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2008 Tugboat Programs & Workshops
Northwest Seaport offers a variety of programs aboard its historic 1889 tugboat Arthur Foss moored at the Historic Ships Wharf in Seattle’s Lake Union Park.  These programs are hosted in partnership with the Center for Wooden Boats and other area maritime heritage organizations.  For registration information, please contact the
CWB.


Northwest Seaport’s Next Chantey Sing is Friday, Aug 8th at the Woodshop

Singer-Songwriter Wendy Joseph will lead the August Chantey Sing, Wendy has sailed the Seven Seas on a variety of ships including the Lady Washington, research boats, and deep sea vessels. Her great wit, experiences, clever songs bring a vibrant twist to the Chantey Sing.

Chanteys are work songs and foc’sle ditties with great choruses that join our present day maritime traditions and lore with those of the past. Come and lead a song of the sea or just join in on the chorus. Chanteys and sea songs are easy to learn and fun to sing! Fun for adults and children too.
The Chantey Sing starts at 8 pm and goes to after 10 pm. Meet at the Wood Shop at South Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Street N, Seattle, 98109. Refreshments will be available. Admission is Free but donations are welcome. Hosted by Wayne Palsson.  


Northwest Seaport’s August Maritime Concert Features Hanz Araki!

Saturday, August 16th, 8 pm at the Center for Wooden Boats!

Music bridges cultures, generations. Hanz Araki plays a variety of Irish flutes and currently fronts his own band, playing traditional and new arrangements of Irish tunes, but he wants his music to transcend categorization. Reviewers have called his flute playing and singing "sweet and lush and full of feeling and nuance," and "wonderfully sunny sounding," but his favorite was when Sing Out! magazine called him "one of a generation of global beat players."  

Araki is also a sixth generation Japanese shakuhachi flute player, following in the footsteps of his father, Kodo Araki. Araki, whose full first name is the Japanese Hanzaburo, does have I rish heritage on his mother's side, which came out during breaks from shakuhachi practice. His mother's tapes of The Chieftains were an influence, as was the not-so-traditional Irish band, The Pogues. Araki's virtuoso talent on the shakuhachi translated over to equal skill on the Irish wooden flute and tin whistle, which are his main instruments, along with a rich tenor voice, and he became a regular on the Irish pub scene. For several years Araki was a member of the high-energy Irish music band The Paperboys.

Admission: $15 General, $10 Seniors, Youths, and Members of Northwest Seaport and the Center for Wooden Boats.

All concerts start 8 pm last until after 10 pm. The Boat House at the Center for Wooden Boats is located at 1010 Valley St. in Seattle’s new Lake Union Park. Coffee, tea, baked goods, and more, are available.

Coffee, tea, baked goods, and more, are available. Maritime music CDs for sale.
Hosted by: Phillip Morgan. For more information visit
NWSeaport

Future Northwest Seaport Maritime Concerts:


September 20, Shanghaied on the Willamette and to be announced (at CWB)
October 18, Holdstock and Macleod (at CWB)
November 15, Tania Opland & Mike Freeman and Watch the Sky! (at CWB)
December 6, The Cutters & Friends (at Immanuel Lutheran Church)


Tugboat Night
Dates:  August 16 & December 20
Time:  7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost:  $20 per person
Ages:  14 and up
Instructor: 
Adrian Lipp

Indulge your inner engineer and learn about the systems on the historic tugboat Arthur Foss.  Participants will spend an evening exercising the tugboat's equipment (including starting up its antique Washington Iron Works diesel engine), inspecting its electrical and plumbing systems, and performing other duties of old-time engineers.  We'll end the program with discussion and story-telling over hot apple cider in a galley warmed by the tug's original diesel stove.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the duties of a marine engineer, see more of the Arthur Foss than most visitors, or just get your hands on the engine.  No engineering or other experience is required, just wear your dirty clothes and bring your enthusiasm. 

Engineer for a Day
Date:  TBA
Time:  8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost:  $65 members / $80 non-members
Ages:  14 and up
Instructor: 
Adrian Lipp

Kick the tires and light the fires onboard historic vessels at Lake Union Park, including the tugboat Arthur Foss and the fireboat Duwamish.  Professional marine engineers will help participants start the Arthur’s Washington Iron Works diesel engine and the Duwamish’s Bessemer diesel electric generators.   Depending on availability, participants may learn about steam engines by observing the Virginia V and the Lightship No. 83’s boilers and power plant.
No engineering or other experience is required, just wear your dirty clothes and bring your enthusiasm.  Program includes a lunch cooked on the Arthur Foss’s original diesel stove.

