragement.

H i s w r i t i n g style is as f l u i d and natural as a master sculler, powerful, effortless, and graceful.

The Sculler at Ease was published by the A v e r y Press, 600 K a l m i a Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304 - Roger Coulter

"MY SECRETS" or: How to win Geary 18 Races Felix Moitoret has had a 55 year involvement with racing and building the 1928 Ted Geary designed "Flattie", now known as the Geary 18. He was six times International Champion. On January 15 Felix gave a talk at CWB, and explained why he could usually show the wake of his "Whippet" to the rest of the fleet.

1. Open-leech parabolic mainsail is faster than a Marchaj arc or a N o r t h tight leech.

2. A mast bends to fit the luff roach curve of the sail; the sail doesn't bend to fit the mast.

3. M a x i m u m mainsail luff roach at mid-height provides better mast bend and leech exit.

4. Flattened lower forward area of m a i n prevents b a c k w i n d , opens slot.

5. Leech tight at head and clew, but open at numbers, drives boat ahead.

6. N a r r o w boltrope taping lets sail assume immediate shape.

7. Reduce surface friction w i t h 5/16" single-sewn seams and hot-knifed leeches.

8. A r c h e d batten pockets avoid battenpoke hardline and vertical strain wrinkles.

9. Small mast-head w i n d flag picks up d o w n w i n d shifts.

10. Wax and polish mast; reduce surface friction everywhere possible.

11. Yarn-tempered sailcloth is faster ( i f u n w r i n k l e d ) , but must be rolled, not folded. Transport i n P V C p l u m b i n g d r a i n tubes.

12. Use a l l of allowable girths for m a x i m u m sail area.

13. Use fiberglass battens, not w o o d .

14. No.1 cause of slowness is hooking upper jib leech.

15. Jib should twist open, but maintain foil shape at top.

16. Use a round yarn w i n d o w in jib for pointing high. Red and green yarns at center of circle, shorter than radius, won't hang up on stitching.

17. Deck-sweeper jib seals sail-to-deck joint.

18. Cleat the jib-sheet on a boat - sail by the telltales. B U T : 19. The jib can capsize the boat by itself, especially w i t h the mainsail out.

20. Y o u can't go to weather with the jib slacked off. Ease the main, if you must.

21. Jib sheeting angle at deck is not important; upper leech angle is.

22. Restrict mast movement at step and deck partner to prevent low mast bend and loss of energy connection between sail and h u l l .

23. Rake mast aft on beat, w h i c h slackens shrouds. Tighten head-stay and jib halyard on run. (Both set up on single control.)

24. Use H u l l tolerances: • Convex bottom goes through chop better • A longer h u l l is faster • N a r r o w h u l l forward forms "wedge" for better u p w i n d pointing • Smaller dimensions elsewhere = less material = lighter boat 25. Lighter flatties are faster d o w n w i n d .

26. Keep heavy fittings and loose stuff out of bow and stern.

27. Flared rails forward keep water out of boat, (not needed aft.)

28. H i g h sprayboards on foredeck slow the boat. Use bilge bailers.

29. Let trapped air out of the h u l l w i t h transom vents. The inside of the transom is a drag.

30. Wet-sanded, faired bottom is fastest.

One-part polyurethane is adequate.

W h y spend more?

31. Wipe d o w n bottom and blades with l i q u i d detergent before the race. Let it d r y , and don't launch early. T o m o r r o w , everyone else w i l l be doing it.

32. Round chines forward 1/2"; sharp chines aft and on transom.

33. Putty and sand all nicks, dents, and

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scratches on bottom, sides, and blades.

Learn difference between a faired bottom and one w i t h only local smoothness.

34. F o r m parabolic leading edges on centerboard and rudder.

35. Streamlined fairing on bottom of forward rudder wedge makes better run-off from rudder shaft.

36. Screw teflon buttons in rudder w e l l for low-friction bearing surfaces. ( M y rudder w o u l d spin 6 times before stopping.)

37. In light air, keep a light, fingertip touch on the tiller. Let it meander through the waves for less resistance.

38. Rounded relief at aft end of centerboard slot prevents pushing the vertical aft w a l l of the trunk through the water.

39. M o v e like a cat in slow motion in the boat. No jumps or jerks in light air.

Tell your crew, too. (Often) 40. Use cigarettes and firecracker punks in light air. (Don't forget the lighter!)

