From Parsons122014

VCB collaborated with a group of high school students and their professor Tyler Kelley from the Parsons School of Design in a project to create bow flags and posters for the boathouse. The high school students in grades 9 – 12 from high schools all over the city were participating in the Fall 2014 Pre-College Academy offered at Parsons. The class visited the boathouse, took a tour and learned about VCB’s mission and activities from VCB president Sally Curtis. VCB has been considering alternative logos and designs for bow flags and the students were given the graphic design project.
Sally Curtis and her grandson Tristan attended the Open Studio Exhibition at Parsons on December 20th for a tour of the studio and to see the students’ work. Students presented their flags and posters for review. The work was beautifully designed and executed and we are excited to see how the bow flags look flying.

From A day at the Boathouse

Sally, Rob, Ruth and Lorne glued the last plank on the Stretch Gunning Dory which has been tentatively christened “Gold Rush” by Lang College students.

From A day at the Boathouse

From A day at the Boathouse

Elisa Deljanin repainting the transom of the newly repainted Bird.

From A day at the Boathouse

Frank Cervi is hanging boats from the ceiling to make room for VCB’s ever expanding fleet.

From A day at the Boathouse

From Photo Shoots

Just a reminder to all you media-savvy people out there that all of the vessels in our fleet–the seven Whitehall gigs, the pilot gig, the gunning dory, the umiak, and the smaller rowboats now based in Prospect Park, Brooklyn–are available for photo and film shoots and other special events. This year, in fact, rental fees have become a significant source of income for the boathouse

The biggest earner so far has been Warrior, our four-oared dory, whose sleek double-ended lines and natural finish seem to be particularly appealing to art directors and prop masters. In July, the boat was featured in an eight-page photo spread in M, a men’s fashion magazine; this month it was booked again for use in a television commercial for Cup Noodle.

Our Prospect Park rowboats have also been pressed into service. A transplanted Australian couple, Jess and Shane, used one of them as a part of their wedding ceremony in September, and a book-jacket photographer, Lauren Zurchin, will be shooting in another later this month.

If you’re interested in using a boat in a shoot or for a special event, or know someone who might be, please contact Rob Buchanan at [email protected]