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Free Public Rides aboard an array of boats run from 10 am to 6 pm on each day of the festival. Sign-up must be done in person on the day of the ride. Try one or try them all but be sure to sign up early! -- Dragon Boat |
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-- toy boat building |
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-- pond boat racing -- treasure hunt -- el toro train |
Family Boatbuilding: Union Bay Skiff Building - under the guidance of a professional boatwright and assisted by CWB's volunteers, families will build the Union Bay Skiff, a simple but great wooden sailboat designed by local boatwright Brad Rice. Joe Greenley (Redfish Kayaks) Cedar Strip Kayak Building - Joe Greenley has been building wood-strip kayaks since 1992 and offers workshops at The Center for Wooden Boats and at his shop in Port Townsend. He will be demonstrating the process throughout the Festival and also displaying several of his beautiful finished boats. Corey Freedman - traditional native skin-on-frame boat building - Corey Freedman is one of the foremost proponents of traditional native skin boat construction. Throughout the Festival, he will demonstrate this unique building style and will also offer visitors a chance to try out these boats on the water (visitors get paddling/safety demo and a short time on the water.) Bronze Casting: Johnny Holmes / Sara Johnson - Boat builders in particular often need special bronze fittings which are not available but can be cast without great expense. Anyone who has ever lost an oarlock will appreciate learning how to make copies of original hardware. |
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| LIVERY |
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At this year's Festival, visitors can get out on the water with CWB's row boat livery. Many of CWB's classic row boats are available for rent. The livery will be open daily from 10am to 6pm. |
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Quick and Daring - Build a boat in one day, then row and sail your way to victory in competition! Quick & Daring rules. Race and parade start at 3:30 pm on Sunday. Family Boat Building - Under the guidance of a professional boatwright and assisted by CWB volunteers, families will build the Union Bay Skiff, a simple but great wooden sailboat designed by local boatwright Brad Rice. Watch, ask questions or maybe help with some sanding! Boats are launched at 4 pm on Sunday. |
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Concert in the Park - Enjoy a family-friendly open-air concert featuring the band Tugboat Country at Lake Union Park. Saturday, 7:30 pm. Movie in the Park - Following the concert, stay for the film, "The African Queen", starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. Saturday, 9:45 pm. Ed Clark Regatta - Classic sailboat race around Lake Union for the honor of the Lake Union Cup. The first place winner will receive the award from Wheaton Clark, son of the prominent CWB member and volunteer Ed Clark, at the awards ceremony during the Sunday morning awards breakfast. Saturday, 3 pm. |
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Gaffers Parade - Classic sailboats sporting their traditional rigs will display great acres of sails for the visiting public. All will be visible from the Festival grounds. Friday, 1 pm. Beetle Ballet - Two CWB Beetle Cats will carouse and prance on the waters in front of the Festival grounds. The skippers will maneuver the small gaff-riggers in a choreographed aquatic pas de deux for the delight of Festival-goers. Friday, 3 pm. Historic Boats Storage Tour - For the first time ever, CWB will offer tours through its storage facility, where boats are kept that are too valuable or too fragile to put into the water. On Saturday, Paul Marlow, CWB volunteer, will speak about the local historical value of each boat. On Sunday, Eric Hvalsoe, a boatwright and designer, will focus on construction & design details. Click here for a map to the storage facility. Saturday & Sunday, 11 am. |