41. Use 3/8" soft braided dacron for mainsheet, 5/16" jibsheets.

42. Don't add a fitting if a drilled hole w i l l do the job.

43. If ahead, cover the competition.

Amen.

44. K n o w where the next mark is.

D r a w the course on the floor with a waterproof marker.

Paper charts disintegrate.

45. Play weather shore on beats for lifts; offshore on runs for steadier breeze. Play the points of land cozy u p w i n d and downwind.^ 46. Observe all w i n d signs. Learn the local w i n d and cloud patterns.

47. Stay low on reaches. Let others luff up and end up too high.

48. Tack to outside of puffs for lift.

Don't sail into them.

49. Use psychological warfare. N u m b e r scales on all adjustments, whether y o u use them or not. (They look good in the parking lot.) Smile on shore, but look tough on the water. Act like y o u know what you're d o i n g . Strike terror into the souls of the faint hearted.

50. Don't cheat. The rule book defends y o u r rights. Don't use your rights to tag an opponent out. H e l p keep yacht racing the last remaining honorable sport. If y o u hit a mark and think nobody saw it, you're wrong. Y O U saw it, and that should be enough.

W i n the race fairly and sleep w e l l at night.

- Felix Moitoret

Best Volunteer of 1992

Grant Award

At our year-end frostbite Regatta, the volunteer of the year was announced: D a v i d Erskine. D a v i d has been an all-everything volunteer from almost the first time he discovered us, nearly 10 years ago. D a v i d is a genial host to any new face that appears. He has kept the over-the-hill engines of C W B ' s boats and vehicles patched together. He has given rides to visitors in our steam launch, motor launch, outboard skiffs, and Monterey Fishing boat. He sets our race courses for regattas, runs the committee boat, press boat, and gives a hand whenever needed.

The K i n g County Cultural Resources D i v i s i o n has awarded the Center for Wooden Boats a grant of $6160 from their C u l t u r a l Education F u n d .

This w i l l fund the " A l l A b o a r d " project, in partnership w i t h Orion School w h o provides education for homeless youth.

The O r i o n School students w i l l gain practical experience in language-arts, science, math, and history through activities at C W B using historic small craft. They w i l l also achieve skills in water-safety, small-boat handling and hand tools. D u r i n g the program they w i l l gain self-esteem through their accomplishments, a concept of teamwork through use of the boats, an appreciation for our maritime heritage, and a dynamic learning experience.

H i s nomination letter reads: " D a v i d has given tirelessly of his time, energy and possibly some of his soul to help preserve the Center for Wooden Boats for the past 10 years!

D a v i d has done his utmost to encourage others to become excited and actively involved with the center and share the sense of family w h i c h is found here. He has done these works over the years without complaint or arrogance of ego. I feel D a v i d exemplifies a volunteer of the year."

Others nominated: V e r n Velez, Bill Lehman, Bill Boulton, B u d Ricketts, Jim Feltrup, Jim Hanley, Bob Tapp, Dave Sorocco, D a v i d H u r l e y , Victor Eskenazi, and Ed Clark. They all provided their valuable time and skills to help make C W B what it is. Last year about 180 volunteers contributed 12,448 hours.

Our Gang As C W B grows, so does our staff.

We have been planning to reach higher plateaus for our hands-on educational programs, increased numbers and condition of our historic small crafts both on display and as part of our livery, our volunteer program, and interpretation of our collection.

In order to help us do all this in our usual efficient, professional, creative, and sometimes wacky manner, we signed, on two new hands: Roger Coulter, Information Manager, and Leslie O l d h a m , Office Manager.

Roger is a recent Brown graduate, coached sculling at Choate, was on the B r o w n Sailing team, built a Swampscott d o r y last year, and is a machine gun at the computer keyboard.

Leslie was Director of Volunteers for Seattle's professional soccer team, F. C. Seattle.

She has w i d e experience marketing and promoting small nonprofit organizations and small business development.

Still on board are C a r l L i n d , Fleet Manager, Horace Ingram, Livery Manager, and V e r n Velez, Sailing Instruction Coordinator. Together with our Best In The West Volunteers, we w i l l continue to preserve and pass on our small craft heritage.

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Letter From Our Northeast Outpost Eric W . D o w , Boatbuilder Brooklin, M a i n e H i Dick, Greetings from the land of partially frozen m u d . Winter is in full swing along the coast of Maine, where if bus tickets could be purchased with food stamps, we'd all be out of here by now.

