In Praise of Martha and Her Crew
[singlepic id=45 w=465 h=365 float=center] The following article ran last November in the new Northwest boating site, Three Sheets Northwest, to celebrate Port Townsend’s own schooner Martha’s victory in the recent Round the County race. In case you missed it, here’s the article and some pictures by Sean Trew of Pacific Fog. […]
Goals for the coming season
I bet there's more than one boat that has a goal for the coming season of doing a better job handling their spinnaker. Here's an interesting video of Philippe Kahn's crew practicing jibes in a Mumm 30. Lots of things to learn watching this clip.
19th Annual WBF Shipwright’s Regatta February 20th
Mark your calendars for the WBF Shipwright’s Regatta, this coming February 20th Start your boating season with this traditional Port Townsend regatta. Lots of fun prizes and wacky awards. Boats of all construction welcome! Skippers Meeting at 9 am at the NW Maritime Center/Wooden Boat Foundation. Race starts at 11:30 on Port Townsend Bay. Awards at the Shanghai Restaurant at 4:30. There will be a Racing, Cruising, and Inshore small boat class. […]
Meeting of the Board – Jan 5th – Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Steve Scharf, Secretary, after much partaking of tasty snacks. First order of business, a new assignment of duties was done for the officers. The current roles/responsibilities are as follows: President- Stig Osterberg Vice President- Piper Dunlap Secretary- Steve Scharf Treasurer- Aleta Erickson Public & Yacht Clubs Liason- Symbolyn Sebastian Legal Coordinator- Satch Yarbrough […]
Minutes from the end of year meeting – Sirens 12/09
The meeting was called to order by President Adam Henley Kathy Grace gave a synopsis of upcoming events sponsored by the Wooden Boat Foundation. They sponsor the Shipwright's Regatta on Feb. 20th and the Classic Mariners' Regatta which will be held June 4 - 6. Kathy Grace , Guy Hupy and Chris Grace are spearheading an effort to increase attendance for these events. They hope to decrease the fees required as well as increase the fun. Kathy made available an application for the Shipwright's Regatta. They deserve all the support we can give them for these special events. [...]