Alex Low
03-17-2009, 08:30 PM
The Silva Bay Shipyard School (http://www.boatschool.com) is gearing up for a pretty awesome launch festival this year.
http://www.boatschool.com/blog/images/Happypete-S.jpg
The dates this year land on the weekend of April 4th-5th. The school is launching a Gartside skiff, a wherry and a Herreshoff pram - there will be others hitting the water as well no doubt...
On top of some beautiful traditional small craft there will be a very exciting speaker series happening throughout the weekend. The website is here: http://boatschool.com/festival/
I have listed the speakers and topics below. Top notch material!
Don't miss it!
Shipyard School Wooden Boat Seminars
Silva Bay Maritime Festival
April 4th and 5th, 09
Seminar Schedule
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Running a Traditional Boatyard and Current Restoration Projects
Summary: Rob will talk about what it takes to run a traditional
boat yard in this day and age, and current restoration projects at
Abernethy and Gaudin.
Time: 9:00am
Speaker: Rob Abernethy
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Skin-on-frame Kayak Construction
Summary: Mark will talk about constructing skin-on-frame kayaks
using techniques and materials learned from his travels across the
Canadian Arctic as well as modern interpretations; his demonstration
includes using traditional bone tools, hide, and sinew and some very
impressive traditional kayaks.
Time: 10:00am
Speaker: Mark Reuten
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Building Tern
Summary: Steven will talk about building Tern, a 24' Expedition ketch
with a group of
young people who then rowed and sailed her to Alaska and back.
Time: 11:00am
Speaker: Steven Brouwer
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Voyages, Raiding, and Camp-Cruising in Small Boats
Summary: Tips and tricks from two experienced small boat
sailors. Quill and Colin will share navigation how-to, using tide and
currents and eddies, on-the-spot repairs, planning, performance.
Time: 12:00pm
Speaker: Quill Goldman and Colin Masson
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Legacy in Wood
Summary: Author Ryan Wahl will talk about the Wahl boats, wooden
fishboats built by the Wahl family on the north coast near Prince
Rupert.
Time: 12:45pm
Speaker: Ryan Wahl
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
BREAK FOR GRADUATION AND LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS, 1:30PM TO 3:00PM
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Building the Cockle: A replica of J.R. Purdon's 1913 cutter. A
journey into madness...
Summary: Jon and Alex will talk about their current project;
boatbuilding and madness all in the context of insanely compound
curves.
Time: 3:00pm
Speaker: Jon Brown and Alex Low
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Restoration of the Last of the Klondike Goldrush Paddlewheelers
Summary: Wayne will talk about his four years work on the
historical restoration of the 145' steam driven sternwheeler SS Keno
in Dawson City Yukon, on the banks of the Yukon River. She is one of
2 remaining paddlewheelers of a fleet of over 150 which plied the
Yukon during the Klondike gold rush.
Time: 4:00pm
Speaker: Wayne Loiselle
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Restoration Issues and the Value of Studying Historic Vessels to
Develop Craft
Summary: Mark will talk about his work at Mark Wallace
Shipwright with restoration and historic vessels.
Time: 5:00pm
Speaker: Mark Wallace
************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** **
****************************************
Silva Bay Museum Harbour
Summary: Tad will talk about his proposal to create a "museum
harbour" in Silva Bay following the popular European model.
Time: 7:30pm
Speaker: Tad Roberts
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
A Hands-on Lesson in Boat Design
Summary: Tad gives a hands-on lesson in boat design: please
bring paper, pencil, graph paper, and a ruler.
Time: Sunday, April 5th, 11:00am (Small boat race at 12noon)
Speaker: Tad Roberts
http://www.boatschool.com/blog/images/Happypete-S.jpg
The dates this year land on the weekend of April 4th-5th. The school is launching a Gartside skiff, a wherry and a Herreshoff pram - there will be others hitting the water as well no doubt...
On top of some beautiful traditional small craft there will be a very exciting speaker series happening throughout the weekend. The website is here: http://boatschool.com/festival/
I have listed the speakers and topics below. Top notch material!
Don't miss it!
Shipyard School Wooden Boat Seminars
Silva Bay Maritime Festival
April 4th and 5th, 09
Seminar Schedule
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Running a Traditional Boatyard and Current Restoration Projects
Summary: Rob will talk about what it takes to run a traditional
boat yard in this day and age, and current restoration projects at
Abernethy and Gaudin.
Time: 9:00am
Speaker: Rob Abernethy
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Skin-on-frame Kayak Construction
Summary: Mark will talk about constructing skin-on-frame kayaks
using techniques and materials learned from his travels across the
Canadian Arctic as well as modern interpretations; his demonstration
includes using traditional bone tools, hide, and sinew and some very
impressive traditional kayaks.
Time: 10:00am
Speaker: Mark Reuten
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Building Tern
Summary: Steven will talk about building Tern, a 24' Expedition ketch
with a group of
young people who then rowed and sailed her to Alaska and back.
Time: 11:00am
Speaker: Steven Brouwer
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Voyages, Raiding, and Camp-Cruising in Small Boats
Summary: Tips and tricks from two experienced small boat
sailors. Quill and Colin will share navigation how-to, using tide and
currents and eddies, on-the-spot repairs, planning, performance.
Time: 12:00pm
Speaker: Quill Goldman and Colin Masson
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Legacy in Wood
Summary: Author Ryan Wahl will talk about the Wahl boats, wooden
fishboats built by the Wahl family on the north coast near Prince
Rupert.
Time: 12:45pm
Speaker: Ryan Wahl
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
BREAK FOR GRADUATION AND LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS, 1:30PM TO 3:00PM
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Building the Cockle: A replica of J.R. Purdon's 1913 cutter. A
journey into madness...
Summary: Jon and Alex will talk about their current project;
boatbuilding and madness all in the context of insanely compound
curves.
Time: 3:00pm
Speaker: Jon Brown and Alex Low
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Restoration of the Last of the Klondike Goldrush Paddlewheelers
Summary: Wayne will talk about his four years work on the
historical restoration of the 145' steam driven sternwheeler SS Keno
in Dawson City Yukon, on the banks of the Yukon River. She is one of
2 remaining paddlewheelers of a fleet of over 150 which plied the
Yukon during the Klondike gold rush.
Time: 4:00pm
Speaker: Wayne Loiselle
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
Restoration Issues and the Value of Studying Historic Vessels to
Develop Craft
Summary: Mark will talk about his work at Mark Wallace
Shipwright with restoration and historic vessels.
Time: 5:00pm
Speaker: Mark Wallace
************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** **
****************************************
Silva Bay Museum Harbour
Summary: Tad will talk about his proposal to create a "museum
harbour" in Silva Bay following the popular European model.
Time: 7:30pm
Speaker: Tad Roberts
************************************************** **************************
****************************************
A Hands-on Lesson in Boat Design
Summary: Tad gives a hands-on lesson in boat design: please
bring paper, pencil, graph paper, and a ruler.
Time: Sunday, April 5th, 11:00am (Small boat race at 12noon)
Speaker: Tad Roberts