Home Built Boats Weekend

South Lake Union, Seattle

Home Built Boats Weekend 2010:

For people who have built small craft, and for those who want to.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 24
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 25

Free to visitors. Donations to help support CWB greatly appreciated.

About the event: An on-the-docks two-day event featuring amateur boatbuilders and their boats, visitors interested in boatbuilding and seeking how-to information, plus professionals who cater to the amateur builder. Skills demonstrations and Q&A sessions will be offered by professional boatbuilders and instructors.

Home Built Boats will be free to visitors with donations accepted. A picnic area will be open on the main deck and in the CWB Boathouse gallery. A regatta sail will be organized for either one or both days.

Attending Boats: See below for photos of several boats expected to attend.

CWB Boat Shop Schedule ... we plan to schedule multiple talks and skills demonstrations on Saturday for amateurs and others interested in small boat building. All talks will be in the CWB Boat Shop.
Speakers on Saturday will include:

10 a.m., Saturday -
Professional boatwright and lapstrake expert, Eric Hvalsoe:
"Clench nailing and riveting demonstration, plus a lapstrake Q&A."

11 a.m., Saturday -
Thomas Nielsen, Seattle boatwright and home-builder-of-many-cool-boats.
"Jungle boatbuilding, jazz sailing, or making it up as you go with
whatever you have!" (Nielsen will have three boats at the show, a Tiki
26, Ulua 18, and 6-0 Wray Fish.)

Noon, Saturday -
James McMullen, a longtime amateur turned professional boatwright:
"What I learned from my first 55 boats."

1 p.m., Saturday -
Pat Ford, professional boatwright:
"Roll and Tip, an explanation of paint and varnish work."

2 p.m., Saturday -
"Tips for the home builder" - a panel of recent amateur builders offer their advice.

3 p.m., Saturday -Everybody goes sailing.

5 p.m., Saturday - Potluck barbecue in the Boat Shop. Open to one and all. Bring something you'd like to grill.

Sunday - Boats will be on display. Go sailing.

Want to bring your boat?
For amateurs: Home Built Boats Weekend Application .
Completing this form helps us know how much dock space will be needed at the event.

If your boat is over 23 feet, first send us an email and tell us about your boat. There's a great chance we'll say yes. (Again, knowing will help us reserve dock space for your boat.)

Professionals are asked to email tim@timyeadon.com for more information.

Many Thanks!

... to the Puget Sound Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association for helping to promote this event ... Hvalsoe Boats ... Emerald Marine ... Anacortes Community Maritime Center ... BitterEnd Blog ... Three Sheets Northwest ... and many others.

Here are a few of the boats expected to attend:

Above, Bill Van Vlack will bring his sliding seat rowing wherry, designed by Don Rosencrantz.

Tyson Trudel of Seattle will bring his Babson Island 14.

Tom Larkin of Seattle built a Devlin-designed tug-style powerboat.

Rick Ryan of Tacoma will bring his Cosine wherry.

Above, Randy Torgerson will bring his Willy Winship "Here and Now."

Above, Bernard Wilson of Bothell will bring his Cosine Wherry.

Above, Todd Waffner of Seattle will bring "Luna," his Caledonia Yawl.

Home Built Boats

Above, "La Belle Oie" ... 16 foot Melonseed skiff. Built by Noah Seixas of Seattle.

Bruce Smith of Gig Harbor will bring Wizbang, a 13 foot vessel based loosely on the Aristo Craft Torpedo.

Ernie and Erica Wisner of Portland, OR, will bring Tari Tari, a junk rigged sampan.

Joel Gregory and his son will have their Atkins skiff completed for launch at Home Built Boats Weekend.
We can't wait to see you guys row her for the first time. It will be very cool.