Lowtide
Maritime Family Festival Boating Education Series Center for Wooden Boats
at Lake Union Park Speaker
November 7 Join us for the 2009-2010 Boating November 20
Education Series at Elliott Bay Marina,
It's “All Hands on Deck!” for pre- a free event sponsored by the Seattle The Folkboat Story and Sustainable
Christmas fun at the Maritime Family Yacht Club. The series continues in Sailing - slide show and talk by Dieter
Festival from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at November with presentations from Loibner, 7:00 pm. Dieter’s international
Seattle's Lake Union Park. The maritime Armchair Sailor, ICOM, and Ralston sailing and racing career spans more than
heritage organizations of South Lake Cunningham Associates - presenting 30 years. He will talk about two of his
Union have scheduled a day of activities on topics ranging from navigation recent books: The Folkboat Story, From
for the whole family. Everything takes and communications equipment, to Cult to Classic is about a 25’ Lapstrake
place in the Armory Building at Lake emergency location gear. design that has become universally
Union Park (860 Terry Ave. N.) and at The Boating Education Series is popular and Sustainable Sailing, Go
the adjacent Historic Ships Wharf. scheduled to run the second Thursday Green when you Cast Off shows how
For shoppers there's the Treasures of every month during the winter and “green boating” can be both practical
Sale including new and used gift items, spring, with the next event scheduled and enjoyable. Both books will also be
books, music CDs, toys and trinkets, on November 12, at the Seattle Yacht for sale. This event is free and open to
ship models and kits, and more. Kids Club station located at Elliott Bay the public. Refreshments provided by
will gravitate to The Center for Wooden Marina. Starting at 6:00 pm, there will CWB - Donations welcome, 1010 Valley
Boats' famous Toy Boat Building, be two 45-minute vendor presentations St., Seattle, (206) 382-2628.
the kids' scavenger hunts aboard the with refreshments & snacks provided
venerable tugboat Arthur Foss and the in-between.
coloring tables sponsored by SHIPS. All boaters are welcome, but
Everyone will find something
Maritime Museum of B.C.
space is limited, so register at
interesting in the historic vessel tours (206) 325-1000. Special Exhibit
aboard the steamer Virginia V and November 12: Navigation Software
the Arthur Foss. Not to be missed are Choices, presented by Armchair Sailor The work of marine artist John
exhibits including ships in bottles and & Understanding Your VHF, presented Horton will be front and center in the
demonstrations of ship modeling by by ICOM. Maritime Museum’s celebration of the
Clayton Naset and Eugene Clyde. December 10: Understanding AIS Royal Canadian Navy’s centennial.
All that and more will be accom- as an Aid to Navigation, presented The special exhibit entitled “We
panied by the sounds of the Sea Music by Ralston Cunningham Associates. Stand On Guard For Thee,” opened on
Fest, providing live music all day. And From EPIRBs to PLBs (Personal October 23 and runs until February 14,
All activities are free (donations will Location Beacons), presented by Ralston 2010. The show consists of 32 pieces
be cheerfully accepted) and refreshments Cunningham Associates. depicting the history of the navy from
will be available for purchase all day. Contact: Suzi Ward (206) 352- 1910 until today.
The event is being produced by The 8674, email: skw5761@msn.com or Horton’s insistence on historically
Discovery Modelers Education Center in Bruce Lingle (206) 799-1667, email: accurate details are certainly unmatched
conjunction with The Center for Wooden brucel@collisioncliniccarstar.com by his contemporaries. His attention to
Boats, Northwest Seaport, Sailing technical accuracy and detail is equally
Heritage Foundation, Sea Scouts, SHIPS legendary.
and the Virginia V Foundation. For more For information, contact Richard
information, contact (206) 282-0985, or Mackenzie, (250) 385-4222 ext. 107 or
email discoverymodelers@yahoo.com email: richardmackenzie@mmbc.bc.ca
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