Shavings Volume 8 Number 5 (September-October 1986)

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W O O D E N B O A T FESTIVAL REPRISE T h e A m e r i c a ' s C u p - s t y l e 12-meter r a d i o c o n trolled sailing races w o u n d up with an A m e r i c a n s t y l e l e g e n d f i n i s h : the s h y l o c a l k i d ( M i k e Wagner), with a b o r r o w e d boat a n d a come-fromb e h i n d f i n i s h , b e a t the b i g n a m e s t a r s , got a t r o p h y , a t r i p t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l finals i n S a n D i e g o , a n d a t o s s i n the l a k e . W h a t else h a p p e n e d a t o u r T e n t h A n n u a l W o o d e n B o a t Festival? Besides thrills, surprises, fun, a n d talk, not m u c h . Everyone I h e a r d from s a i d t h e y h a d a great t i m e , e x c e p t for o n e r a c e c o m p e t i t o r , w h o lost. H o w e v e r , his r a c e p a r t n e r

s a i d it w a s the m o s t fun she e v e r h a d . T h e 150, m o r e o r less, b o a t s o n d i s p l a y o f f e r e d e n o u g h s c o p e o f s a i l , r o w , a n d p o w e r t y p e s , that a n y o n e c o u l d f i n d a t least t h r e e w o r t h l u s t i n g for. M y s p e c i a l f a n t a s y b o a t s w e r e t h e 6 0 ' , 1890 t u g C h a l l e n g e , r e s t o r e d b y K e n d e N i k e , the 3 0 ' c r u i s e r , Fathom, a B r i s t o l b a y gillnetter c o n v e r s i o n done by L e w i s N a s m y t h e , a n d the 22' Liberty B a y l a u n c h , built b y W a l l y H a r r i s o n . T h e s m a l l b o a t s that r e c e i v e d l o n g l o o k s w e r e t h e 14' W h i t e h a l l b u i l t b y T o w n e r M c L a n e , D a n Phelan's 13-1/2' W o o d ' s H o l e spritsail Plover, a n d F r e d S t a r k ' s 12' l a p s t r a k e p r a m L ' E t e . T h e s a l m o n w h e r r y built b y G e o r g e C a l k i n s , Filsader, the lapstrake C o n c o r d i a of A h o i M e n c h , the W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y p e a p o d built b y K e n H a r t z , a n d M a r t y L o k e n ' s P o u l s b o b o a t , Shine, w i t h a tres chic n e w c o l o r s c h e m e . S c h o o n e r R o w w a s i m p r e s s i v e w i t h the Adventuress, brigantine Spirit of Chemanius and

practically m a t c h i n g sets of Baltimore clippers, Lizard King a n d R u b e n d e C l o u x . T h e sight w a s e n o u g h to trigger a r u n - a w a y - t o - s e a u r g e in a wheat farmer. We gained some special knowledge through the t a l k s a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n s — S t e v e P h i l l i p gave i n s i d e k n o w l e d g e o n the m a r i t i m e craft o f t h e Northwest Indians, C a r o l H a s s e talked about c r u i s i n g sails, T i m R e g a n d i d c a u l k i n g d e m o n s t r a tions. J e r r y C u l b e r s o n wrought attention in his b l a c k s m i t h demonstrations, there was a sawmill t o w a t c h , a n d r a d i o c o n t r o l l e d s a i l b o a t s t o try o u t . B i l l M o d r e l l w a s a n e n c y c l o p e d i a o f boatbuilding information. We hung a sign next to Bill a n d his c r u i s i n g s l o o p - i n - f r a m e m o d e l . I t r e a d , " A s k the E x p e r t . " W e m e a n t it. Wildest

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powered sternwheeler with squaresail auxiliary, d e s i g n e d b y S t a n J a m e s for t h e Q u i c k a n d D a r i n g boatbuilding contest. T h e Q u i c k a n d Daring rules a b u n d a n t l y e n c o u r a g e originality. Q u i c k a n d D a r i n g winner t o o k top h o n o r s in aesthetics, s h o w m a n s h i p , a n d speed u n d e r sail. It was a n a r r o w , v - b o t t o m , r o w i n g a n d sailing boat built w i t h great c r a f t s m a n s h i p b y B o b F i s h e r a n d T r i s h B a s h a w . T h e i r 1 5 ' 6 " Great Gatsby t h e m e w a s o r c h e s t r a t e d to the n t h degree, f r o m their m o n o g r a m e d T - s h i r t s for t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n , t o the p e n n a n t s , f l o w e r s , p i c n i c b a s k e t , a n d b o a t c u s h i o n s , a n d their G r e a t G a t s b y c o s t u m e s . T h e b o a t w a s s o g o o d , t h e y not o n l y w o n the first place trophy a n d c a s h prize, but s o l d the boat at the c o n c l u s i o n of the race! S e c o n d a n d third place w a s a tight b a t t l e b e t w e e n Salmon Bay Slipper,


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