I see LAND!!!

... is what good, old Chris would have been calling today ... well just a couple of hundreds of years ago.

Happy Columbus Day to the World! 

... and with this day came L's first home assignment. Build a Columbus boat that floats!

HA!!! ... like that scares us. Bring it on Mrs. O! You have found the right house to"torture" with craft assignments.We were ALL OVER this one as soon as L brought the paper home.

Me being German and all ... I had to ask my good-old friend "google" to learn a bit more about Chrissie-boy and his gang. But once I knew a bit more about his small and "super" fast boats and his journey to "India" (so he thought) we had enough to get started with.

And here it is, one yogurt container, acrylic paint, a piece of an old bed sheet, a few twigs from the garden, plasticine (of course) and some additional knick-knacks out of our knick-knack-keeper-box later ...

The CZ's Santa Maria

SM's first test-drive/float

 

food provisions, including bread, chicken and  "beered" (as L calls it)

Chrissy boy himself

Final adjustments by the Naval Architect Lillie Czarnota, a well known and respected member of the Society of Naval and Marine Architects.

All ships, commercial or Naval built in the US must have their design and drawings sealed by one of these architects. Other larger vessels may be designed and built but they may still require a certification or stamp of approval from a marine or naval architect or the US Coastguard. Inspections are required for same by the architect of record and the Coast Guard and ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) and possibly by others such as Lloyds of London, etc. In order to design and build any commercial or passenger vessel, compliance with one or all of the above is necessary and was granted for the CZ Santa Maria as of yesterday.

Ready for the unveiling

 

The architects younger sister Lucy Czarnota, an aspiring naval architect herself,  created the "lila" side-boat called "Lucy Maria". Sadly, history books often forget to mention this small, but very fast and super fashionable side-kick of the real Santa Maria. But TODAY Curtner Elementary will see the full fleet in action!

Santa Maria and Santa Lucy have started their voyage to the Kindergarten class of Mrs. O this morning at 10:15 am and are expected to encounter many excited kids with their own floating-creations.

Addendum by the Naval Architects mother:
I saw quite a few competing boats arrive at harbor (aka Room 1) this morning.
It'll be a tight race to the finishing line but I feel strongly that our Chrissie boy with all of his chicken, bread and "beered" in the "trunk" will put up a good fight and win
"Best in Show"

GREAT JOB L's!!!
These are the BEST [floating] boats I have seen so far!!!