Lowtide Lowtide
Puget Sound NW Seaport Chantey Sing
Cruising Club Events January 8
Puget Sound Cruising Club meetings Free! Songs of the sea are easy to
are held at North Seattle Community learn and fun to sing. All ages welcome.
College, 7:30 pm, on the third Friday Musician and folklorist Chris Roe will be
of the month in the Library Building, on board as songleader to keep the music
RM#LB1142. A $3 donation is requested. rolling, with opportunity for anyone to
Contact the commodores: Ron and lead a song or just join in the chorus.
Suzie Bauman (425) 466-2586 or check The historic steamship Virginia V will
www.pugetsoundcruisingclub.org be docked at the Historic Ships Wharf,
January 15: Don Pratten will present 860 Terry Ave N, from 8:00-10:30 pm.
“Singlehanding across the Pacific.” Admission free, donations accepted.
February 27: PSCC annual potluck, For more information, (206) 447-9800
dance and silent auction at the South or www.nwseaport.org
County Senior Center in Edmonds.
Inside Passage Cruising
Traditional Boats of the
January 22
Pacific NW Conference
Milltown Sailing Association invites
March 6 you to join them at 7:00 pm for a talk
on cruising the Inside Passage to
The Columbia River Maritme Alaska. Greg Filipek, owner of the
Museum in Astoria, Oregon will hold a marine outfitting business “Cruising
conference on the traditional boats of the Consultants”, will discuss preparing and
Pacific Northwest on Saturday, March outfitting the boat you have now to make
6, from 10:00 am-5:00 pm. The goal is to this dream cruise a reality. Topics will
develop a list of traditional boat types of include pre-trip preparation, necessary
the region, identifying which types are equipment, and cruising realities, as well
extinct and which are extant. Based on as up-to-date observations from a four
the Museum Small Craft Association’s month trip in 2009. The Milltown Sailing
Union List of Traditional Small Craft, clubhouse is located at 410 14th Street,
this list will be used to develop strategies Everett, or www.MilltownSailing.org
and priorities for the documentation
and preservation of the region’s boats.
At the present time the region is broadly
Whidbey Island Shanty Fest
defined as extending from Alaska south January 22 & 23
to Northern California and across the
Cascades to the eastern borders of Hear maritime performer Tom
Oregon and Washington. Boat types will Lewis, Whidbey Island’s own Shifty
include native craft, recreational boats, Sailors, the infectious sing-alongs of Dan
and work boats up to 120 feet. Maher, the Northwest’s favorite family
If you know about traditional boats band The Cutters, and local favorites
of the Pacific Northwest, please plan The Rural Characters. Friday & Saturday
to come to the conference, meet your concerts 7:00-9:30 pm and Saturday,
colleagues and share your knowledge. noon-5:00 pm. Evening concerts $15
The conference begins at 10:00 am, each, afternoon $5, or the complete two-
Saturday, March 10. Attendees are day fest for $25.
encouraged to arrive in Astoria on Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd,
Friday, March 9 for tours of the Museum Greenbank, WA 98253. For more info
and its collections and a social evening. (360) 678-7710 or volsen@whidbey.net
For registration details please contact or www.shiftysailors.net
Sam Johnson, Executive Director of Fundraiser for Central Whidbey
the Columbia River Maritime Museum Hearts & Hammers. Sponsors: Greenbank
by email at johnson@crmm.org, by Farm; Small Miracles; Friends of Friends;
telephone at (503) 325-2323, or by mail at Gifts from the Heart and Hearts and
1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR 97103. Hammers.
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