My resolution was to catch up on correspondences. I've been doing pretty w e l l , but I'm feeling the urge s l i p p i n g away, so I must write fast.

It's been a pretty quiet season here.

Births and deaths are running about even (a couple of each). Provided no one from away moves in, things should pretty much stay in balance. I'm so busy in the shop I'm right beside myself. I'm finishing up a "shellback s k i f f I've been b u i l d i n g for Jon Wilson.

We're taking patterns as we go for future kit production, and doing step by step pictures for an article and how-tobuild book. A Goeller Dinghy is next in line for that side of the shop. Over in the repair section, we've got an 18' double ended sailboat just about back together, with a 24' Chris Craft and a 33' Belizian cutter waiting outside.

Spring w i l l see the usual maintenance jobs, and by June we have a doctor from N e w Jersey coming up to "help us" build his Seabird yawl.

Even with all this, I'm ready to travel west again. I don't know if you're scheduled in for fall yet, but I'm through at Woodenboat School September 18th. I could be available any time between then and early/mid October. If this sounds possible to you, let me know when, for what, and for how long, and we can put the details off till the very last minute!

Hope all is well with you, family and crew. H a p p y N e w Year to all, and may we all look forward to a cloudy groundhog day.

Eric Editors Comment: We have arranged a carvel planked boat workshop to be taught

by Eric on October 2-10. See the Maritime Skills list for more information. Eric will, as usual, provide a great learning experience with a large dollop of Yankee humor thrown in for a bus ticket out of Maine(in January). He might also teach us how to eat a "lobstah".

My Mother At The Helm

by Nils Lucander My father had been called into "extraordinary" military reserve because W o r l d War II was looming on the horizon. The N a z i goosesteppers, idiots, had m o v e d into A u s t r i a and Czechoslovakia. H i t l e r had just signed a treaty w i t h Josef Stalin, selling my homeland (Finland) to the Soviet Union.

A n d here I was, a 14-year-old boy skippering a 6 meter in our yacht club's most important annual race, mother at the helm. She died in A p r i l 1979, so this story is for her, but rather than cry, I smile at the memory and, if I had a photo of what my memory sees, y o u w o u l d smile w i t h me.

O u r small yacht club, just outside Helsingfors (Helsinki) had its annual handicap race wherein the slowest boat started first, the fastest last and the first to finish was the winner. It is still, as far as I think, the only w a y to race a handicap race. I think this is because I find it endlessly stupid that some mathematicians figure out the winner" "after a race" based on handicap numbers rather than on who came in first.

A n y w a y , our 6-meter Renata was, according to established handicaps, the second fastest boat in the race. Another 6-meter, A n i t r a , was fastest and, in this particular race (18 miles long), gave us just 36 second handicap. I have no idea of what the handicap times were for the nearly 60 other boats. It really doesn't matter because this story is about my mother, not handicaps or even expressly sailboat racing.

About 60 boats started before we d i d , each on their o w n time. I have been informed that [kind of start] w o u l d be difficult to manage; I have responded that if distances / times / handicaps can be calculated first and if skippers can read a watch, it w o u l d be easy. The really difficult part is to accept a simple change in attitude. It's not unlike the metric system, w h i c h is easier to use and harder to accept.

W h e n it was our turn to start, mother pulled in the genoa by hand because we had no winches back then.

I was at the stick. O u r third party aboard was a somewhat corpulent nearsighted neighbor w h o had never raced before, but we needed h i m as a crew to qualify. A 6-meter needed a

m i n i m u m of three aboard d u r i n g a race, according to the club rules.

Mother didn't say much, but she pointed out we crossed the starting line late, four seconds late. That w o u l d give Anitra's crew a four second advantage if they had a better start. Mother said it because for several years my father had w o n the "Starting C u p , " an annual contest not found anywhere else. The best starter of the year, timed by the Race Committee, w o n what was one of the most prestigious of all contests.

The first leg was to w i n d w a r d . Just before coming to the first mark, A n i t r a passed us. They had a full five man crew, all g r o w n seasoned men and A n i t r a had several winches so they could trim sails much easier.

The next leg was a close reach and we hung on, as we d i d on the third w i n d w a r d leg and a broad reach to the last mark and the spinnaker run to the finish. Neither A n i t r a or us had passed a single other boat thus far, although many of the smaller and slower boats were closer. After the last mark, we had just three miles to the finish, a dead run.

