1993 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival A p r i l in the Northwest has set new

records, as it still continues even in late August . So many of Seattle's Wooden Boat Festival fans must have been waiting for the July weather, and this didn't come to the event. Here's a BIG C L U E for next year's show: it's when we celebrate our independence from monarches, tea, crumpets, cricket, and all that by setting ourselves aflame with fireworks.

Those who did show up, properly attired with sweaters and snorkel, must have had a good time because of the wide variety of over 100 boats to see and a wider variety than ever to try out.

N o w for the who and what r u n d o w n . Bless al l those who volunteered, since there were more than 80 who signed on and another two dozen walk-on spear carriers. Please accept our undying gratitude.

There were sailing vessels many of us w o u l d die for, including Adios, the 1939 Sparkman & Stevens 64' y a w l , the schooner Adventuress, designed by Crowninshield in 1913; Alcyone, the 65' schooner Frank Prothero designed and built ; 40' Bijou II, a K n u d Riemers designed 30 square meter; the 48' s loop Courageous des igned by Sparkman & Stevens in 1947; the internationally famous Dorade, a 64' y a w l designed by O l i n Stevens in 1931; Red Jacket, a 1920 Geary designed 62' schooner; and a couple of Ben Seaborn designed sloops - 30' Twinkle & 35' Nautilus, the Concordia y a w l Allure; Odyssey, a 90' 1938 Sparkman & Stevens y a w l ; Pleiades, a 57' Chapelle p inky schooner; Zodiac, a 120' W i l l i a m H a n d schooner.

Power boats of interest were the tugs Arthur Foss and Challenge, both over 100 years o l d and stil l going

strong. Colleen and Cutterhead, both per fec t ly restored L a k e U n i o n Dreamboats; Diligence, a 1946 Salmon troller; Fathom, a converted Bristol Bay sailing gillnetter; Lotus, a 93' 1909 houseboat cruiser.

Some of the crowd-pleasing small craft were the wood and canvas Maine Guide Canoes of Boudi V a n Oldenborgh, Hewitt R. Jackson, the replica boat of Robert Grey's 18th century expedition to the Northwest, and the only armed lug rigged vessel at the show; Chesuki a Mower designed 20' Swampscott dory, wi th three times the sail area imaginable; Flipper, a 19' restored 1940 Hood's Canal water taxi; Martha J, a 22' Casco Bay Hampton boat; Opal, a 24' Ted Brewer designed ketch; Christine, an 18' Pete Culler designed sloop boat.

The Classic Yacht Race was a photographer's dream. Twenty eight vessels raised sails and arranged themselves in appropriate position on or near the starting line, but the w i n d failed to appear. It was a great sight from shore! The finish time for a short 3 mile course ranged from about 45 minutes to an hour and 45 minutes.

First to f inish and first on corrected time was A l e x Kimbal l ' s Twinkle. On corrected t ime Chesuki, built and sailed by D a v i d Smith was 2nd and Brighten, a 20' cat y a w l designed by Bolger and built/sailed by Charles Stout, was 3rd.

Other special events included Lee Ehrheart caulking demonstrations, w i t h a special pint-sized caulking board for k ids ; the talks of Steve P h i l l i p p on Cedar Cul ture ; a Clancy skiff race for kids, adults and the Brits vs the Colonists (US, Canada, & Australia). There was a sawmil l demonstration, oarmaking seminars and o ld engines chuffing and pockata-pocking. There were excursions on C W B ' s Steam Launch Puffin, the Hewitt R Jackson, and a variety of pul l ing and p a d d l i n g craft.

This year there were more awards than ever. This is a people's museum, and appropriately the people voiced their pleasure. The choice for best Quick & Dar ing was the Fold-n-Go (more on that later). Best small sailboat was Opal, the 24' Brewer designed ketch, owned by Ed N y e .

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The best b ig sailboat was the 65' schooner Alcyone, designed and built by Frank Prothero, and owned by Sugar Flannagan. The best small power boat was Flipper, a 1940 Water Taxi , restored and owned by the Norton family. Best big power boat was Fathom, a 30' Bristol Bay gillnetter conversion designed and built by Lewis Nasmyth. The People's Choice Best Overal l Boat A w a r d , sponsored b y N W Yachting magazine, was w o n by Fathom. Courageous, a 48' sloop designed by Sparkman and Stevens and owned by Bruce Morser, w o n the Boatbuilders' Choice A w a r d , sponsored by Fisheries Supply.

