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Paul Thomas, President
Florida Gulf Coast TSCA
Contact:
Roger Allen
Florida Maritime
Museum
P.O. Box 100
Cortez, FL 34215
Phone: 941-708-6121
Roger.Allen@ManateeClerk.com
Jim
Alderman’s lovely spritsail
skiff “Skipjack” at the Emerson
Point Park
Melon Seed #2
‘Laylah’ named
for the builder’s grand daughter
seen here aboard the boat at
the Dave Lucas Boatshop
Melon Seed #4 showing a clean
strip plank interior and
rudimentary deck framing
Laylah undergoing
sea trials. The design floats on its ear without shipping water into the
cockpit
during a knockdown.
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since Sep 30, 2006
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Welcome to the Florida
Gulf Coast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association.
We are affiliated with the Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez
located on the sunny shores of SW Florida on Sarasota Bay just
west of Bradenton.
Our members are
interested in boatbuilding, messabouts, rowing, paddling
sailing, techniques, equipment, and maritime history.
Visit our
Great
Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft
Festival in April.
Boat building
projects are underway every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10
AM to 3 PM at the Cortez Community Center. Drop by to chat
or LEND A HAND.
From Bradenton,
FL, travel west on Cortez Road (S.R. 684).
Turn left on 123rd St. Ct. W.
Community Center is on the east side of the street.
4523
123rd St. Ct. West
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Sally Adams in her public debut at MASCF
heading for the starting line with a full crew |
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Website Design by:
Marinell and the Rahj of Cortez |
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Consultants: Dave and Charley |
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