Small Boats

Wellfleet Rowing Rendezvous
2021-09-25 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | Mayo Beach, Wellfleet, MA, 02667, United States
The purpose of this free event is to promote rowing, and allow participants to experience the feeling of rowing different boats.Old Wharf Dory Co. will have a fleet of rowboats available to test out, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own so that others can see and experience the many options for getting out on the water and doing what you love: row.
Boats on trailers can be launched for free at the boat ramp at the Wellfleet Marina, next to the beach, or hand launched at the Wellfleet Town landing right next to the commercial pier. Participants are asked to bring their own anchors and PFDs.
Email walter@oldwharf.com or call (508) 349-2383 to register.
More info will be posted at www.oldwharf.com and on the Old Wharf facebook page.

WaterTribe Minnesota Voyageurs Challenge (MNVC)
2021-08-28 - 2021-09-05 | Grand Portage State Park, MN, 9393 E, MN-61, Grand Portage, MN, 55605, United States
The Voyageur Challenge commemorates the paddling route that French-Canadian fur-traders, or Voyageurs, used back in the 1800’s.
The MNVC distance is roughly 210 miles – following the Minnesota/Canadian border for the majority of this challenge. This challenge can be completed as a group, but group size is limited to eight or nine people and four kayaks or canoes.
All WaterTribe events are dangerous events as defined by law and common sense. You are responsible for your own safety.
Deadline to Register: July 30

Maine Boatbuilders Show
2021-07-23 10:00 - 2021-07-25 17:00 | Portland Yacht Services, 400 West Commercial Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The 2021 Maine Boat Builders show will feature fiberglass and wooden boats custom built by renowned east coast builders. Designers of sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and row boats will be on hand to discuss their designs and sell their work.
An exhibitors party will be held Friday night to celebrate the tradeshow’s 33rd year. Additional tickets are not required for this event.
EXHIBITOR LIST
PURCHASE TICKETS
REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER

Champlain Discovery Kayak Teen Building Camp
2021-06-30 - 2021-07-09 | Vergennes, Vermont
Champlain Discovery offers participants a combination of a hands-on boat building day camp followed by a 10-day wilderness expedition. This unique combination of activities sets the stage for a truly life-changing experience for all participants.
Champlain Discovery starts with a three-week daytime camp as you build your very own custom 17’ kayak under the guidance of expert boat builders.
Once kayaks are complete, we load them and our gear onto the museum’s boat trailer to be dropped off in Whitehall, NY for a 10-day overnight adventure. Along with your fellow kayakers, we will paddle from Whitehall to Burlington, VT.
REGISTER HERE

Scottish Tradition Boat Festival
2021-06-25 - 2021-06-27 | Virtual
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at Portsoy in Aberdeenshire will shift from a physical event to a digital festival due to uncertainty that remains regarding the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in the area.
The virtual event will be held from June 25-27 and serve as a preview for next year’s (hopefully in-person) festival.
Event organizers hope the virtual festival provides a way to share the festival with a wider audience, both at home and abroad, as an opportunity to share some of the special elements which collectively make the festival unique.
Tickets can be purchased directly from the festival website. The price of admission is yet to be determined.

WaterTribe BlackBeard Challenge
2021-06-12 - 2021-06-19 | Oriental, North Carolina
You should be an expert kayaker and/or sailor before you consider this challenge!
The BlackBeard Challenge is a roughly 300 miles long unsupported expedition-style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats.
The race crosses Pamilco Sound, a coastal area with narrow barrier islands and shallow sounds, that was once the stomping grounds of the mysterious pirate Blackbeard.
WaterTribe invites competitors to revel in the mystique and legend of Blackbeard while pushing themselves to the very limit in this test of courage and endurance.
Deadline to Register: Friday, May 14

CANCELED- Semaine du Golfe 2021
2021-03-17 | Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, France
The 11th Semaine du Golfe on the Gulf of Morbihan, a natural harbor in the south of Brittany, France, is officially been canceled. The 2021 race week would have marked the 20th anniversary of the event.
Event organizers say the board of directors is following local covid-19 guidelines and add:
“We could not invite hundreds of sailors to gather convivially in the harbors without
being sure the restaurants and bars could be open. We could not welcome our friends
of the foreign delegations while imposing on them quarantine upon their arrival. We
could not either share the show of the nautical parades with thousands of visitors on
the shores of the Morbihan Gulf.”

The 11th edition will now have to wait until 2023.

