Launch Festival
The 12th Annual Silva Bay Shipyard School Launch Festival
April 17-18th 2010
The Silva Bay Shipyard School is celebrating its 12th annual boat launch festival. Over the past 12 years the school and its students have proudly launched over 30 beautiful wooden boats and trained hundreds of students in the ‘art of the wooden boat’. This year the festival is expanding! We have added a more formal ‘dock’ component to the festival and will showcase some demonstrations and more events for kids. The event is one for the entire family to come out and enjoy.
Friday night:
Graduation Ceremony and Dinner
Guest boat arrival and informal meet and greet at the Silva Bay Bay Pub
Saturday April 17th:
Lecture Series:
Saturday April 17th Speakers:
10am
Larry Westlake of Westlake Boats talks about traditional West Coast Handliners – ‘Bus Bailey’, Gabriola’s very own classic handliner, will be at the show and in the Bay!
11am
Jim Sepkowski and his beautfiul 55′ schooner ‘Maryke Violet’ will be on the docks and in the school. Jim will talk about his boat, her restoration and some of his travels aboard.
12pm
Cedar Charnley speaks about rowing/sailing ‘Tern’, an open boat, from Lopez Island to Alaska. More info here.
1pm
Kaci Cronkhite speaks about restoring her Spidsgatter ‘Pax’. The project can be found on her website.
2pm
Boat Launch!
Children’s Festival
Launch party and Live Music at the Silva Bay Pub
Sunday April 18th:
9am
Pancake Breakfast & pre-race posturing.
10:30am
Rowing race
11:00am
Kids rowing race
11:30am
Family Sailing Race
Afternoon guest boat sail-by.
Download and print a copy of the poster.
