Published bimonthly for The Center for Wooden Boats 1010 Valley Street Seattle, WA 98109
Volume XXI Number 2 April 2000 ISSN 0734-0680 1992, CWB
24th Annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival Fast Approaching! by Dick Wagner Founding Director
Our 24th Annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival is shaping up. This year it will be a four-day event, starting on Saturday, July 1, and running through Tuesday, July 4. Some of the exhibits you'll see include a steam-powered wood splitter; used hand tools for sale; the legendary 1920 schooner Red Jacket, designed by the legendary Ted Geary; a William Garden-designed miniature Bristol Pilot Cutter; the 65-foot schooner Barlovento, built as Henry DuPont I l l ' s wedding present; the 1907 schooner Martha, the oldest sailing and working vessel in Washington State; Washington State's own floating ambassador, the brig Lady Washington; and models displayed by the Puget Sound Ship Modelers. One of the best things about our Festival is the people. Many make their living with their hands, building boats and sailing boats. Our region is blessed with a large community of folks who splice cable, make nets, caulk big hunks of planking and sail in blue water. And they love to pass on their hard-earned skills. Expect the usual ingredients of demonstrations, toy boat building, the Quick & Daring boatbuilding competition and a plethora of small craft to sail on. In addition, this year's Festival will be an historic one. For the first six Festivals (1977-1982), there were no CWB facilities. The Naval Reserve Center at
The winner of the 1999 Quick and Daring Boatbuilding Competition, Killer V, designed and built by Jim Durland and Jeff Oakleif.
the south end of Lake Union generously loaned their site for those Festivals. By May 1983, CWB had its own site, including a brand new floating Boatshop, on south Lake Union, conveniently next door to the Naval Reserve; ever since, our Wooden Boat Festivals sprawl along the shore of Lake Union from CWB to the Navy Base. Now the City of Seattle has acquired the property and will create Seattle's newest waterfront park. To celebrate the
transfer, the official ribbon cutting will take place on the first day of the Festival! Mark your calendars. The Festival is fun, educational and a great activity for the whole family. If you plan to exhibit your boat (either on shore or in the water), your model, your skills, your crafts, or if you want to volunteer, let us know. There is plenty of room for all of the above. Or just come and visit. It will be an experience you will long remember.