Links

• The Raids

  • Raid England

    28th July – 1st August 2010 on the Solent.

  • Great Glen Raid

    Coast to coast across Scotland,

  • Croisiere Loire

    In 2005, July 3-8th: From Tours (Brehemont) to Nantes (Oudon), France

  • Raid Finland

    The sixth Raid Finland will be in the fantastic archipelago of Turku, same area as 2003.

  • Shipyard Raid

    In 2010, July 10 -July 17: An 8-day 175 km course from Silva Bay, Gabriola Island, BC to Desolation Sound, Heriot Bay, BC, Canada.

• About Raid 2009

  • Shipyard Raid Flickr stream

• About Raid 2008

  • Shipyard Raid Flickr stream

    1,333 photos

• About Raid 2007

  • Raider Alex Low’s photos

    Alex Low has a page of great Raid 07 photos on his Web site.

  • Jackson Hole Daily

    A nice article about Mary and Bill Neal building and racing Dragonfly in Raid 07 has been posted in the September 26 issue (web-version).

• About Raid 2006

  • Classic Boat

    Raider/photographer Cameron Eckhert has an article in the July 2007 issue about Shipyard School Raid 2006.

  • Ron’s Gallery

    A slideshow with wonderful photos of Raid 06.

  • Small Craft Advisor

    Tad and Barrett wrote about Raid 06 for January 2007 Issue #43. Yuko and Tern are on the cover: The photos were taken by Raider Cameron Eckert.

  • Micheal’s Raid 06 photos

    Bear crew Micheal’s Raid 06 photos were posted in December at gallery “ShipyardRaid2006″

  • smugmug

    There is a nice set of photos of the Raid finish at the gallery

• About Raid 2005

  • Ron’s Gallery
  • Whatcom Independent News

    Dale McKinnon’s article in the Sept. 29, 2005 issue, dl the pdf from their site

  • Northwest Maritime Center and Wooden Boat Foundation newsletter, November 2005 issue   PDF

    Shelly Randall’s feature about the Sea Scouts and Bear

  • Ash Breeze

    Gary Powell’s article in the Winter issue is available as a pdf from theTSCA site

• Local Information

  • Local Tides

    Government of Canada tide tables

  • Marine Weather

    Entrance Island Lightstation

  • Gabriola Ferry

    Local ferry schedule

  • Silva Bay Resort and Marina

    Pub, liquor store, marina: no accommodations. Silva Bay, Gabriola Island

  • Silva Bay Inn

    Oceanfront suites, with kitchens. Silva Bay, Gabriola Island

  • Page’s Resort and Marina

    Marina, cottages, campground, chart and book store at Silva Bay, Gabriola Island

  • Friends of Silva Bay

    Silva Bay water and shorebird and nearshore ecosystems identification guides

  • Silva Bay Shipyard

    “Do it yourself” with 100T ways and travel lift. Don and Viki Mayrand.

  • Silva Bay Boater’s Exchange

    Free-Pre-list your items: webmaster.fosb@gmail.com

• Local Wooden Boat Events

  • 2009 Silva Bay Maritime Festival

    April 4th and 5th, 2009 Festival, Shipyard School Boat Launching, Wooden Boat Seminars

  • Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival

    Aug. 27 – 30, 2009

  • Silva Bay Rendezvous

    September 1st and 2nd, 09 A Mid-week Gulf-Islands Rendezvous for Traditional Wooden Boats

  • Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

    Annual, in September

  • Brentwood Bay Open Boat Festival

    September 18 – 20, 09 2nd annual festival for traditional wooden open boats

• Marine Parks on the Route

  In the Gulf Islands

  • Wallace Island
  • Montague Harbour Marine Park
  • Portland Island Marine Park
  • Sidney Spit Marine Park

• Silva Bay Shipyard School

  • Silva Bay Shipyard School

    Canada’s only full-time traditional wooden boat building school, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada

  • 09 Silva Bay Maritime Festival, Wooden Boat Seminars, and Small Boat Race

    April 4th and 5th, 2009 The eleventh festival celebrating the launchings of the boats built by the students at the Silva Bay Shipyard School. A two day event; the launchings are on Saturday and there is a small boat race on Sunday.

  • 2009 Boat Launch Festival Photos

    A nice set of photos at flickr, taken at the April 2009 Silva Bay Shipyard School Boat Launch Festival.

  • Building the Tammie Norrie

    SBSS 2007 -2008 Wooden Boat Building student Ted Davis has started a blog about his team building the 13 ft. 5 in. Iain Oughtred TAMMIE NORRIE yawl.

