Entries by Kaci Cronkhite (32)

Finding Pax: Women in the wooden boat world

Meet Kaci and see her presentation at the 2008 Wooden Boat Festival Marina Room. No charge once inside the gate.  To purchase tickets to the Wooden Boat festival, go to http://www.woodenboat.org/festival.

About Kaci: WBF Program Description
Circumnavigator, author, NWMC & WBF managing director & Festival director, Kaci resisted owning a boat for a decade, even with the extreme temptations crossing her path every day at the Wooden Boat Foundation. In August 2007, she succumbed to an almost 70 year old Danish double-ender named Pax. In 11 months of restoration, peace (pax in latin) is redefined.

9/5/08 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Location:  Marina Room
Presenter(s):  Kaci Cronkhite


Find out more about Talks & Demonstrations at the Wooden Boat Festival.

Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 08:53 by Registered CommenterKaci Cronkhite in | CommentsPost a Comment

Keynote Speaker at Jefferson Community School

Tonight, Kaci Cronkhite presented Woman of the Wind, with a focus on Eleanor Roosevelt's famous quote "You must do the thing you think you cannot do" for the graduates and matriculates of Jefferson Community School. In addition to slides from the sail around the world, Kaci encouraged the graduates to "dare to do" in more ways than just travel. Dare to travel with your family. Dare to stay calm in dangerous situations. Dare to help people when you don't know their language. Dare to go. Dare to do. Dare to live this way right here in PT, anywhere in the world, or both. It was obvious from the many impressive speeches given by teachers and student, that JCS mission is being accomplished and that these kids, their teachers and their parents "dare to do". "It was an honor to be part of their celebration and to see William Bennett and Phoebe Reid, among other students whose parents I know, reach such impressive milestones and have such tremendous opportunity ahead."
Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 21:35 by Registered CommenterKaci Cronkhite in | CommentsPost a Comment

A Life of Pax

Wednesday, May 28 from 11:30 to 1:00, Kaci will discuss the mystery, some stories, show photos and welcome people onboard Pax, her 28' Danish spidsgatter built in 1936. The free presentation is part of Wooden Boat Wednesday, a free demonstration and lecture series in the Wooden Boat Chandlery. To find out about other WBW, go to www.woodenboat.org.
Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 08:11 by Registered CommenterKaci Cronkhite in | CommentsPost a Comment

Cronkhite speaks at Port Townsend Chamber lunch

Wooden Boat Festival Director Kaci Cronkhite talks about ways the largest festival in Port Townsend and Jefferson County can and does work with local, national and international businesses. With a playful comparison to a song from the musical Oklahoma, Cronkhite shows how festivals and business "should be friends". Instead of festival crowds being a hardship, local businesses have creatively worked with us to exponentially leverage the branding and potential profits from this iconic Port Townsend event. This lunchtime presentation takes place at Fort Worden Commons, April 14.
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 19:31 by Registered CommenterKaci Cronkhite in | CommentsPost a Comment

Pax ready for winter on-the-hard

boommove.jpgAfter a flurry of work by shipwright Diana Talley, apprentice Amy Schaub, and the crews at Sea Marine, I'm now working away in solitude - planning, installing, testing, thinking, ticking off one small item on the perennial list of To Dos.  We've decided to leave Pax on the hard at Sea Marine until February when we'll hope the weather will be kind enough to let us launch to a slip at Point Hudson. 

If you're curious how we're doing, send an email.  Or check in on the Spidsgatter Pax gallery for photos with captions, when I can get my fingers clean enough for the keyboard! 

Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 13:35 by Registered CommenterKaci Cronkhite in | CommentsPost a Comment
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