Boat Launch Weekend!

[Alex Low]

Ahoy,

For anyone in the area - Silva Bay Shipyard School 10th Anniversary boat launch happens this weekend! http://www.boatschool.com (http://www.boatschool.com/)

Tonnes of wooden boats showing up. Bring yours. The school is Launching a Coquina and a Tammie Norrie + Barrett is launching her Tad Roberts designed motor launch.

A whole weekend of events: http://www.boatschool.com/festival/

http://www.boatschool.com/blog/images/08-04-04-sbss-coquina-01-2S.jpg

http://www.boatschool.com/blog/images/08-04-04-sbss-ted-tammie-varnish-06.jpg

[Thorne]

Cool!

[S.V. Airlie]

I've got be pulled out first..;)

Cool pictures.. good luck, and have fun!

[StevenBauer]

Don't forget your camera for us what can't make it. :)

[MiddleAgesMan]

Ahoy,

...Barrett is launching her Tad Roberts designed motor launch.



Well, in that case I guess I will forgive her for not updating her site for the past 10 days. ;)

[Lew Barrett]

Nice.

[Bob Triggs]

Darn, I wish I could come up there for this. Something tells me I have a lot of dripping paint in my near future here at home.

[TR]

Alex hasen't been back because he's involved in an intense lofting project. It's the Cockle thing......

Anyway, Saturday dawned with 6" of snow on most of the island, also all power was out. But a fair number of folks managed to get down to the Bay for the launch in early afternoon.

The crowd...

http://www.tadroberts.ca/pics/crowd.jpg

The Coquina went first, the tide was way out of course....

http://www.tadroberts.ca/pics/Coquinawet.jpg

Then the Tamie Norrie went in, Pete is pleased with his work...

http://www.tadroberts.ca/pics/Happypete.jpg

So they went sailing...the Coquina first of course...

http://www.tadroberts.ca/pics/Coquinasailing.jpg

And then the Tamie Norrie crew gave it a try....

http://www.tadroberts.ca/pics/TNsailing.jpg

Out of space.....

[TR]

A few other boats came and were launched at the Festival. A brand new (#5) Barefoot Pogy came out to play...

http://www.tadroberts.ca/pics/pogy5.jpg

And Barrett's new motor launch got a trial....

http://www.tadroberts.ca/pics/Sophiegrins.jpg

A great day for small boats and new Boatbuilders......

[BETTY-B]

What a day! Fantastic! Is there any chance at more beautiful pictures?

DAN

[C. Ross]

Terrific! The smiles on the builders and crew pretty much says it all. Well done Barrett!

I can hardly wait to get in the water...

[Bob Triggs]

That is very sweet, what a great day for you!

[Don Kurylko]

Hey Tad, do you happen to know who made the sails for these two boats?

[TR]

Hi Don,

The sails for the Tammie Norrie were built by Kingston Sails in Kingston, Ontario. And the Coquina sails were done by Quantum in North Vancouver.

[Don Kurylko]

Thanks Tad. Just trying to keep tabs on who is making nice sails for traditional boats. I get inquiries from time to time and like to keep my files updated. Now that you mention it, the logo on the Coquina’s sails fairly jumps out of the monitor. I couldn’t make it out before. Quantum made a sprit main and jib for one of my Cottage Skiffs and it turned out pretty nice.

The boats look great! The students can rightfully be proud of their accomplishments. I love Barrett’s tender. Congratulations to her for a job well done and kudos to the designer for inking such an admirable craft!

[eleventhirtyfour]

What a day! Fantastic! Is there any chance at more beautiful pictures?

DAN


Indeed, belatedly, you can view a few more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/oneonethreefour/sets/72157604762768857/

questions, comments, and corrections are of course welcome.

emerson.

[BETTY-B]

Indeed, belatedly, you can view a few more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/oneonethreefour/sets/72157604762768857/

questions, comments, and corrections are of course welcome.

emerson.

I had to make a second pot of French pressed bean broth for that one. Thanks...

DAN

[Alex Low]

Better take a look here too - its got all the goodness.

http://barrettfaneuf.livejournal.com/21264.html#cutid1

That is one sweet ride.

Alex

[Barrett Faneuf]

Thanks all for the kind words. I am pretty happy with Sophie, too!

Alex, I'm blushing. You now have to blog the Cockle's build so I can reciprocate the lurking and plugging of your project!

-Barrett