RYA Dinghy Show (Virtual)
2021-02-27 - 2021-02-28 | Virtual
The Royal Yachting Association’s 2021 virtual dinghy show features interactive coaching sessions and streamed talks from world-class sailors. The event will include exhibits from the Fireball Class Association, International GP14 Class Association, and many more.
The event is free to attend. Register HERE.

Texas 200
2020-06-15 - 2020-06-20 | Port Mansfield, Port Mansfield, TX, United States
The Texas 200 is a “Raid”-type event; that is, it involves a scheduled gathering of small boats traveling more or less in company from Point A to Point B over a period of several days, camping along the way. The Texas 200 goes through the Laguna Madre and the bays of South Texas for five to six days and about 200 miles. Shallow draft boats will have options in terms of routes through the bays, while deeper draft vessels will spend more time in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). For any who may be unfamiliar with the ICW, it follows the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from New Jersey to the southern tip of Texas, providing a more or less protected waterway of canals and bays for commercial barge traffic, an alternative to open ocean shipping.

Seventy48
2020-06-05 - 2020-06-07 | Thea Foss Waterway, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
SEVENTY48 is a race that is 70 miles long and must be completed in 48 hours.
Rules are simple: no motors, no support, and no wind. HUMAN POWER ONLY. Pedal, paddle, or row. The race starts at the head of Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway near the Museum of Glass and ends in Port Townsend.

Sail Caledonia
2020-05-23 - 2020-05-30 | Lochaber Yacht Club, Achintore Rd, Fort William, PH33 6 RN, United Kingdom
Sail Caledonia is the annual Scottish ‘Raid’ or expedition for boats powered by sail and/or oars which takes place in the Highlands of Scotland each May. Everyone who has taken part has acclaimed it a fantastic event and an experience not to be missed.
Using the Great Glen’s stunning and varied lochs and the 200 year old Caledonian Canal, a fleet of up to 25 boats sails, rows, races, explores and ceilidhs their way up the glen. Accompanied by safety boats, nothing beats sailing and rowing from the Atlantic at Fort William, through Fort Augustus and the mighty Loch Ness, to the finish in the Beauly Firth at Inverness, the Highland’s capital. Sea-to-sea via some of the world’s most stunning mountain scenery in the safety of an accompanied expedition for small boats.
Sail Caledonia is a friendly, open event for smaller (c. 5m – 9m) boats capable of completing the journey under sail and/or oar. Anyone can join providing their boat conforms in general terms to one of the classes and the safety regulations set out in the Notice of Race.

Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival
2020-04-24 - 2020-04-26 | Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival, 301 JC Barr Blvd., Port Aransas, TX, United States
Friday, April 24, 2020 to Sunday, April 26, 2020

Make your plans now to attend the annual Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival on April 24-26, 2020. This is a great family friendly event in the beautiful beach town of Port Aransas, Texas.
Bring your wooden boats to display; they don’t need to be fancy, just made of wood. They can even be displayed unfinished.
No entry fee for boats or spectators.
Attend informative programs on boat building and boating.
Build a boat at the Family Boat Building program.
Kids can build a model boat, too.
April in Port Aransas is a great time of year with good weather and plenty of things for the family to do. Check out our website for more info: http://portaransaswoodenboatfestival.org/

Port Aransas Municipal Harbor, 301 JC Barr Blvd., Port Aransas, TX

papwbf @ gmail.com

Cape Fear Community College Riverfront Boat Show
2020-03-28 09:30 - 16:30 | CFCC RIVERFRONT, Water Street, Wilmington, NC, United States
Saturday, March 28, 2020

Cape Fear Community College Boat Building Program in Wilmington NC is excited about this year’s Riverfront Boat Show!
March 28, 2020, Saturday from 9:30-4:30 with dock and land access for vessels of all sizes! The boat show serves as an annual celebration of the craft of boat building and to raise scholarship funds for students in CFCC’s boat building programs. Held on the banks of the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington, CFCC’s boat show attracts thousands of visitors every year.

CFCC Wilmington Campus on the riverfront on Water St. (between the Hilton and Coastline Convention Center)., Wilmington, NC 28401

Mark Bayne: 910-362-7151 ~ mwbayne035 @ cfcc.edu

Grenada Sailing Festival and Workboat Regatta
2020-02-01 - 2020-02-02 | Grand Anse Beach, Grenada
19Jan2012-The Grenada work boat regatta sailed off Grand Anse beach. Boat from all over the country of Grenada participated in the classic work boat races.

