Sunday. March 28, 1999 — North Shore News - 5 ing craft Sager revives boat-buildi Former West Vancouver mayor launches Silva Bay Boat Schoo! Peter Speck Publisher ABOUT 150 people gathered March 6 on Gabriola island on an unexpectedly bright spring day to see a new boat slip into the water, the product of the new Silva Bay Boat School and Shipyard. The vard is owned by Wet Vancouver lawyer, entrepr and former mayor Mark Sager. The shipy portion of property has t meen active was still a shipyard. “During the War many. vess ‘ond World Is were built WEST Van lawyer Mark Sager owns shipyard. here, and the yard employed up to about a hundred people. Sager, who bought the Silva Bay Marina and the adjoining Property, including the ship- yard, from the receiver in bank- ruptcy a few years ago concentrated on rebuildi marina and associated business such as the restaurant and bar. He then ov ed Apstein, former Commissioner of Port Townsend, which has become a haven for wooden boat. ati- cionados. Apstcin told Sager that he FACTORY FUTON Should oper a boatbuilding “Fred, . Fesuval 2 grant from the federal = government through Human Resources Development Canada. The program, adavinistered by Fonnie Propas, is designed ro teach boatbuilding on Gabriola IMand. Phe wooden doat- building urade has been in decline for many vears, but is making a resurgence as some people turn away from plasde and back te the natural beauty of wood and the centuries-old: boat-building era “We have had lots of aysis tance fram the federal govern ment,” said Sager. Coquitlam MP Lou Sekora showed up to help celebrate the oveasion, Master boat-builder and Gabriohy, re instructor Bob Wyehe, himselt” mn of an) English boat t, has begun to bring Sager’s shipyard back to lite again. Wvehe, a Gabriola resident for 13 vears, said Silva Bay is the only full-time boat building school in Canada. “Our students are 100% employed after graduation, and we alls wo or three times a week trom employers looking, for qualified people.” “Weare teaching every phase of boat work, and the vard will be doing: repairs and reconsiruction as well as new work,” he said. “Silva Bay Shipyard is alive again!” Yhe boat launched on March 6 was built from timber as varied as local black locust and logs recveled from a log- ging bridge. Wvehe said the boat was selected for its complicated and challenging shape. “It’s a Whitchall Boat, mod- elled after the first oar-powered water t bout 1890 or so. The first vessel to get to the FUTON BLOWOUT! ; mi 599 _ laclades sold pine Sofa ted frane. triple faam cove faton. scotch-garded futea cover, Piles 0¢ plow Covers, Whsie qrantiies last NEWS photo Peter Speck BOB Wyche, right, and crew admire the natural beauty of a newly constructed wooden boat at the Silva Bay Boat School and Shipyard on Gabriola Island. customer gor die busines they were built for speed. This one took about three months. for three people. It’s for sale for about $6,500. 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