Then it happened. I was on the foredeck, rigging the spinnaker pole, lines, foreguy,and halyard when I looked up and Anitra's spinnaker wrapped itself neatly around her headstay; a beautiful sight for a competitor.

L o o k i n g back into the cockpit, 1 saw mother smiling and our third crew just standing there, looking but not understanding the real drama of racing.

Feverishly , I hoisted our spinnaker, dropped the genny and, when ready, looked back into the cockpit to a scene few sailors have ever seen, mother stood there in the cockpit, the tiller jammed into her back steering Renata, the main sheet in her teeth and spinnaker sheet and guy in either hand, a concentration of concentration, a woman having complete control of everything, looking beautifully ferocious.

O h , I remember mother, the gentle mother w h o cared for me, the mother w h o defended me against people w h o never understood w h y I always got into trouble of one sort or another. The mother w h o d i d the best cooking in the w o r l d , w h o probably cried when 1 was declared dead in combat and didn't die.

The mother w h o was. above all, a friend, not just a mother. A l w a y s there, my mother.

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But when I look hack into my memory mirror, 1 always see mother the sailor, w h o raced sailboats as no other, not my father, not anyone 1 have met since. A n d my father was one of the best sailors I have ever met. He taught me a lot, even to start just when the gun went off.

But mother at the helm, still the best. A n d w e w o n .

The Arthur Ransome Society "Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground that you cannot think of moving them... The desire to build a house is the tired wish of a man content thenceforward with a single anchorage. The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth, unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final restingplace."

-Arthur Ransome In the middle of this century A r t h u r Ransome wrote a delightful series of children's books about simply messing about in boats. The books inspired a generation of y o u n g sailors and builders that are n o w introducing their children to the Swallows and Amazons series.

This Fall M r . Ransome's nephew, A r t h u r Lupton, visited the Center for W o o d e n Boats, and was thrilled to see an organization that maintained the same boats that M r . Ransome had written about.

He sent us some information on the A r t h u r Ransome Society, along with an applications for interested members.

A portion of the Abbot H a l l M u s e u m of Lakeland Life and Industry in K e n d a l , England is devoted to A r t h u r Ransome. The display includes Ransome's desk, work, and books in translation. The Society was created in 1990 in response to overwhelming support for restoration of The A m a z o n , the subject of Ransome's third book, in the Swallows and Amazon scries. The society has enthusiastic members from ago eight to eighty, and they have been g r o w i n g rapidly since their founding, i n c l u d i n g an A m e r i c a n and a Japanese Chapter.

For more information write to: The A r t h u r Ransome Society c/o Abbot H a l l Gallery, Abbot H a l l , Kendal, L A 9 S A L , England

MARINE SKILLS WORKSHOPS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS M a r c h 18 ( T H U R S D A Y , not Friday; this is a one-time change) CWB M O N T H L Y SPEAKER 8 p . m . Boathouse It's been four years since the "Exxon V a l d e z " turned Prince W i l l i a m Sound into a gooey black mess that affected jobs and lives not just in Alaska, but throughout the w o r l d . Seattle Times editorial columnist (and C W B Board member) Ross A n d e r s o n covered the " V a l d e z " o i l s p i l l and what happened in the immediate days after.

Ross returned to Alaska this year for a conference on science and the aftereffects of the s p i l l . H e ' l l speak on what the real costs of the o i l s p i l l were and what we have learned from it.

February 28 (Sunday) M I D - W I N T E R R E G A T T A : C W B 1992 BEETLE C A T C H A M P I O N S H I P S We ran out of time for the Beetle Cat finals at the Frostbite Regatta, so we'll try again. The Mid-Winter Regatta is open to both the semi-finalists from the Frostbite Regatta and to those who couldn't make the Frostbite and features both single and double-handed classes. Registration ($2 per skipper) is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Boathouse. Qualifying and semi-final heats begin/at 1 p.m. and the Big Finals start at 2:30 p.m. The Official Beetle Cat C u p w i l l be awarded following the finals.

June 5-6 (Saturday and Sunday) A N N U A L P E D A L POWER POTLATCH 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm each day A gathering of pedal powered watercraft, their designers and b u i l d ers. A display and hands on d e m o n stration event. Its an idea that's been around for a hundred years, and still evokes creative solutions.