The sailing communities of Grenada and her sister islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique bring their wooden, bamboo-rigged workboats to Grenada’s Grand Anse Beach every year for two days of highly competitive racing, with plenty of music, food, and drinks—a festival of traditional sailing, Caribbean style. The boats are locally built, using the original designs for the island’s fishing boats—handed down from one generation to the next.
For more information and photos: http://www.grenadasailingfestivalworkboats.com/ and follow us on Facebook @Grenada Sailing Festival.

Grand Anse Beach, Grenada, West Indies

Cell: 1 (473) 456 0914 ~ gsfworkboatregatta @ gmail.com

Water Tribe Boot Camp
2020-01-11 | Fort Desoto, Fort Desoto, FL, United States
The next Florida Boot Camp for the Everglades Challenge is Saturday, January 11, 2020.
There is no charge for this event. However, it is assumed you are registered or plan to register for one of the upcoming Water Tribe events in Florida.
This bootcamp is aimed at newbies (but all WaterTribers are welcome) to provide some initial words of wisdom and a fun time in the Tampa bay area. You should bring the boat you intend to use for the Everglades Challenge and pack it accordingly.
We will meet at the Fort Desoto boat ramp and camp at Shell Key. Note that there is a fee for parking at the boat ramp. There is a pay station as you enter the ramp area.

Boatyard Shop Talk at Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway
2020-01-04 09:30 - 11:00 | Gannon and Benjamin, 30 Beach Rd., Vineyard haven, MA, United States
Join us for a tour of our winter projects and to talk boats from 9:30 to 11 a.m.! We will be serving free coffee and muffins.

30 Beach Rd., Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

508-693-4658 ~ gandb @ gannonandbenjamin.com

Toboggan Building Weekend Workshop at The Apprenticeshop
2019-12-21 - 2019-12-22 | The Apprenticeshop, 655 Main St, Rockland, ME, United States
Build your own toboggan in this Saturday and Sunday workshop! They are suitable for racing or casual recreation. Since many participants build to race their toboggans in the U.S. National Toboggan Championships, our toboggan design meets the race requirements.
Techniques covered in this workshop include steam bending, drilling, sanding, and riveting. Participation is limited to 4 teams per workshop, 2 to 4 people per team. Great for families, youth groups and those preparing for the toboggan championships. All tools and materials are provided.
Registration deadline for Session 1 – Friday, Dec. 6th, 2019.

The Apprenticeshop, 655 Main St., Rockland, Maine

207-594-1800 ~ info @ apprenticeshop.org

Icebreaker: Northeast Regional Youth Open-Water Rowing Championships
2019-11-23 | the Barking Crab Marina, 88 Sleeper Street, Boston, MA, United States
Come be inspired! Watch and cheer as the best youth open-water rowers in New England compete for the coveted “Key to the Harbor.” This year’s crews cover every skill level from novice to varsity competing over a full day of non-stop, round-robin style racing. Hosted once again at our Boston Rowing Center on Fort Point Channel, the day offers unequaled opportunities to watch more than 250 young people giving everything they’ve got during skills-challenge heats, culminating in a Novice Distance Challenge and the traditional Nautical Mile events.
The Icebreaker continues to grow, with teams descending on Boston from New York City, New Haven, Avery Point, Boston Harbor, Cape Cod, Plymouth, Westport, Lake Champlain, and Maine’s mid-coast—Rockland, North Haven, and Vinalhaven. The waterfront will come alive as 30 traditional, kid-built, wooden gigs take to the harbor in a day of inspirational athletics and sportsmanship.
This event is by invitation only, pre-registration is required.

Barking Crab Marina, 88 Sleeper St., Boston, MA

781-925-5433 ~ info @ hulllifesavingmuseum.org ~ http://www.hulllifesavingmuseum.org/

Exhibit: Massim Canoe Drawings
2019-10-24 - 2020-01-24 | Massim Museum & Cultural Centre, Alotau, Papua New Guinea
The Massim islands of Papua New Guinea are home to a unique collection of colourful outrigger canoes used for trade. They’re vital to the significant inter-island and community exchange of precious artefacts known simply as Kula.
Located in the Solomon Sea off Milne Bay in eastern PNG, these remote islands remain dependent upon traditional and contemporary versions of their original single outrigger sailing canoes for trade and communication. The Australian National Maritime Museum’s Historic Vessels Curator David Payne spent August 2017 on assignment with research colleagues travelling by launch through the Massim islands, meeting the communities and documenting their stunning canoes.
Back in Australia, David then developed his field notes and dimensions into accurate plans, the first time this has been done for many of the craft the team located. These large-scale drawings capture the canoes’ intriguing construction, their sail and rig layout, and the wonderful carving details. A dozen different canoe types are on show and the drawings reveal each canoe’s individual characteristics.

