Letters Volume XXX, Number 11, June 2011 Let the Summer Begin
Boat Parades, Breaching Whales, Boat Drinks and Herb is off to the BVIs
After waiting through what seemed like an endless winter, the
shorts are on and calves the color of a salmon’s underbelly, are glowing with delight. But no time to wax poetic because with the new season comes a host of events that make the wait worthwhile. Under iffy skies, the Seattle Yacht Club kicked of the boating season for the 65th year. Starting of with a dominant showing by the Husky crew, there was the very formal reviewing of yachts with white and navy blue required. The passing of the classic yachts is always a treat. It never gets old and even includes cars. But the crowd favorite is always the decorated boats. This year’s theme, the Salish Sea, featured Orca bedecked boats, native motifs, and some creatures we don’t even know what they were. Very creative and very fun. SYC’s celebration is the grand-daddy and a prelude for the many yacht clubs in the Northwest who will also host their Opening Days. On May 20 the circus came to town, otherwise known as the Sailing
World/Sperry Topsider N.O.O.D. Regatta (page 64). This three day, national event, hosted in Seattle by Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and the Seattle Yacht Club, featured 161 boats in basically a one-design format. Herb Cole may have to change the name of his Melges 24 Midsummer Hai-yah! to “Bye-ya” as he’s headed off to the Caribbean to race in the N.O.O.D. Championship in the BVIs, his reward for finishing first in class and first overall. Yes, it’s a time for frolicking, but when a humpback whale leaps, it
can have dire consequences. By now you’ve probably heard about the breaching whale that dismasted the ironically named L’Orca, off the mouth of the Columbia river during the Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race.
“All of a sudden, a few inches, a foot maybe off the starboard side, a whale came breaching out of the water,” Ryan Barnes told Coast Guard Petty Officer Shawn Eggert in a video interview. “It looked to be a humpback whale, about 30 feet in length roughly. It hit the mast about halfway to three-quarters of the way up, and then proceeded to fall forward and on the starboard side of the boat.” Pictures show Barnes holding some blubber the whale left behind. Truly amazing. Now that’s a sea story. Check out the Coast Guard story and video at:
http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1234436 So, it’s time we all start working on our own sea stories for this year. I doubt if anyone is going to top Barnes’, but no doubt many a yarn will be spun from this summer’s adventures. Remember, it’s all in the telling, so if you need a little inspiration, try out Jonathan Little’s winning recipe in our “Anticipation of Summer Boat Drink,” contest (page 42). Actually, try out all three recipes to get your creative juices flowing.
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