Attention Member Ships of Liberty Flotilla and New England Flotilla
Skipper Marshall Parsons, Ship 584-CT - The DRAGON, invites any ship in our area who would be interested in participating in a boat building activity at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. The boat building is taking place this year during the 17th Annual Wooden Boat Show at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut on Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29, 2008.
A participating Ship is expected to provide min 3 to 5 youth with adults and $375 towards material cost per one boat build. You will get to take home the boat!! Instruction, materials and tools will be provided. Checks are mailed to:
Mary Anne
MAS Epoxies
2615 River Road #3A
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Make them payable to Phoenix Resins. Checks to be received up to the end of May. This includes Free Admission to the event for the adults and youth.
We will be building 5 boats on Saturday at the MAS Epoxies Exhibitors Tent. Launch with rows on Sunday. Enjoy the other Show activities including Films, Live Demos, Displays, Tours, Rides. See the event website
http://www.thewoodenboatshow.com/ .
RSVP by May 23 to Skipper Marshall Parsons to secure your spot in this 5 boat
unique experience at a legendary maritime destination. Email:
twinpars@earthlink.net A close place with pool, showers and night entertainment for all - It is $5 per night person with unlimited tents at:
http://www.seaportcampground.com/campground-map/c-m.html The boat building is sponsored by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation
http://www.alexandriaseaport.org/index.htm and the MOS Epoxies
http://www.masepoxies.com/public/ The boat to be built is a 16 foot Challenge Wherry – like a dory.
It is a one station row. See the pictures of last years build.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/asfgallery/sets/72157600797609557/ Background History
Over the years, the Seaport Foundation has been a leader in community and family boat building. The Bevin Skiff was designed to be a boat that was good to build and use in these settings. She certainly has been. As near as we can tell, about 1,000 Bevins have been built in the U.S. and abroad. One thing that can’t be done with a Bevin is build it in one day. Ranging from corporations to day camps, many groups can’t afford the multi-day building time necessary for a Bevin. Working with other volunteers and some of the apprentices, Jay Creech has come
up with ASF’s answer: the Challenge Wherry. Combining design elements of the Pisquatauqua Wherry we built two years ago and a light bateau from John Gardner’s The Dory Book, Jay made about six test models before he had his team build the prototype. The first boat was launched Monday, June 4, and worked very well. A second prototype is underway. Our first group boat building activity with this design will be at the National WoodenBoat Show in Mystic, Connecticut, June 29 and 30, 2007. We’ll be building five boats on the Green at Mystic Seaport.