Founded in 1967, CABBS brings together people who share a passion for building, sailing, paddling, and motoring in boats. Visitors are always welcome at CABBS activities.
FEATURED SPEAKER: Amitan Bar-Even, Case Western Reserve University Robotics Club.
We’ll pick up the topic of underwater robotics and get an inside look at underwater devices and drones built by these national champions of university-level robotics competitions.
Field Trip to National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo
Date: February 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
This wonderful museum presents the maritime history of the Great Lakes from birch bark canoes to three masted schooners to thousand foot ore carriers. Our field trip price includes museum admission and a light lunch. Sign up for the trip on-line. Click on ‘SHOP’ in the menu line above and open the ‘membership’ Category. We will arrange car pooling for the trip to Toledo.
GUEST SPEAKER: Susan Taft, canoe builder. Susan has spent 40 years building extremely light-weight cedar strip canoes made for rugged canoe-camping adventures.
The CABBS Six-Hour Canoe boatbuilding class will start March 3, 2018. Over five consecutive Saturdays, you will build a boat. Interested? Follow along here.
Looking for a great boatbuilding activity for you or a young person? Take a look at our plans for building the CABBS Optimist dinghy.