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NMTA “Grow Boating” Grant Launches Katy

We’ve launched another boat from our Boatshop! Katy was built in 1950 by the Thornquist Marine Works, right here on Lake Union. She’s a 15’ lapstrake construction, originally used as a yacht tender for...

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BJK Launch: V. Velez

We launched a boat this week! V. Velez, one of our Blanchard Jr. Knockabouts, came into the Boatshop about a month and a half ago for her standard two-year maintenance. The team conducted a survey to...

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Bristol Bay Gillnetter Joins Our Fleet

A new boat arrived today! This beauty is a Bristol Bay Gillnetter — just like our beloved Admirable — but you may not recognize it as such. That’s because this one was outfitted with a cabin, and what...

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R Class Sloop Pirate Turns 90: A History

The R Class racing yacht Pirate is likely the best known and most well-documented boat at CWB, and she’s turning 90 this year! The post below was written as a two-part series by CWB volunteer Shawn...

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CWB’s New Lead Boatwright

Great news: we’ve hired a new Lead Boatwright for our South Lake Union Boatshop! Please join us in welcoming Josh Anderson to our community. Josh is a carpenter from Owl’s Head, Maine. He’s an alumnus...

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March 3rd Friday: The Future of the CWB Boatshop

For more than four decades, each month CWB has presented a speaker of wit and experience to talk about his or her special knowledge. It is also an opportunity for CWB members to meet one another and...

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VIDEO: Shipyards & Boatyards

Our Boatwright, Josh Anderson, was just featured in a video about boatyards in the ship canal! You can catch him at the 13:17 mark, talking about the CWB Boatshop.

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Bill Garden Revisited | Scott Rohrer

For more than four decades, each month CWB has presented a speaker of wit and experience to talk about his or her special knowledge. It is also an opportunity for CWB members to meet one another and...

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Pilot Gig DAN comes home

The Pilot Gig DAN, being towed to CWB from the North Lake Union shop Photo: Shelby Allman The DAN is a 20′ pilot gig. She’s basically a long fast rowboat, with four rowing stations, each rower with...

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Bringing History to Life through Boatbuilding

In a few weeks’ time, The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) will be offering the first in an ongoing series of classes building the John Winslow 1920 designed Kitten Class Sloop. This class series is an...

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