Maine State Championships; May 30, 2012
in the gorgeous harbor of Belfast. Racing, 11 am – 2 pm.
WoodenBoat’s Boatbuilding And Rowing Challenge (BARC) is a program designed to encourage high school students to work together in building a boat. We will be posting information about schools’ progress below. You may post comments below as well. The design we have chosen is the St. Ayles Skiff.
at the WoodenBoat Show; Mystic Seaport; Mystic, CT.
Practice days are June 29-30; race finals are July 1, weather permitting.
More details SOON.
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for St. Ayles in North America in-build and (hopefully) on the water (soon), click below:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hewes-Company-Marine-Division/138957102790976?v=wall
Maine schools, as part of EMBARC:
Mount Desert High School
George Stevens Academy (Blue Hill)
Belfast Alternative High School
Deer Isle – Stonington High School
Sumner Memorial High School (Sullivan)
Washington Academy (East Machias)
Vinalhaven High School
Out-Of-State Schools & Groups:
The Community Boatworks of the Hudson Valley (Peekskill, NY)
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (Vergennes, VT)
Renbrook School (Hartford, CT)
Chariho Tech Center (Wood River Junction, RI)
Moravian Academy (Bethlehem, PA)
Wind & Oar Women’s Rowing Club (Portland, OR)
Manatee Technical Institute (Bradenton, FL)
We hope to announce the dates and locations of the EMBARC (Eastern Maine Boatbuilding & Rowing Challenge) and BARC (the national Boatbuilding & Rowing Challenge) in the next week.
See the videos of CNC cutting, here:
www.ProBoat.com — “Cutting a St. Ayles Skiff” in Shop Shots.
Oh, and here’s a link to some nice TV coverage:
The St. Ayles Skiff, photo courtesy Peter Nisbet
The St. Ayles Skiff was designed by Iain Oughtred in Scotland at the request of the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Its initial purpose was to serve as a rowing boat that communities could build and then compete in rowing races with other communities. The Scottish Coastal Rowing Project’s website www.scottishcoastalrowing.org will keep you abreast on that group’s history, present, and future. I believe 30 Skiffs have been built or are being built so far in Scotland. … Continue Reading
NEW PROGRAM OF BOATBUILDING, ROWING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The St. Ayles Skiff, photo courtesy Peter Nisbet
(BROOKLIN, ME) Carl Cramer, publisher of internationally renowned WoodenBoat magazine, announced details today of the company’s newest effort to stimulate boatbuilding and rowing skills to Downeast Maine high school students.
“This is our pilot program: to involve students from three area high schools to build and then row their very own boats,” said Cramer. “We are honored to announce that shop and marine program students from Deer Isle – Stonington High School (Deer Isle), George Stevens Academy (Blue Hill), and Sumner High School (East Sullivan) will be joining in this first effort. … Continue Reading