It was a great show. It's not too early to get ready for next year's. Bui ld the boat; paint the boat; begin your '94 auction savings account. Remember, no matter how gloomy the weather, the festival w i l l happen at fireworks time!

Dick Wagner

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Notes From the Annual "Quick and Daring"

never see a "Quick and Daring" airplane contest.

POTEMKIN was perhaps the most traditional of the boats, and took the longest to bui ld . She had (has? we assume, that under the "keep-ability" clause, she is still intact and sailing, no??) a spoon bow and substantial framing for a 12 hour boat bui ld .

TAKAMARU (which I believe is Japanese for "waterborne sword of destruct ion, sweeping aside a l l enemies"; Japanese being one of those languages that uses few words) was somewhat more radical: a flattie with horizontally s l iding boards to provide crew ballast, reminiscent of the Chesapeake log canoes.

F O L D 'N GO was so far out there conceptually that we were unable to categorize her relative to existing boat designs. Cardboard catamarans are s imply so new on the market that we cannot refer to them with Herreshoffish terminology. "Note the finely sculpted sheer line, etc, etc." Perhaps we could describe her in Bolgerisms. "Note the nicely squared bow structure; incredibly buoyant up forward, don't y o u think?"

OUR WHIMSEY was also traditional in design, resembling a Laser in concept, if not in performance. Lasers are terribly overpriced and w h y bother when you can bui ld one almost as nice in six hours; never mind the sailing part.

SKIN TIGHT wasn't (skin tight, that is ). A clever adaptation of dirigible technology to small boat construction, she was essentially a hundred feet or so of battens held together with some wire twisties and covered w i t h canvaslike stuff and painted white.

That was the lineup. As a judge of this event for several years now, I have noticed a disturbing tendency on the part of the contestants to interchange the structural and cosmetic elements of their boats; more and more boats rely on the paint to keep the water out. This in turn does promote the commercial product ion of more watertight paints, but introduces an element of risk in the safety of the vessel. I 'm afraid that in the face of diminishing wood stocks and increasing paint supplies, these techniques w i l l be adopted in the construction of larger vessels; eventually we w i l l have "boat in a can". Both FOLD 'N GO and SKIN TIGHT relied exclusively on their coatings to keep them afloat.

T H E R A C E : The w i n d was nearly ideal for the

race ("ideal" should not be confused w i t h w i n d s s u i t a b l e for a n International 14 regatta). Because of the w i n d , the judges decided that the course w o u l d be a sail on two legs w i t h a crew's choice for the third leg. As usual, the challenge is keeping the first boats launched relatively near the starting line so they don't end up too far d o w n w i n d to make the start. One of the most common drawbacks to these boats every year, is a lack of lateral resistance and consequently a huge lateral drift. At least this year all five boats floated, started the race, and, most important, they a l l f in ished the race.

TAKAMARU led the pack with an astounding first leg and appeared to be a clear shot for first. She blew it in a moment of nautical hubris on the final leg which she opted to sail. This was something of an u p w i n d leg and she rapidly lost ground (lost water?). So much so, that POTEMKIN and OUR WHIMSEY both edged her out. TAKAMARU f i n i s h e d t h i r d . POTEMKIN gave a close chase up the first leg of the race followed by OUR WHIMSEY. FOLD 'N GO d id surprisingly wel l for a boat many didn' t think w o u l d float. ( H o w slowly the public accepts new technologies). The secret here was the hot pink paint that had especially high water repellency and was donated. SKIN TIGHT w a s t h e s u r p r i s i n g disappointment in the water. Severely hampered by having no keel or dagger board, and only a modified oar for lateral stability, she was quite literally a l l over the lake. A casual spectator looking only at SKIN TIGHT would be hard pressed to define the course. Her lack of lateral resistance also made her hard to paddle; like paddl ing a large frisbie, she circled nicely but didn't want to move in a straight line. She d i d , however, beat FOLD 'N GO for fourth place.

The overall winner of the contest is not necessarily the boat the wins the race. The judges base their decision on a half dozen or so categories (design, speed of construction, entertainment value, aesthetics (keep-ability), weight of tools, cost of materials and, of course, performance in the water. The festival public can choose their winner as wel l , and sometimes that is a surprise.

