The crew completed its second Shipyard School Raid this summer, placing fourth out of eleven boats and having a great time.  Weather was a bit lighter this year, although the crossing of the Strait of Georgia on the second day was rough, resulting in the breaking of the tiller.  The Scouts found an old iron bar on the beach and rigged it as a replacement.  The Port Townsend Sea Scouts (SSS Falcon) crewing the longboat Bear were along and made for good company.

The Shipyard School Raid is an annual week-long, staged sailing and rowing race for traditional small boats. The fifth Shipyard School Raid, summer 2009, ran north from the Silva Bay Shipyard School on Gabriola Island, B.C., Canada to Desolation Sound. The course of about 170 km is through the Gulf of Georgia, Malaspina Strait, and into Desolation Sound. 
http://www.shipyardraid.ca/