by Deborah Bach
May 21 2012 in Boats, My Boat, Slider by Deborah Bach
When J. Foster Fanning and Catherine Brown set eyes on their 1988 S-2 9.2C, they were immediately taken. They loved the 30-foot boat’s trailerability and its well-equipped interior, which includes a full V-berth, a master aft cabin and a salon big enough to host two couples for dinner. They can often be found sailing Aquila on Lake [...]
by Deborah Bach
May 20 2012 in Currents, Environment by Deborah Bach
Reporter Emily Heffter has the story in the Seattle Times: COUPEVILLE, Whidbey Island — The Front Street Grill rolled out a new menu two weeks ago that offers — count them — 11 ways to prepare Penn Cove mussels. Those include the signature Front Street Grill coconut green-curry mussels, saffron mussels, barbecue mussels, and something [...]
by Deborah Bach
May 19 2012 in Currents by Deborah Bach
One person died and two were rescued Friday afternoon when a boat capsized near Sucia Island. The three males were apparently reaching for a crab pot when the boat overturned sometime after 2 p.m. Another boater pulled the three people out of the water. A paramedic and a Coast Guard member performed CPR but were unable to save [...]
by Deborah Bach
May 18 2012 in Currents, Racing by Deborah Bach
More than 120 boats will be out on Seattle’s Shilshole Bay Friday through Sunday racing in the 26th annual National Offshore One-Design (NOOD) regatta. Sailors will be racing in 15 classes of boats ranging from Thunderbirds to Lasers, International 6 Meters to F-18s and several classes of J/Boats and San Juans. There’s no handicap system for the regatta, but [...]
by Deborah Bach
May 18 2012 in Currents by Deborah Bach
Whether you’re into wheels or keels, you can check out both this Sunday during the Tacoma Yacht Club’s tour of boats and classic cars. Visitors are invited to walk the docks at the club’s headquarters on Commencement Bay and tour the dozen or so boats on display, which will range from a 48-foot 1931 [...]
by Deborah Bach
May 18 2012 in Currents by Deborah Bach
Rob Smith, inventor of dozens of little Quick and Daring boats at The Center for Wooden Boats’ Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, has a story to tell. Besides the funky dinghies he’s created during the annual Seattle festival, Smith has invented kit ferries for the African freshwater sea of Lake Victoria. As the May speaker [...]
by Deborah Bach
May 17 2012 in Currents by Deborah Bach
Not only does it make great products, Seattle-based SmartPlug Systems is doing good work, too. The company recently donated shore power cables and inlets to International Rescue Group, a nonprofit organization based in Alameda, Calif., that provides support and humanitarian aid to coastal communities impacted by disasters. The group coordinates with other emergency and rescue agencies [...]
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