HOWB 036 – 2012 Olympia Wooden Boat Fair Part 1: highlights and interviews with Megan Guritz, Ray Gillespie, Mishawn and Danielle
Summary: PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #036 I start this podcast with Pete Leenhouts of the NW School of Wooden Boat Building. Pete discusses the upcoming August 6-17 class in Port Townsend where the Boat School and the NW Maritime Center along with Howard Rice and John Welsford will oversee a group of students build their own gorgeous microcruiser - SCAMP. As of this writing space is available in the class. Email Pete at Pete@nwboatschool.org if interested. Next I share some highlights of the Olmpia Wooden Boat Fair which I attended on May 12 for the first time. My first interview is with Megan Guritiz the Fair coordinator. Megan shares some highlights from the Fair, how she got involved with beautiful wooden vessels of all sorts, and why this event rocks! Second is an interview with 92 year young Ray Gillespie. Ray is a real firecracker to be around. He has been a boyscout since 1930; started the Sea Scouts Olympia program in 1965 (the Sea Scouts 1944 WWII Captains Gig wooden vessel is named after him - R.E. Gillespie); and has attended the Fair for 33 years straight. This guy was a blast to interview - you will hear a lot of good laughs and the story of the shipwreck in Alaska of the SS Propellor Scout boat. Lastly, an interview with sisters Mishawn and Danielle who own a gorgeous boat - 1935 Ed Monk Sr. designed cutter (Pics below). Hear all the details and how the sisters got involved in this gig. Click on the green player button above to listen to the interviews and fun stuff - and be prepared to laugh along with us :) Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge): Thanks to everyone that was interviewed for my podcast. And best to you in your wooden boat endeavors and adventures. If you would like to attend the Olympia Wooden Boat Fair next year, mark it on your calendar now - it's always on mothers day weekend. UPCOMING FUN EVENTS (tell 'em Wooden Boat Dan sent you!) May 12 - Seattle Maritime Festival - Seattle, WA May 12-13 - 33rd Annual Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yachters 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA June 29 to July 1st - 22nd Annual Wooden Boat Show - Mystic Seaport, CT June 30 to July 4th - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Seattle, WA July 8 - 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Willamette Sailing Club - Portland, OR July 13-15 - 5th Annual Maritime Heritage Festival - St. Helens, OR August 6-17 - Build Your Own SCAMP microcruiser (360 385-4948) - Port Townsend, WA August 11 - La Conner Classic Boat and Car Show - La Conner, WA August 25-26 - 20th Annual Tacoma Maritime Fest - Tacoma, WA September 1-4 - Small Craft Skills Academy - Port Townsend, WA (see website for other locations) September 2-4 - 34th Annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival - Victoria, BC, Canada September 3-5 - 11th Annual Wooden Boat Rendezvous - Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, WA September 7-9 - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Port Townsend, WA Note: If you have events you would like added to the calendar, please email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com. WANT TO HELP? PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats. I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on. You can also write comments on this blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:
