Sailmaking, Rigging & Knotwork
Workshops and Classes By Month |
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Basic Knots |
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Rope Fenders |
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| April | October | |||
Basic Knots |
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| May | November | |||
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Workshops and Classes By Title |
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Basic Knots Canvas Work Made Easy Every Finger A Marlinspike Hitchings Rope Fenders |
Sailor's Playday with |
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Every Finger a Marlinspike
Instructor: Wayne Chimenti
Date: September 13 - 14, 2008 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $180 members / $220 nonmembers
“Every finger a marlinspike and blood of Stockholm
Tar!” is the traditional description of the
ship’s bosun. In this class, Captain Wayne Chimenti
will lead you through the Liverpool Wire
Splice. This is a handy and diverse skill for any
sailor, with more application than you think. Good
for standing rigging, block, straps, and running
rigging fittings, to name a few.
Seemingly mysterious and yet amazingly simple
once you know the tricks, this is a hands-on
chance to wire splice, make wire grommets, and
serve them properly. Just think - two days with a
marlinspike in your hand and the smell of pine
tar in your nostrils! Limit: 6 students.
A Sailor's Playday with Blocks and Purchase
Instructor: Wayne Chimenti
Session 1: April 26, 2008 (Saturday)
Session 2: August 17, 2008 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $90 members / $120 nonmembers
Lifting heavy things? No
problem! Mechanical
advantage is amazing.
Blocks are an essential
component of a sailor’s
life, but have you ever really
wondered what makes
them tick? We’re here
to talk about traditional
blocks and take them apart. Learn how to tell
good ones from bad. How to combine them in
simple, complex, and compound purchase to
learn about lifting power. Feel the difference of
various purchases in your own hands. Find out
their advantages and disadvantages. Rove it
right. We will also go through how to make your
own blocks. Save money and add a bit of class to your vessel. Limit: 10 students.
Storm!
Instructor: Wayne Chimenti
Session 1: May 3, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Session 2: November 1, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $20 members / $30 nonmembers
It’s out there,
and sooner or later, you will need to deal with –
Nasty Weather! Learn various storm
tactics for handling your vessel. We will cover
weather; fronts, systems and tropical storms.
Learn good trip planning - when to be where!
Create pre-trip check lists and discuss resources
for information.
Sail Making Workshop
Instructor: Sean Rankins, Northwest Sails
Date: August 18 - 23, 2008 (Monday - Saturday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $600 members / $700 nonmembers
Sail making is a craft rich in tradition and functional
beauty that can be intimidating and mysterious to
the novice. We will help take some of the mystery
out of the craft by helping you understand the
overall art and science behind this craft. Learn
the basic principles and practical hands-on techniques
in building actual sails for Shrimpo, CWB’s
newly restored Herreshoff 12 1/2. We will take you through the
measuring of the rig, 2-D plan design, concepts
and principles of the 3-D design process, and on
to building actual sails. At the end of the week, we
will go sailing and look at our finished handcrafted
sails out on the water! Limit: 10 students.
Sewing Boat Cushions
Instructor: Inger Rankins, Northwest Sails
Date: August 23, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $100 members / $150 nonmembers
Do you want to improve your boat accommodations
but don’t know where to start? Inger
Rankins from North West Canvas will teach
you how to make a tailor fitted cushion for your
boat. You will learn how to measure for the
beveled edge, make a pattern, cut the foam,
do the piping, zippers AND make it all fit! Inger
will talk about the different fabrics you can use,
the different foams, whether to use piping or
not, “stuffed” looking cushions compared to
“box” looking cushions, home cushions versus
boat cushions and nearly everything else there
is to know about cushions on a boat. Whew!
You will even be able to say cushion five times
backwards after this one is over!
Students may bring their own sewing machine,
or use one provided. Some sewing experience
required. Limit: 8 students.
Canvas Work Made Easy
Instructor: Inger Rankins, Northwest Sails
Date: August 19, 20 & 21 , 2008 (Tuesday - Thursday)
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $150 members / $190 nonmembers
You’ve scraped, sanded and lovingly applied layers of varnish to those hatch covers and cabin
tops, now how to preserve your work and protect it from the elements? Easy – beautiful canvas
coverings to match your beautiful boat! Spend three evenings dockside at CWB with Inger Rankins
to learn the tricks of the trade. As you take part in making covers for a historic cruiser, you will learn
how to choose the fabric to fit, set up the layout, measure, make a pattern and sew the cover itself.
The cover you will learn to make in this class will be stronger and longer lasting than most covers
you can buy, and it will fit like a dream. Each student will also have the chance to practice their
newfound skills by making a personal canvas duffel bag to take home. Limit: 6 students.
The Four Class Knot
Series
Instructor: Dennis Armstrong,
The Knotted Line
Join Dennis Armstrong for one or all of the following classes at CWB, keeping the tradition of knotwork alive.
These products are items sailors made to improve the appearance of a vessel and protect it at
the same time. Tools and materials will be provided to students upon registration, as well as recommended
references and individual class details. All classes limited to 10 students.
Knots 1: Basic Knots
Session 1: April 12, 2008
Session 2: July 19, 2008
Session 3: September 20, 2008
(Saturday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $30 members / $40 nonmembers
Bowline, Clove-Hitch, Reef-Knot, Sheeps
Bend. You know the names but do you know
how to tie them? In this class, we will discuss
knots with an eye to their intended use.
Knots 2: Simple Rigging
Session 1: April 26, 2008
Session 2: August 2, 2008
Session 3: October 4, 2008
(Saturday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $30 members / $40 nonmembers
Learn some simple rigging
techniques. Topics will include whippings, splicing
(three strand laid line) and grommet making.
Knots 3: Hitchings (Coverings)
Session 1: May 10, 2008
Session 2: August 16, 2008
Session 3: October 18, 2008
(Saturday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $50 members / $60 nonmembers
If you have admired the coverings on a tiller or
wheel, perhaps on stanchions or railings, then
this class is for you. We will discuss and make
different types of hitching and solve some of
the mysteries of the Turk's Head.
Knots 4: Rope Fenders
Session 1: May 24, 2008
Session 2: August 30, 2008
Session 3: November 1, 2008
(Saturday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $60 members / $75 nonmembers
The mysteries of rope fenders revealed! Students will make their own fenders from natural rope fibers, such as hemp and manila.
1010 Valley Street, Seattle, WA 98109-4468
Tel: 206-382-2628 Fax: 206-382-2699 Email: cwb@cwb.org
