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Alexandria Seaport Foundation’s Potomac River Dory Boat project

Tim Shaw — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:04:00 +0000

Our local wooden boat education and youth development program, the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, is launching an effort to build two Potomac River Dory Boats. The boats will be built by the apprentices and the community and used for a broad array of educational initiatives. Here is a nice introduction (in a somewhat large Flash file).

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Skin-on-frame boat treat – Inuit kayak and Ojibwe birch bark canoe

Tim Shaw — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:19:47 +0000

I was able to get in a quick peek at the National Museum of the American Indian, which keeps a few traditional boats in its rotunda. I have written about the semi-traditional Inuit kayak before, but I didn’t have a shot of the completed boat. Here she is.

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Alexandria Seaport Foundation gets a mention in a Australian blog

Tim Shaw — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:14:00 +0000

Alexandria Seaport Foundation got discovered by Australian blogger Mike Hitchen and his blog i On Global Trends. Good on ya!.

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A good time to support Alexandria Seaport Foundation

Tim Shaw — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:36:44 +0000

I have written in the past about the Alexandria Seaport Foundation. I love this organization. They are currently building their endowment and have a commitment from the Ohrstrom Foundation to match donations. Think about supporting them now.

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Alexandria Seaport Foundation on CBS news

Tim Shaw — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:56:01 +0000

Tonight must be multimedia night… my friends at Alexandria Seaport Foundation made the CBS Evening News! Congrats to Joe Youcha and crew for getting some q.t. with Katie Couric.

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Joe Youcha – a Washingtonian of the Year!

Tim Shaw — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:22:59 +0000

While I am going crazy with postings tonight, a quick congratulations to Joe Youcha, Executive Director of Alexandria Seaport Foundation on being named one of Washingtonian magazine’s Washingtonians of the year. He does a great job and is a caring, personable guy – this is much deserved.

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Inuit skin-on-frame kayak building at ASF

Tim Shaw — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:23:00 +0000

Among the cooler things Alexandria Seaport Foundation did recently was to host two boatbuilders from Nunavut in Canada.

They led the building of two skin-on-frame kayaks. The results were incredible. The were fairly authentic in construction, though they used nylon for lashing and skin and the wood wasn’t exactly hewn driftwood. They were amazing, though [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Alexandria Seaport Foundation

Tim Shaw — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:15:00 +0000

If anyone is looking for a great wooden boat-oriented non-profit to support, I would encourage you to look into the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, based here in Alexandria, VA. While it does many things, its core mission is using boat building to bring hope into troubled young lives. The organization’s purpose:

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