Bosun School

bosun School

Intro:

We are eager to bring traditional mariner skills to the modern day sailor. We are launching spring classes to teach practical rope and sail skills for you to take into the season. Sessions will be stand alone, or can build on one another creating a great package for your sailing resume. Whether you want to get the edge out at sea by boosting your skill sets, or just flex at the dock with some decorative knot work, Bosun School is going to be a place of fun learning, and community.

Sea Bag - $100 for 4 classes March

This class is best bundled as 4 sessions and is planned in Wednesday evenings in March. It covers skills like sail repair, grommet making, whipping and serving. It is particularly good if you plan to do any traditional sailing, but is really effective for any boat. If you take all 4 classes, you'll walk away with a very sweet sea bag.

(See Below and the community calendar for more details)

Fancy Work - $28 a Session April

This series of stand alone sessions makes a fantastic repertoire of knots that you can use on the ship, patio or as gifts. Traditional maritime work turns into key chains, water bottle covers, bell ropes, and those cool wraps you see on ship's wheels. Bring a friend and be a sailor for the evening. You'll soon become the go to person for all things nautical.

(See Below and the community calendar for more details)

Practical Mariner skills for those who sail hard

Learn basic sail and rope work while making a sea bag! $100 for all 4 or $28 each

The sea bag or its little sister the ditty bag, has long been a right of passage for the bosun or the sail maker. These bags are created with key techniques that are must have skills for old school bosun, and are fantastic skills for the back pocket of any modern sailor. During your next race, be the one to raise your hand when the skipper shouts "Anyone know how to fix a sail?!"

As you construct your own sea bag, it becomes your work bench to learn the following skill sets:

Mend a tare in the sail (canvas or modern)
Make your own grommets for eyelets
Protect line (or rigging) from wear with servings
Keep rope from fraying without melting the end VARIOUS
Finish line with a crown knot and the traditional Bosun's turkshead

When you're done, you'll have an awesome looking everyday canvas bag!

Each class can be taken as a stand alone session to learn the skills for sail and rope work. But if you bundle all 4 together as the Sea Bag Class, you'll be saving taking home a canvas sea bag.

Classes is set tentatively (based on participation) for Wednesday evenings in March. See the community calendar for more information.

Fancy Work FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER "KNOT"

Tie beautiful knots that can be used anywhere

Offered throughout the month of April, these classes are just in time to spruce up your boat, dock or back deck this summer. Learning the ropes for this type of work is always a point of pride. You'll be able to craft some useful and beautiful pieces:

Bell Ropes and Monkey's Fist - both for practical use onboard, or for earrings and key chains
Grafting - Both for making fenders, and for a sweet water bottle cover
French Hitching or Coxcombing - to use as a protective covering or as a beautiful addition to wheels, railings, or post. Especially nice for Dad's walking stick.
Thump Matt and Turkshead - small flat ones for coaster or larger ones for boarding mats

MJ's Bosun will make you feel comfortable and keep pace as you learn, these not so difficult after all methods. It's always fun to bring a friend! If you think you'd like to do all four sessions, you can bundle them together and save.

Classes are set tentatively (based on participation) for Wednesday evenings in April. See the community calendar for more details.

What a great gift to give