Massim Museum & Cultural Centre, Alotau, Papua New Guinea

675 7460 0986

Wellfleet Rowing Rendezvous
2019-09-21 13:00 - 17:00 | Mayo Beach, Wellfleet, MA, 02667, United States
Announcing the 7th Annual
Wellfleet Rowing Rendezvous
Mayo Beach, Wellfleet, MA 02667
41o55.81N/70o1.92W
We are proud to announce the SeventhAnnual Wellfleet Rowing Rendezvous, to be held Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Mayo Beach, Wellfleet, 1 to 5PM.
The purpose of this free event is to promote rowing, and to be able to try and compare different boats. We will have boats to row, and you are invited to bring your boat for others to row. Last year we had 17 different boats. Boats can be launched for free from trailers at the boat ramp at the Wellfleet Marina, next to the beach, or hand launched at the Town landing right next to the commercial pier. Please bring PFD’s and an anchor for your boat. This event is FREE, but please register via email or phone if you are planning to attend. More details will be available as we get closer to the event.
Register: walter@oldwharf.com or phone, 508-349-2383
More info will be posted at www.oldwharf.com and on the Old Wharf Facebook page.
Sponsored by: Old Wharf Dory Co., South Shore Boatworks, and S.N. Smith & Son, with special thanks to the Cape Cod Chapter, TSCA, and the Town of Wellfleet.

2019 Makers Rendezvous at Bear Mountain Boats
2019-09-14 - 2019-09-15 | Bear Mountain Boats, 362 Perth Road North, Westport, Ontario, K0G 1X0, Canada
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 free. We invite you to support this event and this our presenters by purchasing an optional Supporter ticket for $10, available here. The dinner on Saturday night will be hosted at a local winery and requires tickets, as do a few of the workshops. A canoe raffle will help to offset the costs. Tickets will be for sale on site or online.
We hope you will be able to join us for a lively weekend. Reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Get inspired to get on the water or into the workshop.
To give us an idea of attendance, please fill out the registration form.
Where Can You Stay?
If you’re looking to stay for both days of the Rendezvous, you’ll probably want to find accommodations in the area – we’ve put together a list of recommendations to suit a variety of budgets.
Interested in Presenting or Displaying Your Work?
We’d love to hear from from you, whether it’s showcasing a personal project or representing your business at the Rendezvous. Please include your presentation details in the last section of the registration form.
Confirmed Presenters
Ted Moores author, teacher, and partner at Bear Mountain Boats.
Ted will be on board his stunning electric fantail launch in the Westport Harbour and happy to take people on short cruises.
Kevin Callan – aka the Happy Camper, author and paddler, is renowned for making the outdoors fun – one misadventure at a time! . He will give a presentation on cooking and trip planning and also entertain us during the Saturday night dinner at Schuermann Winery.
Jimmy DiResta is a New York state based, designer, artist and video producer. Jimmy produced an instructional DVD with woodworker actor Nick Offerman on how to build a Bear Mountain canoe. Jimmy’s easy-to-follow project demonstrations will entertain and inspire accomplished and aspiring Makers alike.
Joyce Burkholder is a talented wilderness artist from Barry’s Bay, Ontario. She will offer a 3-hour watercolour workshop designed for all levels of experience, even those who have never painted before. Registration required – click here for details.
Ron and Pat Frenette of Canadian Canoes have been helping people build their own canoes for 40 years. They will bring their 26 ft Voyageur canoe for paddling excursions. This canoe has been on many canoe trips including one from Milan to Venice. a few years ago. Pat and Ron will set up their typical canoe camp with a very fancy wanigan and also teach a class on how to cane your own canoe seat. Registration required.
Kim Pressnail will teach the skills to carve a cherry paddle.
Brent Kirkham of Kirks Canoes in Perth, Ontario will demonstrate installing exotic inlays on canoes, canoe decks and paddles.
Headwaters Canoes will display a mold and demonstrate steam bending ribs for cedar canvas canoes. Featuring Hugh Stewart, Jamie Bartle, and Kate Prince.
Roger Foster of Carlisle Canoes will lead a presentation on how to build a coffee table canoe.
Walt Sepic will show several canoes of differing materials and discuss typical damage, challenges of repair, problems to watch out for, suggestions for repair, and materials and techniques used. He’ll also offer an introduction to harmonica playing for the musically inclined.
John Summers, author and canoe historian, will display and demonstrate his 1937 Old Town canoe with its authentic 1937 sailing rig.
Dennis Osmond will present a slideshow about the miners and sappers who constructed the Rideau Canal. He may also be persuaded to present the story of building a canoe with three generations of his family.

Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival
2019-08-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Blue Hill, Maine
Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival will be a day-long event focusing on Blue Hill’s historic connection with the sea. It will be held in conjunction with Maine200, Maine’s state-wide bicentennial celebration, supported by many local organizations and businesses. Boats are welcome, on land or on water. There is room for informational kiosks at the wharf or at Emerson Park as well as seminars at the public library or Shaw Institute.
The Festival will be held in Blue Hill’s historic village, centered on the scenic waterfront. Various activities will be occurring throughout the day, such as boat building demonstrations, traditional boats on display, kiosks of organizations supporting or involved with the bay. On the water there will be more boats, demonstrations, and races.
Take a short stroll over to the Holt House to see how a sea captain lived back when. Then up to the Blue Hill Public Library to view an historic film, hear a talk on our rich maritime history. While throughout the village stores and restaurants will be taking part in the festival.
There will be plenty to entertain: sea shanties, birch bark canoes, artists, crafts, a photo contest, and more attractions are being added.
At the end of the day there will be closing party at a time yet to be determined. Check the website for more details.

Supporting Organizations and Businesses

KINGMAN GALLERY

Sparmaking Workshop
2019-08-05 - 2019-08-09 | Chase Small Craft, 959 Portland Rd, Saco, ME, 04072, United States
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.

2019 Small Reach Regatta
2019-07-24 08:00 - 2019-07-28 17:00 | Atlantic Boat, 355 Flye Point Rd, Brooklin, 04616, United States
The idea of the SRR is to gather together small sail-and-oars boats for sailing, with the same kind of camaraderie and appreciation that the ERR has established. We will sail on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. This year, we plan a one-way sail from Herrick Bay to the waters off the campground, where we’ll anchor, so secure anchoring ability is especially important. The next day will be a return to Herrick Bay. Final haulouts, trailering, and departure will take place on Sunday, July 28, vacating the campground before noon and the boatyard as soon as possible.
Click here for full details about the event and how to sign up.
Boating safety is always a priority at the SRR, and the fleet is accompanied at all times by a chase fleet, usually six fast powerboats. Participating boats are required to meet a checklist of safety equipment. Our safety demonstrations in years past have included a firing of emergency flares and a deliberate capsize and self-recovery. We take safe seamanship seriously.
E-mail is our preferred method of communication. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can. We hope to see you this summer on the coast of Maine!
For more information, contact
Tom Jackson <tom@woodenboat.com>; or
David Wyman, <david@dwymanpe.com>.

The Dramatized History of the Bantry Bay Gig in Camden
2019-07-16 18:30 - 21:30 | Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
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 describe the modern history of the gig after it was “rediscovered” in 1944 and he’ll talk about the beginnings of the Atlantic Challenge and its mission to further international camaraderie among sailors. Following his presentation, he will invite the audience for a close look at a model of a gig that he will bring for the Q&A session.

FMI:
Email Cayla at the Camden Public Library cmiller@librarycamden.org
Email Heidi Kaufmann at vrkaufmann@gmail.com or call her at 207 326 9386.

The Dramatized History of the Bantry Bay Gig
2019-07-11 19:00 - 21:00 | WoodenBoat, 41 WoodenBoat Ln, Brooklin, ME, 04616, United States
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, Lee will describe the modern history of the gig after it was “rediscovered” in 1944 and he’ll talk about the beginnings of the Atlantic Challenge and its mission to further international camaraderie among sailors. Following his presentation, he will invite the audience for a close look at a model of a gig that he will bring for the Q&A session.
FMI: Email Heidi Kaufmann at vrkaufmann@gmail.com or call her at 207 326 9386.

