Upcoming Event: Boats, Bourbon, and Beans!
⛵ Boats, Bourbon, and Beans: A CABBS Community Fundraiser! 📅 Date & Time: Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM 📍 Location: Cleveland Whiskey — 601 Stones Levee, Cleveland, OH 44113...
CABBS Journal Activity Reports
2026 FALL CLASSES
The changing seasons bring four classes to the schedule at our downtown workspace. BOATBUILDING TECHNIQUES Starts Thursday Oct 8, eight consecutive Thursday sessions 6:00-8:30 PM CABBS Workspace Fee – $260 – limit 10 participants...
Spring Classes Wrap-Up
The Boatbuilding Basics class finished a wooden paddleboard and the Oar and Paddlemaking class showed what beautiful things can be produced with simple hand tools. Time to put their creations in the water and...
CABBS at the Cleveland Boat Show
CABBS has enjoyed participating at the Boat Show over the years but this year will be remembered as a year of change. 2026 marked the final year for the show at the IX Center...
Sign-up for Working the Boat Show
The opportunity to “show our flag” is now upon us: The Cleveland Boat Show, Jan. 15-18. We seriously need your help in staffing the booth. There are two booth functions we need help with:...
2026 Winter Classes Schedule
Three classes form our winter line-up. You can register on-line by clicking on SHOP on the homepage menu bar. Here’s the rundown on each class. INTRO TO FIBERGLASS REPAIR Starts Wednesday January 28 Four...
Enjoy Our On-line Shop
There is something new in the menu bar above. We now have an on-line SHOP where you can make purchases: Join CABBS, register for classes, renew your dues, buy CABBS gear and much more. ...
CABBS Planning Docs
Helpful resources for members! CABBS Planning Document – Final CABBS Constitution 2025 with Redlined Changes Ver 3 – Final
Sewing at CABBS
It has been a journey to get some use out of our industrial sewing machine at CABBS. Some tuning by a sailmaking friend helped get it operational. I’ve since used it on several small...
Register for Fall Classes
Two fall classes are still available. Register by texting your name and class of interest to 216-272-3327 or e-mail to cabbsmail@gmail.com. Check out the details here. SATURDAY, OCT 4 Intro to Woodworking for Adult...
The Goat Has Left the Building
It’s built, painted, and varnished. CABBS members turned out in great style on a May Saturday morning to help James Krouse move his Goat Island skiff out of the workspace. Picking it up and...
