Author: captain

CABBS at the 2017 Cleveland Mid-America Boat Show

Let’s start with this year’s kid’s model boat, a sailing catamaran designed by Jerry Priebe.  The CABBS kid’s boatbuilding workshop is a legendary feature of the boat show.  CABBS members led by program director Mike...

The CABBS Optimist Pram

No other boat in the world has surpassed the popularity of the Optimist Pram as a sail trainer for kids. Over 400,000 have been built worldwide since Clark Mills designed the boat in 1948....

CABBS Mini-skiff

CABBS Mini-Skiff

Real boatbuilding in a simple package Grab a partner under the age of twelve and build your first boat together!  The CABBS Mini-Skiff is a child-sized, seven foot boat that is simple to build...

Day Ten: The Wrap Up

This morning, the Hulberton Bridge lifted without a problem. We were on our way home and by early afternoon the trip would be over. Sitting in the back of the boat I watched our...

Day Nine: Rain and Consequences

Hoping to make it home today, we got an early start. By lunch time we passed through three locks.  One had the largest lift of the trip at more than 25 ft. Ahead of us...

Day Seven: Heading West

Today’s commentary will be brief. The Richardson group got together for breakfast and we said goodbye with a lots of hugs. A few said “See you next year” with a footnote of caution that expressed...

Day Four: Locking Through

Passing through seven locks today brought us together as a crew.  Here’s how it worked. Phil radioed the lock master and requested passage.  In a few minutes he or she gave us the green light...