Once again the parameters of nautical science were challenged by teams of proto-engineers. While the Midwest struggled to stay above the waterline, so too d i d the five teams of the Quick and Daring. The contest was formerly k n o w n as the "Quick and Dir ty" in w h i c h the teams were issued two sheets of 4x8 p l y w o o d , a couple of 2x4's, a sheet of plastic tarp and all the Sikaflex they could use. The contest was aptly named and just as aptly terminated by the N a v y w h o were upset that their sailors were bouncing off the dried layers of Sikaflex as they marched around the parade grounds. So exit the "Quick and Dir ty" stage left, and enter the "Quick and Daring" . The stated goals of the newer contest emphasize speed of construction and "keep-ability", a new nautical term used to define a vessel used more than once.

We had the best contest in recent memory. In spite of the generally poor weather performance, Seattle d i d stay above water and the show stayed rain free. This was a critical factor for one of the boats, F O L D 'N GO, which was an origami construction out of cardboard.

The teams have one day to bui ld a vessel that they w i l l r o w and sail around a triangular course to be decided according to w i n d and weather conditions. Three teams built on Saturday, two on Sunday, and the race was held on M o n d a y .

The entries: 1. POTEMKIN, M a r k Bennett & Stewart Stewart,

2. TAKAMARU, Dave Aronstein & Dave Bogue.

3. FOLD 'N GO, Catie Chapl in & Susan Neff.

4. OUR WHIMSEY, N e i l Drawbridge & Scott Durkee.

5. SKIN TIGHT, Lars Hendrickson & Patrick Pielage.

The boats ranged from traditional "boaty" designs, to conceptual designs, i.e., could y o u escape from a desert island in a boat built w i t h a hundred feet of skinny wooden battens, a couple of king size bed sheets, and three gallons of enamel? I hope we

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Given our love of the underdog (underboat?), it came as little surprise that FOLD 'N GO was the crowd pleaser. The judge's overall winner was TAKAMARU. Second place went to OUR WHIMSEY; th ird place went to POTEMKIN. SKIN TIGHT took fourth; F O L D 'N GO, fifth.

Because of its l o w cost of materials, quick bui ld ing time and originality, FOLD 'N GO d i d very wel l , however, it scored on the bottom end of "Design Worth Keeping". This highlights a problem for the judges because we do not want to penalize solid proven boat construction in favor of materials that are definitely not "keep-able". The f l ip side of the di lemma is that boats l ike FOLD 'N GO challenge us to rethink what a boat is and how they should be made. To anticipate the future without being mired in the past. A noble goal I hope our leaders assume and one that w i l l serve us wel l in future Quick and Darings.

See y o u all next year.

Bob A l l e n

July Volunteer Accomplishments

Besides the over 100 volunteers who contributed thousands of hours to make this years Wooded Boat Festival our best ever, over 80 volunteers contributed more than 1400 hours restoring boats, answering phones, d r i v i n g Puff in , teaching sailing, and sitting on the bench.

Specifically, the Great Pumpkin (Geary 18) is n o w in our l ivery, as are two Mercuries, and a Penguin. The N e w Haven Sharpie is on the dock and getting replanked and we expect her to go sailing wi th in a month or two. The Seawind (our Blanchard 33) has a shiny new cabin, w i t h canvased top and varnished sides. The Catspaw D i n g h y has been scraped, varnished, caulked and painted and is about ready for a row. O u r library has acquired a couch for easy reading. Mistee (our Columbia River One Design) is having her cabin restored. We have a rope making machine built by teen age summer school students and a host of sail repairs.

VOLUNTEER LIST

As we approach our fiscal year-end, we are looking to tie up a few loose ends to complete our yearly goals. Please come d o w n and help us finish our most productive year with a cosmic bang!

We are looking for librarians to reorganize our small library, this is your opportunity to organize a library right! We need volunteers to paint & scrape, cut and glue - just drop by anytime. The Paesano needs painting, the new Mercury needs work, masts need varnishing, and the N e w Haven Sharpie is looking for a new coat of paint on her deck.

A l l members interested in working on our livery fleet please contact Roger at the Center for Wooden Boats. There is plenty of work to do before the winter months come, and we can use your skills. (whatever they may be).