July 3-5 (Saturday, Sunday, and M o n day) 17th ANNUAL LAKE UNION W O O D E N B O A T FESTIVAL The annual panorama of wooden boats, maritime skills demonstrations, Q u i c k and D a r i n g Contest, Toy Boatbuilding, Classic Yacht Race, A u c t i o n , and lots of warmth, fun, friendship, and shared k n o w - h o w .

A l l year ' r o u n d (Saturdays and Sundays) L E A R N TO "SAIL NOW!" Fee: $125 per person (includes a oneyear C W B membership) 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday 5:30 p.m. M o n d a y , Wednesday, Thursday and Friday C W B Boathouse Students w i l l learn to sail small classic craft in one session of classroom w o r k and four (or more) sessions of hands-on instruction in our small boats.

Students w i l l graduate when able to sail a variety of keel, centerboard, sloop and catboats by instinct. Y o u m a y begin any Saturday, space permitting; m a x i m u m of six students. Please call ahead for reservations.

For the student w h o is only free on weekdays, or prefers to have one-onone instruction, we continue to offer i n d i v i d u a l lessons ($15) on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. C a l l for an appointment.

February 20 - 28 (Saturday through Sunday) LAPSTRAKE WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$600 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. each day C W B Boatshop Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe The instructor has had extensive experience in b u i l d i n g and teaching traditional w o o d boat construction. The class w i l l build an 11' dinghy from the drafting board of Bob Baker. The classic upright stem and wineglass transom involve the challenges of traditional boat b u i l d i n g on a manageable scale.

The completed boat w i l l be launched Sunday afternoon, February 28. Basic w o o d w o r k i n g skills are required. M a x i m u m 7 students.

M a r c h 10, 17, and 24(Wednesdays) CELESTIAL N A V I G A T I O N Fee: $50/$55 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. C W B Boathouse Instructor: Randal Franke This Course is designed for the small boat cruiser: understanding and using the sextant, based on sun sightings. Previous coastal navigation skills helpful but not necessary.

H a n d o u t materials included. Limited to 12 Students

$2 suggested donation, $3 for families, $1.00 for Seniors.

Keep tuned for further details.

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M a r c h 13 - 14 (Saturday and Sunday) LOFTING WORKSHOP Fee: $115/$125 8:30 - 5:30 each d a y C W B Boathouse Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe Students w i l l loft a 15' lapstrake canoe from a table of offsets. This workshop w i l l enable students to read plans and understand the arcane mysteries of bevels, rabbet lines, deductions and construction drawings.

This class is highly recommended as a prerequisite for our boatbuilding workshops. L i m i t e d to 6 students.

M a r c h 20 - 21 R I G G I N G AS IF IT M A T T E R S Fee: $100/$110 9 a. m. - 6 p.m. C W B Boatshop Instructor: Brion Toss and assistant Master rigger and author Brion Toss unlocks the secrets of tuning, double-braid splicing, rigging fundamentals i n c l u d i n g design, fabrication, maintenance and more and adds one more important element: fun. Innovative, easy-to-remember techniques w i l l help y o u learn knots and splices specifically adapted to modern-day a p p l i cations and materials. Sail plans, examination of boats in the water and a sort of "mob m i m e " w i l l help y o u understand the nature and intensity of the forces that act on rigs and how good rigs translate those forces into boat speed. Limited to 18 students A p r i l 8 & 9 (Thursday and Friday) PADDLE MAKING Fee: $120/$135 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. each day C W B Boatshop Instructor: Jerry Stelmok A well-made, balanced paddle makes canoeing a pleasure. Students w i l l construct their paddles under the tutelage of master canoe builder Jerry Stelmok. Students must have w o o d w o r k i n g experience. M a x i m u m 6 students.

MARINE SKILLS WORKSHOPS A p r i l 10 - 15 (Saturday through Thursday) MAINE GUIDE CANOE WORKSHOP Fee: $360/400 8:30 a.m. - 5 p . m . each d a y C W B Boatshop Instructor: Jerry Stelmok Students w i l l b u i l d a classic canvas-on-wood canoe. Jerry Stelmok of M a i n e is the premier builder of this type of canoe, has written the definitive book on canvas and w o o d canoe b u i l d i n g and has taught several classes on the subject. Students must have w o o d w o r k i n g experience. M a x i m u m 6. students.

A p r i l 17 & 18 (Saturday and Sunday) RE-CANVASING CANOES Fee: $120/135 8:30 a.m. - 5 p . m . each d a y C W B Boatshop instructor: Jerry Stelmok This course w i l l cover the basics of re-canvasing wood canoes.

