Maritime Skills for Teens
BoatShop Summer Camp High School
9AM-4PM DAILY
High School Camp students will:
be introduced to Gig Harbor’s historic working waterfront aboard Veteran, in the Skansie NetShed and at the Eddon Boatyard shops.
learn to operate small power (electric) boats
be introduced to the basics of sailing aboard Thunderbird No. 2, Pirouette
learn about salmon habitat while exploring Donkey Creek
learn how to tie knots and how to dock and tie up a small boat
build a 12’ rowing skiff, learning how to use Shipwright power and hand tools
learn teamwork while rowing a two-person boat
be introduced to navigation, how to use a compass, how to take sights, how to read charts and how to read tide & current tables