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Jam packed weekend in Camden.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

The Camden Windjammer Weekend, and especially the Build-a-Boat Contest and Race, was lots of fun last year, where kids got to build a boat and then race it in Camden Harbor.

Happily, it’s on again this year with all kinds of clever events — contests for kids, a puppet show, a boat parade, an outdoor concert, drawing classes, a Lobster Crate Race, the Build-a-Boat contest and race, and even a Schooner Crew Talent Show.

Besides just plain having fun, you’ll learn lots about the history, arts, crafts, skills, food and wild stories that accompany the beautiful Windjammers you see all over the coast of Maine.

Here are some links: — to photos taken last year — to this year’s schedule of events.

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Camden Windjammers Weekend Build-a-Boat Contest and Race.

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

What a fun way to spend a beautiful day in Maine! Check out just how much fun with this link to the image deck which will be updated with new pics as they are uploaded. You can download these in a larger format free for the asking.

All the shipbuilding materials were provided by EBS in Camden. Pretty neat. Each team was judged on design, race results, and crowd pleasing.

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The results, which are hopefully correct, are:

First Overall — ‘All Hands on Deck’ (pictured with trophies above)

Second Overall — ‘Hardnite Out’

Best Design — ‘Cushing Cruiser’

Crowd Pleaser — ‘Ask the Chief’ which was entered by the crew of the ‘Whidby Island’

Lots more pics here.

All the Windjammers and the Whidby Island were open to the public. Olad was kept very busy. Here’s a link to the Windjammer’s Weekend website, so you can check on next year’s event.

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Windjammer Weekend in Camden!

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Almost missed this. There are way too many fun things going on, it’s hard to keep up. And what a gorgeous day!

Here’s the schedule. 

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