CWB WISH LIST JOIN THE CLUB!

Last month we asked for a few little items to help us run a little better. What a response. Thank y o u to everyone who took the time to send your donations. O u r new list of current needs follows:

Overstuffed chair Fax Machine Fast M o d e m Jaguar XJ12 (for towing) Warehouse Space 3 b in sink Leaf blower Books by Edgar M a r c h Sails, anything at a l l G o o d Library Books Large Slide Screen Slide Projector knock d o w n stand T V & V C R

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 17 (3rd Friday) CWB T H I R D F R I D A Y S P E A K E R 8:00 pm C W B Boathouse Denny Moore Gentlemen Never Sail to Weather

M r . M o o r e w i l l provide a double feature talk. He w i l l discuss sailing around the w o r l d with his wife Ve lda in his 50' square sail Ketch Prospector, a Concordia design featured in Roger Taylor's Good Boats. M r . Moore has written a wonderful book on his cruise. Gentlemen Never Sail to Weather. He w i l l also tell us about his adventures w o r k i n g in a sailing gillnetter (CWB's Logo) in Bristol Bay, Alaska . Hors-d'oeuvres w i l l be served.

October 3 (Sunday) W O O D I E O N E - D E S I G N R E G A T T A

This race is open to all wooden boats. Three or more of a class w i l l have a fleet race, two w i l l have a match-race and a l l single entries w i l l race in an "open" class. Registration is due by September 25, 1993. Contact the Center for Wooden Boats for Registration Packet. Pot Luck dinner w i l l be held fol lowing the race.

$ 5 C W B Member Registration $15 N o n Member Registration

October 15 (3rd Friday) C W B T H I R D F R I D A Y S P E A K E R 8:00 pm C W B Boathouse L i n Folsom Si tka to Ketchikan

L i n , one of our ace sailing instructors, w i l l tell the story of her vacation cruise f rom Sitka to Ketchikan, aboard a chartered boat. Hors-d'oeuvres w i l l be served. Next Speaker Friday, November 19.

December 26 (Sunday - M e r r y Christmas) F R O S T B I T E R E G A T T A

The Frostbite Regatta features both single and double-handed classes. Registration ($2 per skipper) is from 11 a.m. to 1 p . m . at the Boathouse. Qual i fy ing and semi-final heats begin at 1 p .m. and the Big Finals start at 2:30 p .m. Semi-finalists qualify for the M i d Winter Regatta in February. Yet another Pot Luck dinner w i l l be held fo l lowing the race.

MARINE SKILLS A l l year 'round (Classes Every Day!) L E A R N T O " S A I L N O W ! " T w o hour sessions 11 & 1:30 Saturday and Sunday 5:30 p . m . M o n d a y , Wednesday, Thursday and Friday C W B Boathouse Fee: $125 per person (includes a one-year C W B membership)

Students w i l l learn to sail classic boats in one session of classroom work and four (or more) sessions of hands-on instruction in our small boats, no more than three students per instructor.

Students w i l l graduate when able to sail a variety of keel, centerboard, sloop and catboats by instinct. Y o u may begin any Saturday, space permitting. Please call ahead for reservations.

For the student who is only free on weekdays, or prefers to have one-on-one instruction, we continue to offer indiv idual lessons ($20) on Weekdays. Cal l for an appointment.

A D V A N C E D S A I L I N G S E M I N A R S 5:30-9:00 Wednesdays Fee: $25/$30 Frequent Weekends Fee: Variable O u r Advanced Sailing Seminars are scheduled every Wednesday evening, and on frequent weekends a l l summer long. The Wednesday Seminars w i l l sail into Lake. Washington, and cover basic safety, rules, navigation, and weather. The weekend seminars usually include an overnight, a race and or some n a v i g a t i o n , and c r u i s i n g techniques. These classes are open to al l graduates of Sail N O W ! and sailors w i t h basic skills. Contact the Center for Wooden Boats to sign up for the next available seminar.

