The Grove Woodworking School

01/10/2024

📣 Exciting news to share about the beloved 30’ sailing yacht SV Dorothy in the Maritime Museum of BC’s Collection!
She has been nominated for the Classic Boat Awards 2024, administered by Classic Boat Magazine.
Until March 11, 2024, You! can vote for your favourite “Victoria Built in 1897” and cherished living traditional sailboat, SV Dorothy. Dorothy's category is Restored Sailing Vessel under 40ft (12.2m), and she faces fierce competition. You can only vote once, but sharing this post or telling your friends about Dorothy's story will propel her to victory! 🏆⛵️
Vote today: https://awards.classicboat.co.uk/vote-now/

03/09/2022

A friend, Mark Reuten from Nomad Boatbuilding, just did this video on caulking a boat in my shop and working on Dorothy.

More about Canada's oldest sailboat, Dorothy: https://mmbc.bc.ca/dorothy/Tony Grove's personal and school websites: http://www.thegroveschool.cahttps://www....

12/21/2021

MV Sea Lion, built in 1905, had a part in 1914 SS Komagata Maru incident

11/02/2021

Sit back and take a little time and listen too this excellent radio show with Suzanne Simard, about our forests, logging and how essential it is to keeping the last old growth standing..

Suzanne Simard has spent a lifetime trying to understand the secret societies of trees — how they work together, help each other and even how they speak to one another. Simard is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia. She tells us about her work, what it means for old...

10/05/2021

09/09/2021

Abernethy & Gaudin is looking for skilled and hardworking people who love wooden boats. You don’t necessarily have to be a fully qualified boatbuilder. Just have a good work ethic and willing to learn. Contact Rob. Either DM here or email [email protected].

08/27/2021

08/13/2021

There's a message here...

07/28/2021