by Emily Mansfield
Jun 22 2009 in Business of Boating, Currents, People by Emily Mansfield
When Michael Campbell steps down at the end of this month as president of the Northwest Marine Trade Association, he plans to step straight onto his boat, the Beneteau 411, Butterscotch. A couple of months sailing seems an appropriate reward for 10 years at the helm of the NMTA. It’s been a particularly productive 10 [...]
by Emily Mansfield
Jun 7 2009 in Currents by Emily Mansfield
Saturday’s Leukemia Cup Regatta & Poker Run in Seattle saw 77 boats out on Elliott Bay with good wind under overcast skies, raising a total of $170,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “It was the best sailing in the last three years,” said committee member David Rogers, who captained Zoe in the race. “We [...]
by Emily Mansfield
May 19 2009 in Currents, Life Afloat by Emily Mansfield
Morgan Collins states it matter-of-factly, as if such a deal is unremarkable. “It costs a dollar for a kid to sail here for a year,” said Collins, the executive director of Sail Sand Point, the nonprofit community boating center at Magnuson Park in Seattle. “Our mission is to get anyone who wants to sail sailing. [...]
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