The instructor is a w i z a r d at the most effective w a y to get the covering on an old canoe into shape. M a x i m u m 6 students.

A p r i l 24 (Saturday) H O W T O M A K E A STRIP P L A N K E D KAYAK Fee: $25/$30 9 a.m. - 3 p . m . C W B Boathouse Instructor: P a u l F o r d The instructor is experienced in strip b u i l d i n g and effectively provides students w i t h the technical information needed - in a seminar session - to enable them to b u i l d their o w n kayak using the strip planked method.

M a y 1 (Saturday) INTRODUCTION TO METALLURGY Fee: $25/$30 9 a.m. - 3 p . m . C W B Boathouse Instructor: Prof. P a u l F o r d K i n d s and properties of alloys.

Heat treatment for ferrous and nonferrous metals. This w o r k s h o p provides information helpful for anyone d o i n g forging or casting. It is especially valuable for students interested in the Casting W o r k s h o p w h i c h follows o n M a y 8 and M a y 15.

M a y 8 and M a y 15 (Saturdays) SAND CASTING A N D FOUNDRY TECHNIQUES Fee: $40/$50 10 a.m. - 4 p . m . C W B Boathouse and Northwest Seaport Instructor: Prof. P a u l Ford Basic foundry k n o w - h o w w i l l be covered in the first session. Students w i l l cast simple forms. The second session w i l l involve more complex casting. Students w i l l also learn how to b u i l d a cheap, but effective foundry.

L i m i t e d to 12 students.

M a y 22 and 23 (Saturday and Sunday) SAIL A W A Y C H A L L E N G E Fee: $60 for 2 days $30 for 1 day 10:00 am - 3:00 p m C W B A learn-to-sail clinic for people w i t h disabilities. Volunteer instructors from Footloose Sailing Association and the Center for Wooden Boats w i l l teach the basics of Sailing. The Sunday afternoon session w i l l be a race in w h i c h the participants w i l l test their skills.

There w i l l be some boats with adapted seats which w i l l allow i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h limited mobility to have control of the boat.

For more information: R o n Singleton 528-0362 M a y 28 - 31 (Friday evening through Monday) THE SALISH PEOPLE A N D THEIR SKILLS A cruise aboard "Zodiac" Fee: $325/$375 Departing from and returning to C W B T w o special treats in one. L i v e and travel aboard the 127' schooner " Z o d i ac" for three days and three nights w h i l e studying the history, culture and crafts of the Salish people under the tutelage of Steve and Dorothy P h i l i p p , w h o have lived among the Salish for more than 60 years. No one can convey the rich lore of Salish work, play and ingenuity better than Steve and D o r o thy. Y o u ' l l learn native skills such as making nettle fishing lines and tule mats, cruise and anchor at places of historic and cultural interest, including a special visit to the Suquamish museu m , and perhaps even be treated to Steve's mandolin mastery. A l l meals and workshop materials are included.

L i m i t e d to 20 students.

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August 14 and 15 (Saturday and Sunday) SAIL A W A Y C H A L L E N G E Fee: $60/2 days $30/1 day 10:00 am - 3:00 p m C W B A learn-to-sail clinic for people w i t h disabilities. Volunteer instructors from Footloose Sailing Association and the Center for Wooden Boats w i l l teach the basics of Sailing. The Sunday afternoon session w i l l be a race in w h i c h the participants w i l l test their skills.

There w i l l be some boats with adapted seats which w i l l allow individuals with limited mobility to have control of the boat.

For more information: R o n Singleton 528-0362 October 2 - 1 0 (Saturday through Sunday) CARVEL WORKSHOP Fee: $550/$600 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p . m . each day C W B Boatshop Instructor: Eric D o w The instructor is a Brooklin, Maine, boat builder with extensive experience in b u i l d i n g traditional wooden boats and teaching others how to do so too.

The class w i l l b u i l d a carvel planked d i n g h y of classic design, incorporating all the challenges of traditional boat b u i l d i n g but on a manageable scale.

The completed boat w i l l be launched on Sunday afternoon, October 10. Basic w o o d w o r k i n g skills required; class limited to, 7 students.

N O T E : Fees indicate member/nonmember costs. A $100 non-refundable deposit is required with registration for all boat building workshops, with the balance payable one week prior to the workshop. Pre-payment in full will insure your place in all other workshops.

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