From the WBF
Just to give you a non-numeric idea of how many people came onboard Katherine Jane at the Wooden Boat Festival, I offer this photo. Brock and I decided long ago that we were NOT going to begin polishing the rails. They are bronze and would luster up to a beautiful, warm, golden color. However, the upkeep would simply not be worth it ~ neither one of us has the inclination to polish for three hours a week. And so we have been accustomed to the natural verdigris.
During the festival, people boarded on the starboard side and used the handrails as they stepped from Elmore to KJ. It wasn’t until after the festival that we noticed that they had managed to polish the bronze to golden beauty, simply by the sheer number of hands to touch it. Wow.
If you prefer a numerical estimate, I would guesstimate that we had easily over a thousand people on the boat that weekend. There were 15,000 through the gates and if even 10% boarded the boats, that puts us at 1500. There were hours every day when we had no less than 20-30 onboard the whole time. I made arrows and signs for a Self-Guided Tour, which cut down slightly on the number of times we had to answer the same questions. I couldn’t have done it without my awesome crew, who would take over when I started to get overwhelmed by the vast numbers of people filing through my home.
This, Rob, is for you. You and I both arrived at the idea that the rod holders would make ideal vases…and they did. Liz came through with some very pretty fall bouquets and I now think I need flowers onboard a lot more often! Gives her that extra touch of class…
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So thats the secret of shiny brass rails, lots and lots of company
Pretty impressive that they got rubbed that clean. I love the flowers in their holders, very civilized living for a boat.
What a beauty!
How lovely! you can always move the flowers inside when you go fishing and just think of all those wild flowers you can find around the secluded beaches on your trips. you could even have a competition amongst the "charterers" for the best wild flower display! it would give them something to do to amuse themselves for a while and at the end of the trip a prize would be given and photos taken, maybe, just a thought! you know me and my bright ideas :o(( take care!