Farewell, HMS Bounty: A Letter from the NWMC Executive Director
HMS BOUNTY, lost along with two crew including Captain Robin Walbridge in Hurricane Sandy. From Jake Beattie, Executive Director of the Northwest Maritime Center. The Bounty that sank on Monday was my first ship. In ’98 and ’99 I was a $50-a-week deckhand turned engineer, turned first mate. I was the last First Mate before the Bounty left Fall River, and the last time the Bounty tried to sink off of Hatteras, I was in the engine room up to my chest in bilge water, rebuilding pumps to buy us time until the Coast Guard arrived. We were [...]
Night Cap 2012 6th & Final Race
Seven boats came out for one of the lightest air races of the season. Dorado managed the 1.4 nm course in under 1 1/2 hours to win the race. Congratulations to all who participated in this series. […]
Sea Harvest Dinner-a good dinner for a good cause
Thought you would want to know about this fun dinner! The 3rd Annual Harvest of the Sea Dinner is taking place Thursday, November 8 at NWMC. It is a fund-raiser to support the longboat team from Mar Vista High School (Bravo Team) taking place from 5:30-8:30PM. The tickets are $30 and children 12 and under are free. The students will participate in all aspects of putting on the dinner with the help of Mystery Bay Seafood Catering. Bravo Team meets once a week to go out on the water in the Longboat Townshend. Our primary goals are to assist students in developing the physical skills, attitudes, communication techniques, [...]
Night Cap 2012 Race 5
6 boats came out for a brisk sail on the Bay. A steady SSE at 15+ knots made Y to G and back a pretty good windward/leeward leg. Two boats went back through the start-finish line as other boats were finishing. While this doesn’t appear to be a disqualification, we would like to discourage it. […]
Update on Port of Port Townsend Future Plans
We received the following update from Phil Andrus of the PT Moorage Tennants Union with additional comments from Bertram Levy. Note the proposed rate increases in monthly moorage rates for 2013. Meeting with Steve Tucker and Jim Pivarnik On September 27 I [Phil Andrus] met with Steve Tucker and Jim Pivarnik, at their request. Here’s my notes from the meeting. Jim listed accomplished projects in the Boat Haven: New electrical transformers on several of the docks Refloating of parts of C and D docks Paved and striped parking lot New 70 ton lift dock Projects planned [...]
Night Cap 4
Thanks to Rob for handling the race last Sunday. […]
Fall Nightcap Race #4 over-the-line results
Following are the over-the-line results from race #4. Myron will tabulate the adjusted results when he returns from vacation. It was a sunny beautiful day to be on the water. Thank you Rob, for officiating for us. Sunday' race 10/7/12. Starting @ 1:05:00: Sirroco, 1:55:53 for an ET of 53:53 Steph. Annie 2:00:40 " 55:40 Dorado 2:02:39 " 57:39 Thatuna 2:08:56 " 1:03:56 Great Day, Rob
Sunday, October 7th, Race Changes
With Sunday's Kinetic Race race taking place around our usual start line by City Dock, the October 7th PTSA Nightcap race will take place looking more like a Barcott Series race complete with a pre-race meeting by the picnic table,and Rob Marean on the horn and taking finishing times. There will be a skippers meeting at noon at the picnic table to tell everyone the course. There is a weak ebb all afternoon and the wind is supposed to come out of the NW. Rob Marean, long time fixture in the Barcott Series, has agreed to do our start and [...]
AC World Series Lights Up San Francisco Bay
Oracle 17 foils for the first time. With rebuilt foils, Oracle 17 was back on the Bay Tuesday and foiled for the first time. Interesting video of rebuilding the foils from the big tri from the last Cup to replace this versions broken foils here. Now it's time to put away the big toys and celebrate one more week of the America's Cup World Series in AC 45's. The Thursday through Sunday fleet and match races will once again be available on YouTube live, and available for replays. The racing is scheduled at: Thursday, Oct. 4 12:25-12:55 pm [...]
Shift Into Your Point Gear
Click for bigger image Light air and strong current are tricky conditions and as the results of last Sunday's race show, trickier for some boats then others. Besides reading the current and the wind, light and varying conditions call for almost continuous shifting gears to maintain good boat speed. Here's Greg Fisher's take in Sailing World on Shifting Into Your Point Gear. The ability to point is an important part of any boatspeed toolkit. In many cases, having the ability to point is just as important as having great speed through the water. There are many instances when [...]
Fall Nightcap Series Race 3 Results
9 boats came out for race 3. With light, variable winds, and a strong flood, the race to the Marine Science Center mark and back was an interesting challenge. Stay tuned for information about next Sunday’s race. Because it is Kinetic Skulpture weekend, the race may be run from a different location by other volunteers. The results won’t be posted until the 12th. […]