“Cruising the Waterfront of Port Townsend WA with BRYONY”

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is a non-profit vocational school located in Port Hadlock, Washington. Founded by Robert Prothero, the school’s mission is to teach and preserve the fine art of wooden boatbuilding and traditional maritime crafts. In 1983, the school built the cutter BRYONY under Prothero’s direction. Recently restored, BRYONY was originally owned… Continue reading “Cruising the Waterfront of Port Townsend WA with BRYONY”

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Some of the starting initiatives built through the 2005 Fundamental Boatbuilding class at the Northwest Faculty of Wooden Boatbuilding. From major suitable to base left, they are a large spar gauge, a compact spar gauge, two bevel gauges, and a bevel board. All are made of black locust. Posted by Northwest University of Picket Boatbuilding… Continue reading IMG_3522

Caledonia Sloop under construction

The Caledonia Yawl was built by Ian Oughtred for construction in glued lapstrake marine plywood, and is just one of his most common models. (The boat in the fast foreground is the Paul Gartside-built motor-cruiser JENNIFER). We constructed this boat, one of two so considerably, for Camp 4 Winds/Westward Ho on Orcas Island in the… Continue reading Caledonia Sloop under construction

SLIVER – glassing the hull

Sliver is a 62-foot strip-planked day sailor. It was built by the renowned designer Robert Perry for a client right here in the Pacific Northwest. www.perryboat.com/ www.perryboat.com/site/bio Bob Perry has been really pleased with the School’s development on the boat, and has remarked a lot more than once that he feels we are performing a… Continue reading SLIVER – glassing the hull