Skipper and Crew Season Kick-Off Party
It won't be a party without you because they won't be there. The 2014 Season Kick-Off Party for Skippers and Crew will be on Thursday, April 3rd at 6PM at the Northwest Maritime Center. Beer, info and fun. Get ready for the first race of the year on Friday by getting in the spirit on Thursday.
Race Committee Releases 2014 Sailing Instructions
Dave Burrows and our hard working race committee have released the 2014 season race documents. As always there are a number of changes and clarifications. Now's the time to take a look. Among other changes the following was added for Weather Cancellations - "WEATHER CANCELLATION If the NOAA forecast contains Gale Warnings for Admiralty Inlet covering race time that race is automatically cancelled. Small Craft Warnings will be considered on a case by case basis. If the race is cancelled an "A" flag will be displayed on the picnic table in front of the Yard Office at the Boat Haven." [...]
The Crew Was Too Green
Skipper and Crew Kickoff Party coming up Thursday, April 3rd, followed up by the first race of the season, Friday, April 4th. Lots of exciting news including new sponsors, more mid-Bay starts, a new long distance race and a renewed commitment to having more fun. But first memories of the Port Townsend of old, one more historical article, this one from the Saltwater People Historical Society’s blog. Postmark date 1908 An amusing tale of a master’s troubles with green sailors is told by the Port Townsend Call concerning the Chilean ship OTHELLO, 1414 tons, Captain Welsh. The OTHELLO [...]
FROM PRISON CELL TO THE SEA: Greg White and Jeff Bolster
Boats have changed many a life, maybe yours, certainly mine. Charles Doane tells an inspiring tale of two lives changed by a dream of the sea. You remember Jeff Bolster, right? He lives down the street from me here in Portsmouth, and I've crewed on his boat, and he's crewed on my boat, and he doesn't mind eating fish raw for breakfast. He teaches history at the University of New Hampshire and in a past life was a pro schooner jockey. I've heard from him the story of how his first scholarly tome, Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the [...]
Olson 30 Set Up for the Single Hand Transpac
Adrian Johnson gives a short tour of his Olson 30 during the 2012 Single Handed TransPac. Adrian won in 2010. Later in 2012, he sailed the boat to Australia. Idefix 2012 - Tour of the boat from Adrian Johnson on Vimeo. AdrianJohnson.info
How to Avoid Getting Run Down in the Shipping Lanes
This post by Linda Newland was originally written for the Port Townsend Sail & Power Squadron Photo by Doug Kimura by Linda Newland The US Coast Guard founded the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service in 1972 and although the technology has evolved its purpose remains the same….to facilitate the safe and efficient transit of vessel traffic in the prevention of collisions, groundings, maritime casualties and ensuing environmental damage. Although it is aimed at tracking larger vessels, it can be useful to the recreational boater and should be used in certain cases of restricted visibility. Twenty-four hours a day, [...]
Don Haviland
Don Haviland, July 14, 1948 – January 7, 2014 We lost Don Haviland in January, after a two year battle with cancer. Don was an active member of our sailing community over the past decade, racing, cruising, working for PTSA and the Moorage Tenant’s Union. It was common to see Don and wife Karen Lee out in the bay on their Rhodes-designed sloop, CUBANA. Don was treasurer of the original PTSA board and contributed a lot to its formation and function. He took the job very seriously and kept us "in the black" and up to date. He [...]