The Youth Boatbuilding & Sailing Program at the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center
Posted in Class on Aug 17th, 2010
On Saturday August 7 & 14 we took a break from boat building to have some fun. First there was a kayaking outing across Richardson Bay to Strawberry Point for a picnic. The winds picked up on the way home and everyone almost got blown to Belvedere. The only casualty was Andrea who tipped over [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class, Sailing on Jul 14th, 2010
On Saturday, July 10th, we all sailed to Angel Island on three lovely wooden boats from Spaulding; Polaris, Peagasus and Arete. It was a foggy and mild sail over but we had lots of wind and put our rails in the water on the way back home. At Angel Island,we spent a few hours of [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Jul 1st, 2010
FIRST WEEK OF 2010/11 SPAULDING YOUTH PROGRAM KICKS OFF We had a great first week with 18 new students and a couple of alumni returning. We fixed up our new classroom space and began work on the strong back and molds for the Spaulding 16. I was impressed with how much we accomplished and how [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Apr 29th, 2010
These photos of the new workshop for the 2010 Youth Apprentice Program were taken during the open house at the Spaulding Center on April 24. Pictured is a 12 foot Norwegian sailing/rowing pram built by a previous class.
Posted in Announcements, Boatbuilding, Class on Mar 19th, 2010
The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center’s 2010 Youth Apprentice Program will offer a rewarding experience for high school aged boys and girls. Apprentices may spend as many as 11-hours per week at the boatyard but will also have the flexibility to work around their other commitments. Apprentices will learn the art and craft of traditional wooden [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class, Lightly Salted on Oct 3rd, 2009
Students put finishing touches today on the 12 foot Norwegian pram they’ve been working on for months. This is the second Norwegian pram built in the program. The first, Guppy, was built by the inaugural class in the program last year. The students took a vote on what to name this year’s boat. The winner? Lightly Salted, [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Aug 5th, 2009
A few of our students from last year have been dropping by to help us build. One of the “Guppy girls” from last year, Destiny Smith, was here this week helping with the planking and the stern thwarts. She wrote a lovely poem about her visit: Finally Back! The saw dust in the air, And [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class, Guppy on Aug 5th, 2009
We laid the final plank last week and removed the molds. GuppyII (working name until we launch her) is looking good with lovely lines. August will be a busy month to get her frames, thwarts and rigging installed. We hope to keep to our scheduled early September launch. Come by Spaulding on Tuesday or Saturday [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class, Guppy on Apr 6th, 2009
Year Two of the Youth Boatbuilding has started with a great group of new students and adult volunteers. This year we are moving at lightning speed with most of the students finishing their wood working projects in only two classes. Last week we constructed the strong back, which is the frame that will support the [...]
Posted in Class on Nov 2nd, 2008
Launching of “Guppy” Saturday November 8 Please join the builders, friends and supporters of our Norwegian Pram, now named “Guppy,” for a festive and historic launch party and BBQ on our dock. Festivities start at 11am. Please RSVP for the BBQ to Mark Welther at mwelther [at] spauldingcenter.org, or call (415) 332-3179. Find directions to the Spaulding [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Aug 28th, 2008
After 8 weeks we have finished the hull. This took a lot of work by everyone, laying the keel, attaching the transoms and shaping and riveting 8 planks. Here is a little time lapse slide show of the the work we have done so far. To see a larger version go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/Javadad51/SpauldingBoatTimeLapse It loads [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Jul 30th, 2008
The pram is starting to take shape. We have laid the keel plank, set the molds, attached the stern transom and riveted in our first two planks. Everyone seems to love the riveting, which is good, since we will have to set more than 350 copper rivets before the hull is finished. Next steps are [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Jul 3rd, 2008
The first week of classes to build the Norwegian Pram started out great. I had built the “strongback” ( a frame that the boat will sit on during construction) the week before the first class. On Saturday, we had 16 students divided into two teams, On worked on lofting the curve of the keel and [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Jun 24th, 2008
I am sorry that I am just getting around to posting a few more pictures from our last class. I wasn’t able to get photos of everyone with their project, the students all did great work! Looking forward to the boat building phase in June.
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on May 4th, 2008
As we come to the end of this phase I am happy to see how nice the students projects are coming out and all the happy faces. During the break this week, all of the students had a lot of fun touring Polaris, a restored 34-foot gaff rigged “pumpkinseed” sloop built on San Francisco Bay [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Apr 27th, 2008
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Apr 22nd, 2008
Here are photos from Class Two and portraits from Class Three of some of the students who have finished their projects.
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Apr 21st, 2008
This is the third week of the class and everyone is having fun (well, I am a little exhausted keeping up with 18 students ages 10 –16). The students have all been great and, except for making me crazy rockin’ the docks during the break time, are joys to work with. We have been concentrating [...]
Posted in Boatbuilding, Class on Apr 5th, 2008
These photos were taken at the first class meeting of the 2008 Youth Boatbuilding & Sailing Program at the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in Sausalito.
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Chantey Sing aboard Balclutha at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
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