The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) is a museum dedicated to preserving and documenting the maritime history of the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. CWB was founded by Dick Wagner in Seattle in the 1970s and has grown to include three sites; the South Lake Union campus in Lake Union Park, the Northlake Workshop & Warehouse at the north end of Lake Union, and The Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach State Park on Camano Island.
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 CWB's "lagoon", with a Beetle Cat in the foreground and several wooden rowboats in the background | |
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| Location | 1010 Valley Street Seattle, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°37′35″N 122°20′09″W / 47.62639°N 122.33583°W |
| Website | cwb |
Collection
editThe CWB collection includes more than 170 vessels, mostly small sailboats and rowboats.[1] The boats are divided into a number of sections. The livery fleet includes daysailers, rowboats, and two pedal boats.[citation needed]
The 20-foot (6.1 m) Blanchard Junior Knockabout is the mainstay of CWB's rental fleet. These boats were designed and built at the Blanchard Boat Company on Lake Union. They have eight, which are used for teaching and rentals.[2]
See also
edit- Lake Union Park
- Lake Union
- List of maritime museums in the United States
- Myrtle Edwards Park (Other end of Broad Street)
References
edit- ^ Retrieved from http://www.cwb.org/ExploreBoats.htm Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Center for Wooden Boats-Boat Rentals". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
External links
edit- Official website
- Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Council Online Search Tool, an online directory of maritime heritage attractions and organizations in the Pacific Northwest.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, King County, WA:
- HAER No. WA-181, "Blanchard Junior Knockabout, Hull No. 7", 9 photos, 5 measured drawings, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-185, "Haida Dugout Canoe", 2 photos, 1 measured drawing, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-187, "R-Boat Pirate", 18 photos, 8 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HAER No. WA-188, "Salish Canoe", 5 photos, 2 measured drawings, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-224, "19'-6" Mukilteo Boat", 4 photos, 4 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WA-227, "14'-3" Double Ended Davis Boat", 3 measured drawings
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