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Wooden Boat Festival July 2-4
View more than 100 visiting
wooden vessels in addition to CWB’s fleet of more than 50. Free boat rides, a 24-hour Quick & Daring boatbuilding challenge, exhibits, music, food and more. The Center for Wooden Boats is lcoated at 1010 Valley Street, Seattle. Admission is free! Information at
www.cwb.org or
contact Erin at
eschiedler@cwb.org or (206) 382-2628.
The 24th Annual
Metal Boat Festival August 19-21
The Annual Festival of the Metal
Boat Society, on the waterfront of Anacortes, will again be covering a varied mix of topics during information packed learning sessions. These sessions will be held at the Seafarers Memorial Park Building starting at 8:00 am Friday morning and concluding mid-afternoon on Sunday. Just some of what will be enjoyed during the three days are the Designers and Builders Forum and the Women’s Forum, the annual Friday evening dinner with keynote speaker Yacht designer Dudley Dix, and the yearly boat walk. This year’s Saturday evening BBQ
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is sponsored by John Baird/Zenith Maritime, with our annual Boat Walk & second annual Boater’s Swap Meet on Saturday afternoon. Throughout the Festival there will be plenty of fun with free prizes, silent auctions and raffles – and a free Festival shirt for each paid registration. Some of our headliners are: Dudley
Dix (yacht designer), John Baird (surveyor), and Liza Vizzini (Port Townsend Rigging). Some special guests to meet and learn from: Ted Brewer, John Simpson, and more. The Metal Boat Festival is open to
everyone. For more information or to register:
www.metalboatsociety.org or email Curt at
curt123@q.com or call (425) 485-2100.
Home Built Boats Weekend July 23-24
For people who have built small
craft, and for those who want to. This two-day event at The Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley Street, Seattle, will feature amateur boatbuilders and their boats, skills demonstrations and Q&A sessions offered by professional boatbuilders and instructors. Free admission, donations accepted. Information at
www.cwb.org or
contact Tim at
tim@timyeadon.com or (206) 382-2628.
Vancouver, B.C.
Wooden Boat Festival August 25-28
Afloat and ashore, there'll be a
floating exhibition of wooden boats, displays, hands-on boatbuilding and demonstrations, including knot tying and marlinspike seamanship. Family fun will include the ever-popular kid’s boatbuilding and Family Boatbuilding. The festival, on Granville Island,
Vancouver, runs from 1000 to 1700 hours each day and admission is free. Special events on Saturday August 27, include the Alder Bay Classic, Oarlock & Sail Regatta and The Wooden Canoe Challenge. On Sunday, August 28, catch a
stunning musical performance while waiting for the family boatbuilding launch – or catch the Spruce Cup sailing race on English Bay starting at 1330. Times: 1000 to 1700 hours daily.
Admission: free. Full program available
www.vancouverwoodenboat.com Have you ever wanted to build a
real boat? If you want to build a real boat with your family, you will want to be one of the lucky families/youth groups chosen to participate in this event. Entry requirements: Write us a short essay describing why your family should be chosen. Suitable for families/ youth groups with youth 11-17 years-old (some exceptions allowed). Send entries to: Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival, 1490 Johnston St. Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3S1 or email:
jan@pragmaltd.com
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