Hull Repair Workshop

Dates:  July 24 – 29 (dependent on shipyard availability)
Time:  8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost:  $270 members / $300 non-members
Ages:  14 and up
Instructor:  Brian Johnson

Learn about large-timber boat construction while repairing the tugboat Arthur Foss’s 119-year-old hull.  Participants will join professional shipwrights in replacing a heavy fir plank that the 2007 hull survey identified as in poor condition, using traditional shipbuilding techniques such as caulking seams and shaping timbers.

No shipbuilding or other experience is required, just wear your dirty clothes and bring your enthusiasm.  Program includes lunches cooked on the Arthur Foss’s original diesel stove.

Diesel Engine Theory
Dates:  November 8, 15, 22, 29, & December 6
Time:  8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost:  $270 members / $300 non-members
Ages:  14 and up
Instructor: 
Adrian Lipp

Join the engineers and get your hands dirty while fixing the Arthur Foss’s 700 horsepower diesel engine.  This seventy-year-old engine uses the same principles as modern diesels, but the parts are MUCH bigger and easier to work on.  The 2008 session focuses on overhauling cylinder four; participants will inspect previous repair work, pull the cylinder head and piston (18 inches in diameter!) and perform repairs under the supervision of experienced diesel mechanics.

No engineering or other experience is required, just wear your dirty clothes and bring your enthusiasm.  Program includes lunched cooked on the Arthur Foss’s original diesel stove.

Tugboat Experience
Dates: Berths available April 19 – October 19
Cost:  $70 / night Officers’ cabins, $40 / night Crew berths, $385 for full ship (9 berths total); discounts available for NWS or CWB program participants

Ever wanted to stay onboard a tugboat?  Experience life aboard the historic Arthur Foss and learn about tugboats from the inside out.  Whether staying one night for an authentic Seattle experience or living aboard during a workshop class, the Arthur provides both accommodation and a slice of Puget Sound maritime history.

All participants receive a tour from engine room to wheelhouse and may take advantage of standard tugboat crew amenities including flush toilets, hot showers, heat, and bed linens.  Plan on bring meals, a heavy blanket, and other necessities.  Choose between crew cabins (two bunks per room) and officer stateroom (single bunk with desk).


Story Hour on the Arthur Foss
2nd & 4th Thursdays each month @ 11:00 a.m.
Historic Ships Wharf at Lake Union Park, Seattle
Brought to you in partnership with CWB

Storytime aboard the Arthur Foss (a 100-year-old tugboat) features stories about boats, kids and the sea. Popular with kids 2-5, CWB's Education Specialist reads from a host of great kids books about boats, the water, and the animals in the sea. The tykes might sing a song and check out this historic tug.

Field Trips

Songs of the Sea
Experience hands-on activities and colorful work songs from the Age of Sail. A maritime musician will lead the students in songs while they participate in maritime activities, like line hauling and capstan turning. These work songs were used to coordinate work aboard sailing ships, and blend many musical traditions, including African-American, Caribbean and Celtic influences. The lyrics are often humorous and entertaining, because they were the crews’ only opportunity to complain about the captain, mate, and cook. Their ‘call and response’ form makes them easy to learn and fun to sing.

1889 Tugboat Arthur Foss
arthurfoss.jpgExplore this 120-foot seagoing tug and learn about history and life on board. After a brief welcome and explanation of safety procedures, a tour guide will lead the group on an exploration of the entire boat, including engine room, galley, wheelhouse, and crew quarters. Along the way the group will learn what it was like to live and work aboard a tugboat, and the fascinating story of the historic ARTHUR FOSS. Hear about her exciting adventures in the Alaska gold rush and in World War II, and her everyday work towing logs to help build the Pacific Northwest.

All field trips are by prior reservation
thry last between 45 to 90 minutes
$3.00 per person, including adults, $45.00 minimum.
30 or less per group. (1 NWS guide).

Two field trip groups (60 students) can be accommodated simultaneously by two NWS guides with advance notice.

For the safety of your students we ask that you invite one adult chaperone for every 10 students of grades 6-12. One adult for every 5 K-5 students.

Parking: Large parking lot off Terry Ave. N. Buses may drop off and park along Terry Ave. N.
Clothing: We encourage warm, waterproof, rugged clothing, and comfortable non-slick shoes.
For more information: Please contact the Center for Wooden Boats.