  • Building the William Garden catboat TOMCAT

    06-07 Wooden Boatbuilding graduate Alex Low has a detailed lofting-through-rigging photo-journal about his team building the William Garden catboat TOMCAT, launched April 07, 07.

  • Building a 15 foot Gartside Day Sailer

    Photo journal by Silva Bay Shipyard School student Rick Corless

  • 2007 Boat Launch Festival Photos

    A nice set of photos at flickr, taken at the April 2007 Silva Bay Shipyard School Boat Launch Festival.

  • Six minute video about Wooden Boatbuilding 2005-2006

    A six minute video about Wooden Boatbuilding 2005-2006 that aired on local TV in April 2006.

• Raid Motherships and Escorts

  • Temujin

    Steel Pinky schooner Temujin

  • Rupert Pelican

    Wooden Gulf Scow Schooner Rupert Pelican

  • Grail Dancer

    Web site includes information about Raid 05 Mothership Grail Dancer

  • Seka and Island Eagle

    Web site includes information about Raid 06 Mothership Island Eagle and Raid Shepard Seka

  • Martha

    The 68′ wooden schooner Martha was our support Mothership for Raid 06.

• Referrers and Press

  • Traditional Small Craft Association

    Calendar of major international events for small craft for 2007

  • Ash Breeze

    TSCA‘s journal

  • Raid Finland Links

    Links to the other Raids and to European small boat associations and boatbuilders, plus a PDF containing magazine articles about previous raids

  • Mother of All Maritime Links
  • Water Craft
  • Wooden Boat
  • Small Craft Advisor
  • Duckworks Online Magazine

• Voyages under Sail and Oar

  International

  • Hunter Bay Boat Project

    The building and voyages of raider Tern, rowed and sailed to Alaska and back in three months to the day.

• Traditional Boat Associations

  In British Columbia

  • Oarlock and Sail Wooden Boat Club

    Vancouver, BC, Canada

  • West Coast Wooden Work Boat Association

    Annual participants in the Silva Bay Marine Festival

  • Victoria Tall Ships Society

    The Tall Ships are Coming! Victoria, BC, Canada June 23 through 26, 2005

• Traditional Boat Rendezvous and Rallies

  International

  • Silva Bay Rendezvous

    September 1st and 2nd, 09 A Mid-week Gulf-Islands Rendezvous for Traditional Wooden Boats

  • Montague Harbour and Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous

    Jamie Orr’s Montague Harbour Small Boat Rendezvous is happening again,
    May 25 to 27, 2007. Dates for the Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous are July 13 to 16, 2007.

  • Deer Harbor Wooden Boat Rendezvous

    An annual wooden boat rendezvous at Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, Washington State, Sept. 5, 6, and 7, 2006.

  • Latina Cup

    Location: St. Tropez, France; the Web site has a great slideshow of the May 2005 entries.

• Boatbuilders

  Of traditional wooden boats

  • Larry Westlake

    Sunshine Coast: Traditional BC designs including handliners and handtrollers. Small boats built to order.
    Plans and instructions for home boat-builders

  • Abernethy and Gaudin Boatbuilders

    Wooden new construction as well as restorations and custom interiors. Traditional 30 tonne ways. Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada

  • Mark Wallace Shipwright

    Mark Wallace Shipwright. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

  • Tony Grove

    Traditional wooden boats and fine wood working. Former Head Instructor at the Silva Bay Shipyard School. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada

  • Hunter Bay Woodworking

    Traditional wooden boats and fine wood working. Lopez Island, Washington, USA (co-builders of Tern)

  • Nomad Boatbuilding

    Vancouver, BC, Canada

  • Hilmark Boats

    Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

  • Jespersen Boat Works

    Sidney, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

  • Paul Gartside

    Sidney, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

  • Covey Island Boatworks

    Nova Scotia, Canada

  • Viking Ships and Norse Wooden Boats

    An inspiring site with links to boatbuilders on the line below

  • Wooden Boat Workshops in Bjorkedalen, Norway

• Traditional Boats Plans Libraries

  Traditional Boat Plans from Sweden

  • British National Maritime Museum

    Traditional Boat Plans from the British National Maritime Museum, Research Section

  • Mystic Seaport Ships Plans Library

    Mystic Seaport Ships Plans Library

  • Swedish National Maritime Museum Collections-Archive

    Traditional Boat Plans from the Swedish National Maritime Museum’s Archive

The Links page was last updated February 5, 2010