Links
Local Wooden Boat Festivals
April 17-18th 2010: Silva Bay Shipyard School Launch Festival
May 22-23rd 2010: Maple Bay Wooden Boat Show
May 22-23rd 2010: Frank Fredette Memorial Gaffers Race out of Sidney, B.C.
May 29th 2010: Ladysmith Maritime Festival
June 26-27th 2010: Cowichan Bay Maritime Festival
End of July 2010: Sunshine Coast Wooden Boat Festival
August 20 – 21, 2010: Richmond Maritime Festival
August 26-29th 2010: Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival
September 4-6th 2010: Victoria Classic Boat Festival
September 7-8th 2010: Deer Harbour Wooden Boat Rendezvous
September 10-12th 2010: Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
September 18-19th 2010: Abernethy & Gaudin Open Boat Festival
Local Boat Builders
Steven Brouwer
Steven is based on Lopez Island and is currently building a Lyle Hess cutter!
Rick Coreless
Rick is a graduate of the SBSS – class of 2005. Check out his build blog for a Gartside 15.
Peter Gron
Peter is currently putting the finishing touches on his Arctic Tern. Launch 2010!
Tony Grove
Tony is a former instructor and SBSS and resides on Gabriola. He has just been awarded the T-shirt and poster artist position for Port Townsend 2010!
Abernathy and Gaudin
Brentwood Bay boatbuilders who host the Open Boat Festival in September.
Trevor Henderson
Instructor and the SBSS and current owner of a Laurent Giles restoration project. Launch 2010!
Jespersens
Just won the 6m worlds traditional class. Currently restoring an R-class beauty.
Alex Low
Hoping to launch his cutter project just in time for the SBSS Festival.
Philbrooks
Another Vancouver Island concern offering full service wood and fiberglass.
Mark Wallace
Stunning work on meter boats and did a re-fit on Allen Farrell’s Native Girl.
Larry Westlake
Boatbuilder and draftsman – has taken the lines from some of BC’s historic handliners.
Local Associations
The Old Gaffer’s Association British Columbia
The Association For Gaff-Rigged & Traditional Boat Sailing.
Sponsors
West Wind Hardwood Inc. Gracious sponsors of boat lumber. Click here for West Wind’s Website.
The Silva Bay Shipyard – our friend and next door neighbour. Click here for the Shipyard’s Website.
