Crew 407 was formed in the summer of 2006 out
of Troop 407. During the winter of 2007 we began consulting with the
Center for Wooden Boats onLake
Union and hit
upon the idea of building and crewing an Umiak, Alaskan Native Skin
on Frame style boat. With help from Corey Freeman at the Skin
Boat School in Anacortes we began
construction in March. Crew members have helped mill the Western Red
and Alaskan Yellow Cedar, scarf (join) the wood members together,
form the wood into a hull shape and lash the boat together with
seining twine. Finial hull construction took place at the Center for
Wooden Boats during the Wooden Boat Festival (30 June thru 2 July),
there we fit and sewed the ballistic nylon skin (flak jacket
material).
The Umiak was
launched during a ceremony on 3 July 2007 at the CWB on Lake
Union.
Now that the
hull is completed the Crew will focus on making oars and paddles, as
well as two sails with spars. The Umiak will then be the Crew’s
vessel for exploring the Puget Sound, Canadian
Gulf Islands and northwards. Crew
meeting to include rowing and Sailing practice will be conducted on
local Lake Meridian. The Crew hopes to
compete in the Shipyard School Raid, a 100 mile open boat sailing
and rowing race from Gabriola Island
Island, BC to Port Townsend,
WA.
If you are
interested in joining or supporting our Crew please contact Crew
Advisor Brennan Phillips at Umiak407@gmail.com, our web site link is
www.crew407.com.