WoodenBoat Show May E-Newsletter

Don’t Miss This Year’s Show – Just a Few Highlights Appear Below!

Board Philadelphia’s tall ship Gazela

The 177-foot barkentine, Gazela, was built in the shipyard of J. M. Mendes in Setubal, Portugal. Her records, as she now stands, date from 1901 but there is good evidence that many of the timbers used in her construction are from the ship Gazella (spelled with two Ls) that was built in 1883. She is now owned, maintained, and operated by the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild with the help of donors and volunteers.

Build or repair your ark at noah’s - the complete source for boat building supplies

Plywood Skiff or Kayak, Cedar Strip Canoe or Composite Multihull. From Plans to Paint, and everything in between, noah’s has it all. They are your one stop shop for great prices, quality materials, kits & supplies for the amateur and professional builder.

Power-up with Pulsifer & Six River Marine

Dick Pulsifer builds the Pulsifer Hampton using the traditional strip planking method. These wooden boats are constructed of native white pine, oak, and cedar, hand selected and sawn to my specifications. Having built nearly one hundred of these handsome vessels, the methods, materials, and equipment are much the same as those he has used for thirty years. Although, Dick says, “with each Hampton I build, I am continually adding details, developing techniques, and making improvements.”

The classic lines of the West Pointer (available in 18', 20' and 22' versions) by Six River Marine of North Yarmouth, Maine, are derived from sea-tested Maine skiffs. These designs have been plying the coast as work and pleasure boats since the beginning of the 20th century. The hull is pleasing to the eye and seaworthy.

Study student restoration work

Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory was contracted to complete the restoration of a Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 15 built in 1916. Their advanced boat building class replaced deck beams, constructed a new plywood deck with douglas fir covering boards, installed canvas on the deck and constructed floor supports for the cockpit sole. Completed boat will be launched this spring.

Enjoy family fun

Onshore and onboard the sailing vessel SEAFLOWER, Captain Kids’ Discovery Point brings a several fun water related activities plus demonstrations and special presentations on subjects from maritime history, water conservation, fishing, and exploring the creatures that live in oceans, lakes, rivers and streams. The 2006 theme of Discovery Point is SPLASH In, On & Under the Water. The program is supported in part by Tuition Management Systems and Interlux.

Get your hot-off-the-press book autographed

Glass Plates and Wooden Boats: The Yachting Photography of Willard B. Jackson at Marblehead, 1898-1937
Set to debut at the show, this book by Matthew Murphy, the editor of WoodenBoat magazine, is a beautifully designed volume. By thoughtfully selecting and analyzing 75 images that represent the development of the pleasure sailboat in the four decades before World War II, Murphy provides a mosaic account of this great period in American maritime history. Each Jackson image is printed full-page.

Congratulations to prize winners

WoodenBoat Show E-newsletter subscribers P. Malloy of Toronto, Canada; B. Sumner of Nashville, Tennessee; L. Bradley of Tacoma, Washington and B. Lowrey of Sheridan Arkansas are just a few recent winners in our weekly drawings. Visit the show website to see what they won and what next week’s prize will be. The drawings continue right up until the show in August so if you know someone who hasn’t signed up yet forward this issue to them now so they can sign up.

A few places aboard Classic 12-Meters remain – RESERVE YOURS TODAY

Take the helm and feel the thrilling response of these thoroughbred yachts while witnessing the beauty, power and majesty as another stunning twelve-meter yacht pulls along side. Spend a half-day sailing aboard Gleam or Northern Light during the Show on Saturday, August 26. This very special limited offer, which includes a three-day pass to the show, is obtainable by advance reservation only @ $200 per person until July 31. After that date the fee increases to $250. For more information CLICK HERE.