At the start of last year’s race, my beloved and his first mate capsized numerous times. After too many dunkings, they voluntarily forfeited. The crowds cheered their valiant spills.
Art Floats Our Boats but Sometimes They Sink
At the start of last year’s race, my beloved and his first mate capsized numerous times. After too many dunkings, they voluntarily forfeited. The crowds cheered their valiant spills.
How could this happen with a boat painted by me, the local abstract painter Alicia R Peterson?
Bayles Boat Shop Presents
15th Annual SikaFlex "Quick & Dirty" Boat Building Competition
August 22nd & 23rd, 2026
Harborfront Park, Port Jefferson, NY
https://www.lisec.org/news-events
Build the Boat
Saturday, August 22 10-3
Salty two-member teams are challenged to build a boat and paddles in five hours.
Each team is supplied with wood and adhesive materials. There are no nails or screws allowed; only cable ties and the maritime adhesive/sealant SikaFlex.
Sika sponsors boat building races throughout our nation.
Paint the Boat
Sunday August 23, 9-12
I will join one lucky team and help paint their boat.
RACE
Sunday, August 23, 2pm
The boats race along the shore of Port Jefferson Harbor in a challenging but safe competition.
Yes, there are prizes! Beyond the coveted winner's trophy and bragging rights, you are entered in a raffle to win a hand-made Fiddlehead canoe.
A Deep Dive into Bayles Boat Shop
Boatbuilding 101: Teens learn and hone time-honored boat building skills. https://www.lisec.org/education-1
Just Completed: 1776 Whaleboat Project, a 25-foot eighteenth century historically accurate whaleboat with a working cannon. Whaleboats were used as part of a spy ring bringing vital information to George Washington’s troops.
Take a look at the documentary in process on the Whaleboat Project, “Building Freedom: A Whaleboat’s Tale,” and please consider donating to preserve our history. The documentary is the brainchild of Peter Scheer.
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