September 25 (Saturday) S A I L D E S I G N , M A K I N G , A N D R E P A I R ! 9:00 - 4:00 p m , C W B and Buchan MacLean Sails Fee: $100/$115 Instructor: Robert MacLean

Bob MacLean has one of the more successful sail lofts in Seattle and has extensive experience in sailmaking and repair. H i s shop also has one of the best inventories of sail cloth in the area. In the morning, the course w i l l cover the basics of sail shape, design and performance. The afternoon session w i l l move to the loft, where students w i l l learn some invaluable secrets of sail bui ld ing and repair through hands

on practice. No Limit * Depending on the response we may offer a f o l l o w up w o r k s h o p Wednesday evenings that would actually make several sails for the Centers fleet.

October 2 - 10 (Saturday through Sunday) C A R V E L W O R K S H O P Fee: $550/$600 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p .m. each day C W B Boatshop Instructor: Eric D o w

The instructor is a Brooklin, Maine boat builder w i t h extensive experience in bui ld ing traditional wooden boats and teaching others how to do so too. The class w i l l bu i ld a carvel planked dinghy of classic design, incorporating all the challenges of traditional boat bui ld ing but on a manageable scale. The completed boat w i l l be launched on Sunday afternoon, October 10. Basic w o o d w o r k i n g skills required; class l imited to 7 students.

October 16,17, 23, & 24 H A L F M O D E L W O R K S H O P Fee: $175/200 9:00 - 5:00 p m , C W B Boatshop Instructor: Rich K o l i n

The instructor has run several C W B workshops. The course w i l l be four days long. Students w i l l bui ld one or two models from the Center's own repertoire. Basic woodworking experience required.

November 1 6 - 1 9 W O O D C A R V I N G W O R K S H O P Fee: $275/$300 8:30 - 5:30 p m , C W B Boatshop

Terry Wolfe has wide experience carving & teaching. He carved our sign on the entry trellis and the dolphins on the pavil ion posts. The workshop w i l l include lettering and relief carving. Each Student w i l l carve a "Welcome" sign, a whale, a trout and an eagle head. M a x i m u m 12 Students.

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WORKSHOPS February 5 - 10,1994 B U I L D I N G F L A T B O T T O M B O A T S Fee: $350/$400 Instructor Rich K o l i n

The instructor is a wel l k n o w n builder, and designer of classic small craft. The course w i l l be just 5 days! and w i l l b u i l d one or maybe two dif ferent boats, d e p e n d i n g on enrollment. The Boat w i l l be a traditional plank on frame skiff w i t h cross planked bottom. If there is sufficient interest, there w i l l be a second course converting this skiff to a sail boat.

A p r i l 2 - 10,1994 L A P S T R A K E W O R K S H O P 8:30 - 5:30 each day Fee: $550/$600 Instructor: Eric Hvalsoe

Students w i l l bu i ld the classic lapstrake Lawley Tender, a 1 0 ' pul l ing boat originally built by the famous George Lawley and Son yard in Boston, Mass as a tender for yachts in the 1920s & 30s. The instructor has run dozens o f C W B Workshop. B a s i c w oodw or k i ng skills are required. M a x i m u m 7 students.

N O T E : Fees indicate member/non-member costs. A $100 non­refundable deposit is required with registration for all boat building workshops, with the balance payable one week prior to the workshop. Pre­payment in full will insure your place in all other workshops.

C O U R S E S W E U S U A L L Y O F F E R D U R I N G T H E Y E A R

Basic W o o d w o r k i n g B l o c k Plane M a k i n g Canoe Repair and Restoration Celestial Navigat ion Lof t ing Metal lurgy, Bronze Casting M o d e l Ship making Oar M a k i n g Rigging Sai l M a k i n g & Repair Strip Plank Kayak Bui ld ing The Salish People A n d Their Ski l l s A cruise aboard "Zodiac" Wooden Boat Restoration

CLASSIFIEDS The Classified Ads are available, free of charge to CWB members. Please contact Roger at CWB if you would like an ad to appear in Shavings or Sawdust

F O R S A L E :

B57 Blanchard Sr. 26' Classic Wooden sloop. Good condition, new rudder, original specs. '93 haulout: plank & framework; hull & deck maintenance. $5700. Johnson 4 Deluxe Sailmotor, $300 $5700 Lake Union 325-5329

20 ft Lapstrake Mermaid Class Sloop. Built in Denmark in 1956 and is similar to a Folkboat There are two mains, one jib, and a Seagull outboard included. $2000 OBO. Andy or Erica Ericson (206) 282-2788

1/3 h.p. Baldor Bench Model Grinder/Buffer. $50. STU 525-9928

16' Great Pelican Sailboat 80% Completed. Includes new Sails, spars, misc. hardware and most materials needed to finish. Occume ply/epoxy, must sell. Priced well below materials cost $2500/OBO Ralph Merriman 776-0661 545-5076

W A N T E D :

Wanted: Genoa Good or excellent condition for Blanchard Sr. #40 Tim Seppala 463-3642, 463-6213.