FIRST Dutch Wooden Boat Festival
2019-07-05 08:00 - 2019-07-07 17:00 | Willemsoord, Willemsoord 73, Den Helder, 1781 AS, Netherlands
FIRST DUTCH WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL to be held in Den Helder DEN HELDER
Organizer, boatbuilder, and boat school instructor Bert van Baar will be holding the first-ever 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.
The festival opens on Friday with the annual Helderse Botterrace that is held on the Marsdiep, organized by the Helderse Botters Foundation. The festival also coincides with Jutterharbour Days on Saturday and Sunday, organized by Willemsoord Company, with museums and entrepreneurs in the harbor participating.
Boats will on display in the water, on the quays, in the Medemblikker warehouse, and in and around the former mast warehouse (Building 66). In the harbor, the following boats are confirmed for attendance: HD2 and RD28 from Den Helder, sailing lugger JAMES HAYLETT, three-masted barque EARL OF PEMBROKE, sailing traders TRES HOMBRES and NORDLYS, minesweeper HOOGEEVEEN, the Danish mail boat LEPRECHAUN, a Thames Wherry, a Norwegian Oselvar Fearing, and, in Dock 1, sailing steamship ship BONAIRE. In the Medemblikker warehouse, WINDVINDER, an experimental model for an unmanned sailing ship, will be on display.
The program includes presentations from boatbuilders, including instructors from the Hout & Meubilerings College in Amsterdam, where they started their yacht building programs 25 years ago. Participants from the Amateur Boatbuilding Awards (ABBA) 2019 will also present. There are demonstrations of steam-bending, blacksmithing, sail making. Visiting boats will be offered a free berth in the museum harbor after registration.
Organizer Bert van Baar, who runs the Boat Building School at the Willemsoord complex and is a teacher boatbuilding at the Hout & Meubilerings College in Amsterdam, says, “Because in several other countries Wooden Boat Festivals have been successfully held for years, this was a reason for me to organize something similar in the Netherlands, where wooden boats have been built for 10.000 years!”
Jet Sluik adds, “The Dutch Wooden Boat Festival fits in seamlessly with our desire to maintain traditional shipbuilding. Personally, I am therefore happy to help this event for lovers of beautiful wooden boats. ”
FMI:
Bert van Baar
info@dutchwoodenboatfestival.nl
Jet Sluik
info@traditioneleschepenbeurs.nl

Gathering of Traditional Small Boats at the Wilson Museum
2019-07-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins St, Castine, ME, 04421, United States
A Gathering of Traditional Small Boats
It’s a boat show!
No, it’s a ribbon-cutting!
No, it’s a program with speakers!
No, it’s a yummy food event!
Actually, it’s ALL OF THE ABOVE!
The Downeast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association is pleased to sponsor the dedication of the Wilson Museum’s new Antique Boat Exhibit and Boat Shop on July 3, 2019 beginning mid-morning. This will be a great opportunity to see a wide variety of small boats and chat with their knowledgeable and enthusiastic owners.
At 11 a.m. Penobscot Marine Museum Curator, Ben Fuller, will give a talk entitled On Matinicus It’s a Double-Ender about small peapods.
The aromas from the outdoor bake oven will entice attendees across the street at noon to sample Museum-made bean-hole beans, pulled pork, blueberry buckle, as well as a variety of smoked fish (mackerel, alewives, or smelt) from the Downeast Salmon Federation’s smoker.
At 2 p.m. take part in the Exhibit and Boat Shop ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony followed by Tom Jackson, senior editor at WoodenBoat, giving a talk entitled Modern Small Craft: Building on Tradition about the current use of traditional small craft. Then, to top it off, there will be a showing of the WoodenBoat video The 2015 Small Reach Regatta provided by Small Reach Regatta.
This event is free and open to the public! It’s a boat-enthusiast’s dream day—don’t miss it!

Small Boats Mixer at the WoodenBoat Show, Mystic Seaport Museum
2019-06-28 17:00 - 18:30 | Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, 06355-0990, United States
Join Small Boats Monthly at the WoodenBoat Show this year for our second annual Small Boats Mixer! The party will be Friday June 28th from 5pm to 6:30pm. If you are a small boats enthusiast, this party, and the overall WoodenBoat Show, should not be missed! At the party you will find free beer and a gathering of like-minded people ready to talk all things small boats! The only cost to you is your tickets into the WoodenBoat Show, which is held at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut June 28th through the 30th. Everyone here at Small Boats Monthly look forward to seeing you at the Show and the party!

The 28th Annual WoodenBoat Show will be at Mystic Seaport Museum, June 28-30, 2019
2019-06-28 09:00 - 2019-06-30 17:00 | Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, 06355-0990, United States
The WoodenBoat Show will be returning to Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, June 28-30, 2019 with more in-water and on-land boat exhibits, reader-built boats, expert skills demonstrations, marine vendors, families building their very own boats, and so much more. The WoodenBoat Show is presented and produced by WoodenBoat Magazine, and hosted by Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, to an audience of over 13,000 boating enthusiasts each year.
