Classic Mariners Weekend
SPARKLE at Swiftsure 2014
Wooden Boat Series race cancelled, rescheduled for this Saturday
So last Saturday's Wooden Boat Series Race was cancelled due to lack of wind. As usual the bay promptly filled in and we had a good romp on Annie Too. Sure is great to see Sparkle back out and looking So Good. The last race of the Wooden Boat Series has been Rescheduled to this next Saturday, Aug 24th. We have moved the start time to 2:00 to try to get some more wind. So tune up that wooden boat and come out for some fun on the bay! Satch
2013 Wooden Boat Series Starts Up this Saturday
Headed to the windward mark. Photo by Wendy Feltham This Saturday, May 25th, marks the start of the 2013 Wooden Boat Series. Saturday's race will be a great tune up for the Classic Marniers Regatta which happens on June 8th and 9th and is scored as part of the Wooden Boat Series. We're calling all wooden boats - now's the time to get out on the Bay again, dust off the your sailing skills, have a great day on the water with like-minded sailors, and show off your hard work. The series is open only to wooden boats. [...]
Wooden Boat Tour of our Bay this Saturday
ATTENTION ALL WOODEN BOAT OWNERS: The last race of the 2012 Wooden Boat Series will be this Saturday, July 7th .The race starts at noon off the City Dock and will go around Port Townsend Bay (wind permitting, and it is predicted to be 10-15k.) If you don’t want to race, just come out and take a leisurely tour around the bay. For more information, contact Steve Scharf (sjs@olympus.net) or Kathy Grace (301-4938).
Wanted, CMR Photographs
If you have any CMR photographs, please send them in. Fun weekend and lots of great boats out there including some cool new ones like the IOD and Rhodes or two. And some great long time residents like VITO and so many others. Send in your photos to CMR Photos
Spring PTMTA Newsletter Is Out
The latest issue of the Port Townsend Marine Trades Association Spring 2012 Newsletter is out and as always full of interesting stories on the projects and talented trades people who work in PT’s marine trades. You can download your own copy here. Here’s a small sample to wet your appetite. More pictures and stories on the work being done on MARTHA are available here. The Schooner Martha By Rick Petrykowski In the aftermath of the mid-January snowstorm, we sat down with Robert D’Arcy and Chris Grace to get the skinny about Schooner MARTHA’s current restoration at the Shipwright’s [...]
First Draft of 2012 Racing Schedule Released
To download your copy of the schedule PDF file please click the link below. 2012 PTSA and Regional Sailing Schedule-1.pdf
Mike Berman Shoots the 2011 CMR
From the deck of MARTHA, Mike Berman shares his pictures of the 2011 Classic Mariners Regatta. Check his web site for more great pictures, Michael Berman Photography. [slideshow id=33]
Classic Mariners Regatta
[singlepic id=298 w=640 h=480 float=center] 2010 Classic Mariners Regatta, photo M. Berman They are calling for Sun and temperatures in the 70’s this weekend. We hope you are planning to come for the Classic Mariners Regatta. If you don’t have a wood boat of your own, there are plenty of people looking for crew (and we are talking about some fast boats here!) Come to the skippers meeting to connect with the skippers in need: Saturday morning at 9:30 am at the NW Maritime Center above the boat shop. You can still register at the Welcome Party Friday night 6:30-10. [...]
The R-Boats Are Coming
We hope to have the R-boats in Port Townsend for this June’s Classic Mariners Regatta. R-Boat racing started on the West Coast in 1912 and was very active up until 1940. Most major Yacht clubs had at least one in their stall and they raced for the Seattle Lipton Cup, the Isherwood Trophy, and others, with Seattle Yacht Club’s R-Boat, Sir Tom, dominating the fleet for over 14 years. The fleet racing died on the West Coast after WWII and was not seen again until our own Wooden Boat Festival in 2010. There are now three completed, restored, [...]
Wooden boat owners come play with us!
Saturday was the first race in the new Sirens' Wooden Boat Series which takes place on various Saturdays throughout the season. The next race is on Opening Day - Saturday, May 7th. See below for the results of Race One. Six lucky woodies enjoyed epic conditions: Plenty of sunshine and great breeze!