HOWB 036 – 2012 Olympia Wooden Boat Fair Part 1: Highlights, Interviews with Megan Guritz, Ray Gillespie, Mishawn and Danielle - 05.24.12

I start this podcast with Pete Leenhouts of the NW School of Wooden Boat Building. Pete discusses the upcoming August 6-17, 2012 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.

Next I share some highlights of the Olympia 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. Hear all the details and how the sisters got involved in this gig.

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Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan over and out :D

PS  Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago - some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are outdated and no longer valid.