Seeking four retirees to explore sharing ownership & use of a classic cruiser Al Amason (206) 821-5513

12" Band Saw, older model Delta or Craftsman. Repairable OK. Also Needed Quality Miter Box STU 525-9928

Model sailing boats sloop or Ketch style- old or new. 2 feet to 8 feet long with sails. Also would like to commission someone to build me three, seven or eight foot sail boats models. Phone- Mary Jasper 808- 822-1703 or write to 2752 Nokekula Cr. Lihue, HI 96766

W a t e r f r o n t L a w n N e a r Madrona/Leschi/Montlake I have a 27' racing shell that I would like to leave near the water so I can row every day. Emilie 322-8242

Seagull outboard 3-3-1/2 HP. Robert Cox (510)373-9684 (Fax) 373-7905

12' Porta-Boat. Bob Hayward (206) 363-4236

Service Wanted: Handyperson to assist with maintaining a 15' class dinghy at Leschi. Small projects at mutually agreeable times, such as light carpentry on the dock, occasional fiberglass work, fiddling with the rigging, etc. Corbin Houchins, day 343-9597, eve. 725-2440, messages 948-9353.

Part time cook, Schooner Zodiac. Paid position. 206 483-4088

CWB MEMBER GATHERINGS

With nearly 2000 members CWB is in danger of becoming a faceless Bureaucracy. Well, not really, but we do like all our members dropping by at least once a month so we can associate faces with mailing labels, and keep you up to date with the big changes here on the waterfront. The best opportunity is our 3rd Friday Speaker Series.

For seventeen years now , CWB has hosted a speaker on the third Friday of every month at 8 pm to talk about various maritime subjects. They have come from as far away as Norway, and usually have more to say than we give them time. The talks are also a way for all the members and guests of the Center for Wooden Boats to come down, eat hors-d'oeuvres, and talk with our favorite Director. This is the best time to catch him with nothing to do but answer questions about boats, boatbuilding and the universe. We know the third Friday is always hard to remember so if you want to come, mark it on your calendar for the next full year, and watch for Shavings and Sawdust to give you a preview of our forthcoming speakers.

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1898-1998

Captain Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail around the world alone, departed Boston, Massachusetts, on Apri l 24, 1895. He returned to Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27th, 1898, after a passage of 46,000 miles in his little vessel, Spray. This historic achievement made Captain Slocum the patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators and adventures all over the world.

With the centennial of that voyage approaching, we urge you to support a campaign to have a special postage stamp issued to commemorate Captain Slocum's accomplishment It could be released to mark the 100th anniversary of his return, and the place of issue could be Boston, Newport and or Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Slocum's homeport

Please submit your request and recommendations for a Joshua Slocum commemorative stamp to: Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, US Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Room 4474E, Washington, DC 202605753

Check This Out! C W B and Crossings have pooled our

creative talents. The result is a new fleet of merchandise in our store. We still have the old t-shirts, sweat shirts and jewelry. N o w we also have nicer clothes, sweaters, sweatshirts, hats, and jackets with our logo embroidered in brilliant colors. The work is really nice and the stock is better fabrics. Where else can you get a gillnetter logo embroidered on your polo? Ralph Lauren wishes they had had the idea! C W B is the only source

For those with exotic taste and high traveling standards, The Center For Wooden Boats is proud to present two options for weekend tours of Lake Union.

Our original Steam Launch Exhibit the Puffin is now taking twenty minute tours of Lake Union in the comfortable setting of a 1906 wood burning steam launch, complete with a 1906 White Steam Engine.

Since response to our free tours has been overwhelming we have added a new vessel to our tour service. Our new 30' Hackercraft, bums gasoline, seats 6 and will be running tours all weekend long. These

tours are designed to encourage visitors to get a new perspective of Lake Union, and are therefore priced right - Free. Please call to confirm both boats have crews.