Friday, July 24
The last day.
If you ever get a chance to come to the school here, take it! This has to be one of the coolest things in the world to do. It is just too much fun. The school is very well run. Rich and Kim do an excellent job. It is amazing that they are able to get the quality of instructors that they do here at the school. I get amused at Rich; he appears be the guy who fell of the turnip truck yesterday. He rides, anytime he gets a chance, around on an old tractor here. He is mostly dressed in jeans and tee shirts. But when you really look at what he is doing there is a different person. He is at the school everyday. There are no holidays when school is in session. He knows everything that is going on and knows everyone’s name in the classes. When you look at the numbers, it is large operation and they do an excellent job.
My instructor Geoff Kerr, the Maine boat builder, who lives in Vermont is a great instructor. This is the 2nd time I have taken a class under him. Each one has been a great learning experience. There is so much to learn about building boats, it is hard to get it in just one course. I would highly recommend taking one of Geoff’s courses. Not only is it a great learning experience but you just have “fun” with Geoff.
Of course the last night is lobster night. Because of the miserable weather, they actually said it was a summer “Nor’easter”, we had the dinner in the shop. None of the instructors remember ever having to move the dinner inside. We consumed great quantities of food and beer. Great fun was had by all. We had to say good bye to our new best friends and pack bags for the trip home.
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