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Ocean Cruising Adventures


The Maritime Museum and Pacifi c


Yachting Magazine present Ocean Cruising Adventures, a series of illustrated lectures coordinated by circumnavigator and author Anne Brevig. Local skippers share their exciting experiences and practical advice about offshore sailing aboard small boats. February 4: Victorians Ian and Susan Grant of Rebel X will take you from Scotland to Scandinavia and up the Baltic Sea. February 11: False Creek liveaboards Urs and Judy Boxler of Raven Song share the best of their collection of photos and stories from their many trips to the beautiful Broughton Archipelago. February 18: Have you ever sailed with children from 4 to 13-years-old? Crossed the Atlantic in a 36’ ketch? Werner Gysi of Kristy Nicole is sure to inspire all ages. February 25: John Kirstein & Elaine Zameruk of Goolka circumnavigated the world in 12 years, sailed 41,000 nm and visited 35 countries. March 4: Nancy Erley of Tethys and captain of two world circumnavigations talks about pirates, while sharing stories, strategy and hotspots. H.R. MacMillan Space Centre


Auditorium, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver. Lectures begin at 8:00 pm. Cost: $13 per lecture or $50 for the series. Seniors, Museum members and Pacifi c Yachting subscribers: $11 per lecture or $40 for the series. Phone (604) 257-8300, or at the Maritime Museum.


Lin & Larry Pardey


West Coast Seminars The Pardeys will be speaking


at the Northwest Maritime Center Spring Symposium in Port Townsend, Washington; Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in Sausalito, California; and OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship in Newport, California to introduce Lin’s long-awaited book, Bull Canyon—A Boatbuilder, a Writer and Other Wildlife. Topics for each venue are different. A complete list of seminar topics, dates, and times can be viewed at: www.landlpardey.com Lin and Larry have voyaged more


than 200,000 miles together on self-built engine-free wooden boats. Their voyages have taken them around the world, both east-about and west-about. Lin’s new book will be launched


during this tour. In Bull Canyon Lin turns to an “adventure on land.” This is the story of the four years the couple spent far from the sea, building the boat of their dreams in California's remote Bull Canyon. March 18 & 19: Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, Washington: The Compelling Power of Adventure, and Sixteen Ways to Ensure your Partner Shares your Dream March 24 & 25: Spaulding Wooden Boat Center, Sausalito, California: The Unstoppable Cruising boat: From nuts and bolts to a real budget March 28 & 30: OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship, Newport Beach, California: Cruising Cost Control and the Paperwork of Cruising, Storm Tactics


“Around The Americas - The Expedition” March 30


The once in a lifetime voyage of the


crew and scientists who sailed “Around the Americas” on the 64-foot cutter Ocean Watch will be featured at a presentation this spring in Ballard. Captain Mark Schrader will host a benefi t scholarship program for Ballard High School’s Maritime Academy at the Leif Erikson Hall.


Ocean Watch’s remarkable sea voyage


Around the Americas began in Ballard in June of 2009 and returned to in June of 2010. Around the Americas was a 28,000 mile sailing circumnavigation of the American continents with the mission of inspiring, educating, and engaging the citizens of the Americas to protect our fragile oceans. Relive with Schrader the trials and


tribulations of the voyage, the study of the problems and challenges of melting ice, farm fishing algal blooms, and poisonous shellfi sh. Thirteen countries, fifty-three ports in 382 days. The program is the fi nal segment of The Great Decisions program sponsored by The Ballard Public Library, Secret Garden Books, and the Viking Bank. The donation per ticket is $25. Special student rate: 2 for $25. Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 57th St.


Ballard, WA, Wednesday, March 30, 6:30 pm. Reservations and tickets are available at Secret Garden Books, email: bookshop@secretgardenbooks.com or phone (206) 789-5006. The Viking Bank, Tel: (206) 784-2200, email: gdecsballard@gmail.com


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