Lightly Salted, a Norwegian sailing and rowing pram built by the students in this year’s Youth Boatbuilding and Sailing Program, was launched with much fanfare at the Spaulding Center on Saturday.
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, chosen [...]
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