It is summer camp time for kids at Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop. It was fun morning with about 10 kids ages (I'm guessing) 12-14. One of today's projects was building this small model boat. Interesting thing is the kids are given a set up plans and have to use 18 different tools to put together the simple little boat. It takes a little math, a lot of measuring and learning to use some power tools - a drill press, table sander, band saw. The kids needed a little guidance with all that. When it comes to painting, get out of the way. They know exactly what they want to do.
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I'm doing some measuring myself these days. Getting ready to replace the 14-year-old stays on SPARTINA. Plus counting the food supplies I have on hand for the fall sail. Every visit to the grocery store I pick up a little something more. Today it was Rx Bars and That's it. bars.
The fall trip is several weeks off but I've got a five day schooner trip to Cape Charles and then a week-long haul out to replace the stays, maintenance coats of paint and varnish and maybe some new bottom paint. No doubt the fall sail will come sooner than expected.
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