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CBMM offers a number of hands-on programs in the Shipyard throughout the year through its Apprentice for a Day Program. These include demonstrations, workshops, intensives with visiting master craftsmen, on-the-water experiences, and customizable programming.
Oct. 16, 5:30-7pm
The Race to Alaska (R2AK) is not your typical regatta. It’s 750 miles of pure grit, stretching from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska. No motors, no support boats—just wind, human power, and the determination to face the most challenging waters in the Pacific Northwest. Sailors, rowers, paddlers, and pedalers pit themselves against currents, weather, and wilderness in what has become North America’s most audacious adventure race.
Want to know how it all works? CBMM's Shipyard is excited to host R2AK's Race Boss Jesse Wiegel in the Van Lennep Auditorium for a look behind the scenes at this epic challenge. In this presentation, Wiegel will share the rules that shape the race to the stories that have defined it. You’ll get the inside track on what makes the race tick, how it’s connected to a broader movement of adventure sailing, and why it continues to capture imaginations worldwide.
Join CBMM’s Vessel Conservation Manager Sam Hilgartner in this two-day workshop learning the basics of leather working. Participants will go home with a working knowledge of leather identification, hole punching, stitching, conditioning, patterning making, and tool usage.
Participants will craft a leather tool sheath either for a rigging knife and marlinspike also known as a “rig kit”. The tools and skills required to create the sheath are perfect for beginning to build a foundational knowledge in leatherworking.
All building tools and materials will be provided.
Learn the basics of seamanship and vessel operations with CBMM’s shipyard educator Steve Garrand. Students will gain experience aboard two vessels, a modern outboard powered 16’ skiff and a traditional inboard powered 29’ Smith Island crab scrape.
In this class expect to learn:
- Basic dock line management, coiling, stowing, cleat hitches and some easy to learn knots, as well as strategies for tying up your boat in different scenarios.
- The theory and practice of close quarters maneuvering on and off the dock as well as getting on and off the anchor.
- Strategies for man overboard retrieval.
- Rules of the Road basics and VHF operations and etiquette.
- In this class we will introduce you to the skills needed to gain confidence out on the water and confidence means more fun!
Join Jenn Kuhn in building the Greenland Paddle alternative to a “euro spoon” kayak paddle. Each participant will leave with their own cedar Greenland paddle, with materials and basic tools provided. Noted to reduce stress on hands, elbows, and shoulders without sacrificing control and power, the Greenland paddle is remarkable for its narrower and longer blade. Based on a 1,000-year-old Inuit design, the paddle measures about the width of the kayaker’s shoulders, with a blade that is less than four inches wide that tapers to a shaft or “loom.”