At Home will have its first annual Rowing Regatta fundraiser held at Hinckley’s on Saturday, June 15, 2019. All proceeds from the event will support the guaranteed nurse visits.
Find out more »Organizer, boatbuilder, and boat school instructor Bert van Baar will be holding the first Dutch Wooden Boat Festival in summer 2019 together with Jet Sluik, organizer of the Traditional Boat Show. The show will be at Museumharbour Willemsoord in Den Helder, a former navy yard, now a yacht basin and cultural center.
Find out more »Come to WoodenBoat's Brooklin campus where Mick Delap, a writer, historian and avid sailor in retirement after a career in journalism at the BBC, and Apprenticeshop founder Lance Lee will host an interestingly presented history of the Bantry Bay Gigs of International Atlantic Challenge fame. Delap, with a cast of actors, will perform a theatrical version of important moments in the gigs' history accompanied by a duo from Belfast, Maine who will play Irish music on authentic instruments. Following that,…
Find out more »At Camden Library's Amphitheater, Mick Delap, a writer, historian and avid sailor in retirement after a career in journalism at the BBC, and Apprenticeshop founder Lance Lee will host an interestingly presented history of the Bantry Bay Gigs of International Atlantic Challenge fame. Delap, with a cast of actors, will perform a theatrical version of important moments in the gigs' history accompanied by a duo from Belfast, Maine who will play Irish music on authentic instruments. Following that, Lee will…
Find out more »Learn how to make masts and other spars at the Sparmaking Workshop at Chase Small Craft's shop in Saco, Maine. Bring the family: with a water park across the street and so close to Old Orchard Beach, there is plenty for the family to do while you learn the ropes. You will learn the birdsmouth technique as well as tips on how to make your spars smooth, straight, and sturdy. This is a 5-day workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Find out more »When Is It? Every few years we at Bear Mountain Boats and Canadian Canoes have hosted a gathering to promote and recognize the role of craftspeople and makers in our world. We invite you to join us for the 2019 Makers Rendezvous in Westport, Ontario on Sept. 14 and 15th, 2019. Who Will Attend? Paddlers, tinkerers, metalworkers, woodturners, sailors, builders, designers, suppliers, artists, writers, schools, woodshop cooperatives, filmmakers, historians, musicians, conservationists, educators, publishers — everyone is welcome. Most events are…
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