Understanding the Weather Surface Pressure Chart
Day/Time: Thursday, September 7, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: NW Maritime Center, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA
Tuition: $45
Instructor: Lee Chesneau
To see course description and register CLICK HERE
For more information call us at the Waggoner Cruising Guide (425) 780-5015
Demystifying the 500 mB Chart
Day/Time: Thursday, September 7, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: NW Maritime Center, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA
Tuition: $45
Instructor: Lee Chesneau
To see course description and register CLICK HERE
For more information call us at the Waggoner Cruising Guide (425) 780-5015
The American Connection: The adoption of the American whaleboat and it’s evolution to the Azorean whaleboat used for coastal whaling in the mid-Atlantic Azore Islands.
For over 160 years, from 1765-1927, the Portuguese of the Azore Islands whaled with American whalers from New England. They learned the craft and adapted the equipment. For over 120 years, 1865-1986, the Azoreans pursued the whale in their own coastal waters, using their unique boats evolved from the American design. This is also the story of the revival and preservation of the Azorean whaleboat and its part in the cultural fabric of the islands.
Teddy Roosevelt was a woodenboat builder – not by choice but by necessity. In 1886, Theodore Roosevelt had his boat tied to a tree behind his ranch on the Little Missouri River which he used to cross the river when the water was high and check on his cattle on the other side. One morning during the high water of spring thaw, it went missing… probably the result of the raging river and wild current - or possibly the work of some cattle rustlers and horse thieves that lived upriver and needed to flea the Dakota territory before they were hanged??
Come find out how Roosevelt dealt with this situation by building a wooden boat in two days and giving chase to the bandits. Quite a story – quite a man.
Ever since she caught our eye, calling us in like a siren of the sea, we were hooked. We did not just buy and restore Sea Dream; she has owned our hearts for 25 years. We'll share a couple's perspective of how to choose the perfect wooden boat, a love you'll build together. Like any woman, she can be high maintenance, and we had to listen to her needs. All relationships take work: from finding our jewel in the rough, surviving the restoration, adding custom touches and design details that have made her our ship of dreams. Winner of the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival People's Choice Award. We invite to our class and welcome you aboard during the festival to help us celebrate our silver anniversary!
