09 Wooden Boat Seminars
Running a Traditional Boatyard and Current Restoration Projects
Summary: Rob will talk about what it takes to run a traditional boat yard in this day and age, and current restoration projects at Abernethy and Gaudin.
Time: 9:00am
Speaker: Rob Abernethy
Skin-on-frame Kayak Construction
Summary: Mark will talk about constructing skin-on-frame kayaks using techniques and materials learned from his travels across the Canadian Arctic as well as modern interpretations; his demonstration includes using traditional bone tools, hide, and sinew and some very impressive traditional kayaks.
Time: 10:00am
Speaker: Mark Reuten
Building Tern
Summary: Steven will talk about building the 23' Exploration Ketch Tern with his son Ben and friends, bringing in his experience teaching and building and repairing wooden boats over the years.
Time: 11:00am
Speaker: Steven Brouwer
Voyages, Raiding, and Camp-Cruising in Small Boats
Summary: Tips and tricks from two experienced small boat sailors. Quill and Colin will share navigation how-to, using tide and currents and eddies, on-the-spot repairs, planning, performance.
Time: 12:00pm
Speaker: Quill Goldman and Colin Masson
Legacy in Wood
Summary: Author Ryan Wahl will talk about the Wahl boats, wooden fishboats built by the Wahl family on the north coast near Prince Rupert.
Time: 12:45pm
Speaker: Ryan Wahl
Building the Cockle: A replica of J.R. Purdon's 1913 cutter. A journey into madness...
Summary: Jon and Alex will talk about their current project; boatbuilding and madness all in the context of insanely compound curves.
Time: 3:00pm
Speaker: Jon Brown and Alex Low
Restoration of the Last of the Klondike Goldrush Paddlewheelers
Summary: Wayne will talk about his four years work on the historical restoration of the 145' steam driven sternwheeler SS Keno in Dawson City Yukon, on the banks of the Yukon River. She is one of 2 remaining paddlewheelers of a fleet of over 150 which plied the Yukon during the Klondike gold rush.
Time: 4:00pm
Speaker: Wayne Loiselle
Restoration Issues and the Value of Studying Historic Vessels to Develop Craft
Summary: Mark will talk about restoration issues and the value of studying historic vessels to develop craft.
Time: 5:00pm
Speaker: Mark Wallace
Silva Bay Museum Harbour
Summary: Tad will talk about his proposal to create a "museum harbour" in Silva Bay following the popular European model.
Time: 7:30pm
Speaker: Tad Roberts
A Hands-on Lesson in Boat Design
Summary: Tad gives a hands-on lesson in boat design: please bring paper, pencil, graph paper, and a ruler.
Time: Sunday, April 5th, 11:00am
Speaker: Tad Roberts