Around Our Neighborhood | Port Townsend Sailing Association

America’s Cup Live Broadcasts This Weekend

If you have the time and interest you can tune in to the live broadcasts of the America's Cup series races from Venice this weekend. Quite a treat to hear the familiar "Guys, we got a cluster f**k here" spoken by a highly paid athlete in an Australian accent.

It's an amazing sight with the Cup catamarans racing in the narrow confines of the bay in front of lovely and historic Venice.

You can find the races at http://www.youtube.com/AmericasCup.

WHAT’S MISSING IN THIS PICTURE OF MARTHA?

MARTHA's in the Boat Haven yard getting a new keel, rudder and foremast.

A lot! But the biggest thing missing is the keel, which was removed early in January. MARTHA is in the Shipwright’s Coop building across from Admiral Marine Supply undergoing restoration, the largest part of which is the rebuilding [...]

Evelyn 26 NIMBUS Takes Duamish Head Overall

NIMBUS formerly known as IMPULSE of the PTSA

From Ballard Sailor’s report on the 2012 Duamish Head Race on Pressure Drop.

By 2pm the mid raters were crossing the finish line en masse, but amongst them was a little 26 foot boat sailed by one of those old Des Moines Sea Scouts – [...]

Scholarships available for sailmaking and rigging course

From Three Sheets NW, Deborah Bach

Students learning canvas work during last year's sailmaking and rigging course. Photo courtesy of NSWBB

There are still spaces left in the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding’s upcoming sailmaking and rigging course, and even better — there are also scholarships available.

The scholarships offered by the boat school [...]

Robert the Parrot Goes Sailing

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A sea of meaning: How the sea changes me.

Karen Sullivan and her partner Jim Heumann left Port Townsend in July in their Dana 24, SOCKDOLAGER, and are enroute to Mexico and beyond, in the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Their blog, Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure, is at: karenandjimsexcellentadventure.blogspot.com/

There’s no two ways about it: being out at sea changes me.

It’s [...]