BAEP Students Boat Shop Work (March 2015)
BAEP students have been building the gunwales and the quadrant for the second St. Ayles Skiff and attaching them to the boat. Each student is also working on a
Here’s to What “Quill” Be…
A Preliminary Drawing of the finished Porcupine Hello fans of BMC and the Porcupine Project, Today I officially join the BMC staff as Project Manager for Porcupine.
New Video Highlighting 1813 Schooner Porcupine Project
Help Float Our Boat! Thanks to Dan Henninger and Ed Bernik for the awesome video about the Porcupine Project.
Schooner Porcupine Center of Gravity Experiment
To determine the center of gravity, both fore and aft and vertically, of the Schooner Porcupine, we convened an accomplished team of friends. These locals included an engineer, shipwrights,
Second St. Ayles Skiff Nearing Completion
Students will be making and setting floorboards, applying varnish, and building and installing a coxswain seat on the second St. Ayles Skiff. Follow our students' progress on our student
Taco the Town Is Back in the Water!
Taco the Town is back in the water! BMC's 35' racing catamaran is locally designed and locally built. Looking great.
Turning it Over!
On the last day of the school year, the high school students in the Bayfront Alternative Education Program (BAEP) turned over the hull of the second St. Ayles Skiff.
New Mast on Friendship Sloop Momentum
The Friendship Sloop Momentum sailing today with her new mast! She turns 50 this year. She doesn't look a day over over 10...
Friendship Sloop Momentum’s New Mast In Progress
After three months of hard work by our students and faculty, BMC finished installing a new mast on Friendship Sloop Momentum. The mast is 37', Douglass Fir, 16 sided and ready to
New Cleats Installed on Momentum Mast
Friendship Sloop Momentum's new mast has a new table and cleats made of black locust. The table was sloped a bit on top by BMC's ShopBot digital fabrication