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Annual Boat Launch Celebration Students eager to test their boats
PORTLAND — Over the winter, students in Compass Project boat building classes met the challenge of working as a team, learning new skills, and persevering over a long and difficult project. As they put the finishing touches on their boats, students are getting ready for the ultimate test will they float? Compass Project boat builders/teachers Shane Hall and Jodi Carpenter and dedicated volunteers have worked with students from nine schools and organizations on six differ- ent boat designs. Program manager, Shane Hall, says “Kids discover their own strengths and abilities through building a boat and are looking forward to seeing their accomplish- ments celebrated!”
The series of six
launches are scheduled to begin on May 24th through June 8th. A schedule of boat launches is listed below.
Monday May 24th 10:00am Casco Spurwink School Pleasant Lake in Casco, Casco Spurwink students launch their Echo Bay Dory Skiff “Winkaspeedia” and two sets of handmade oars.
Friday May 28th 11:00am East End Boat Ramp, Portland, Spurwink Casco and Cummings students launch their Echo Bay Dory Skiff, oars, and Mini-model skiffs. Wednesday June 2nd 9:30am East End Boat Ramp Portland, South Portland High School ELL (English Language Learner) math class launch their Echo Bay Dory Skiff. Thursday June 3rd, 2:30pm Deering Oaks Park, Portland, King Middle School Leadership students launch their Peace Ca- noe.
Monday June 7th, 11:00am East End Boat Ramp, Portland. East End Community School launches “Dust Island” a Bevin’s Skiff they built in the Fall.
Tuesday June 8th 3:00pm East End Boat Ramp Portland, Lyman Moore Middle School
4th Annual
Rockland Boat Races • June 20th
, 2010
• Registration Begins at 9:00AM at O’Haras in Rocklands North End. • Spectator boats will begin rafting at 8:30AM
along the course
• Rain or Shine • Previous Races - over $30,000 in prizes/year • Free Dockage at Rockland Public Landing - June 19th -20th • $50 per night Rate for Boat Races at Trade Winds - Rockland
• Race T-shirts & Glasses will be available for purchase!
Cyrus Hagge (left) with Jason Curtis of PYS launching Cyrus’boat on a clear 20° day in February.
“I’ve been coming to Portland Yacht Services for years because they’re as passionate about boating as I am.” Cyrus Hagge – Customer
Our dedicated staff provides the kind of service that keep owners like
Cyrus Hagge coming back year after year.The PYS team has the experience, training and certifications to efficiently handle both the routine and extraordinary needsof virtually any type of boat or yacht, sail or power.
• Long-term Annual Maintenance • Moorings,Dockage and Storage • Painting & Fiberglass • Refits, Repairs & Restorations
• Outboard & Inboard Repowering • Generators,AC & Refrigeration • Full Parts & Rigging Departments • Systems Repairs & Design
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Boat And Ship Yard News Compass Project News
students launch their sailing Nutshell Pram. Compass Project programs help youth who are struggling with academic and social challenges. Working in teams, students de- velop communication skills, a facility with tools and the ability to problem-solve. They learn that a complex project becomes man- ageable, because, as one Casco Bay High student observed, “Everything complicated can be broken down into many simple tasks.” New Community Boat Building Event Comes to Belfast Harbor Fest! August 20-22 at Steam Boat Landing The Compass Project, an award winning boat building program for at-risk youth, will present a new Community Boat Building event in Belfast on August 20-22, 2010 in conjunction with Harbor Fest. The three-day event is open to 7 teams (of 5 people) each team will build its own 12-foot skiff from scratch no previous skills necessary. The Compass Project provides all materials and professional instruction. On the afternoon of Sunday, August 22nd, the event concludes with a Launch Celebration — a blessing of the boats and followed by the launch. After- wards, participants take the boats home. Reg- istration is open to the public a form is avail- able at
www.compassproject.org or by call- ing 774-0682.
The Community Boat Building event is a unique combination of people from all parts of the community: for families it’s an oppor- tunity for grandparents, children, and grand kids to work together to create a memorable family project; for youth groups, the end result is a teambuilding experience and a great sense of accomplishment; for friends or groups of employees, it’s fun and challeng- ing. Volunteers are an important part of mak-
ing the event successful. Volunteer training is provided some experience with carpentry or boat building is preferable.
In January 2010, the Compass Project became part of the Spurwink Services family of programs, which includes Belfast’s Game Loft. Compass project is planning future collaborations with Game Loft in reaching out to youth and families in the Belfast commu- nity.
For the last eight years, the Compass Project, located in Portland, has provided boat building and rowing programs to at-risk youth who are referred through the Portland schools. Our mission is to use boat building to provide positive direction to youth by
encouraging the development of personal and community responsibility.
Since 2002, more than 1,200 youth from Greater Portland elementary, middle and high schools have benefited from Compass Project programs, which teachers, school social workers and principals cite for their effectiveness in helping disadvantaged and underserved youth. “The patience it takes for students to learn to build a boat translates into increased ability to stay on task and do work in the classroom,” says Tyler Thomp- son, Lead Teacher of the Westbrook Alterna- tive Learning Program.
For more information on the Compass Project’s programs, contact the executive director, Patricia Ryan, at 207774-0682 or
pryan2@maine.rr.com, or the web site:
www.compassproject.org.
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