http://threesheetsnw.com Three Sheets Northwest Boating News Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:50:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/capn-fatty-goodlander-among-speakers-at-port-townsend-event/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/capn-fatty-goodlander-among-speakers-at-port-townsend-event/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:42 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22940 Celebrated cruiser and author Cap’n Fatty Goodlander will be making a rare appearance in the Northwest next month when he joins more than 25 boating experts speaking at the second annual Spring Boating Symposium in Port Townsend. To be held at the Northwest Maritime Center campus and adjoining Point Hudson Marina March 16 to 18, [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/capn-fatty-goodlander-among-speakers-at-port-townsend-event/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/weekly-deal-site-boatpop-launches-today/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/weekly-deal-site-boatpop-launches-today/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:08:32 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22887 The Three Sheets Northwest crew is excited to announce today’s launch of BoatPop, a website offering weekly deals on boating goods and services. The venture is a partnership between Three Sheets Northwest and the Northwest Marine Trade Association, the organization behind the Seattle Boat Show. And as far as we know, BoatPop is the only [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/weekly-deal-site-boatpop-launches-today/feed/ 2 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/locks-to-close-for-two-days-next-week/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/locks-to-close-for-two-days-next-week/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:19 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22257 The Hiram M. Chittenden locks in Ballard will be closed during the day next Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 7 and 8 — a day later than was originally planned. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the locks, issued a notice today about the new closure dates, which were previously set for Feb. 6 and 7. The [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/locks-to-close-for-two-days-next-week/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/the-seattle-boat-show-story-contest-winners/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/the-seattle-boat-show-story-contest-winners/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:00:21 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22157 We got some great entries to our Boat Show Short Story Contest — so many that it was a challenge to choose the winners. The winning entries we picked were well-told tales with vivid detail and stories that either made us laugh, reminded us what a spectacular cruising area we call home, or both. We [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/the-seattle-boat-show-story-contest-winners/feed/ 2 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/say-hello-to-the-three-sheets-northwest-crew-at-the-boat-show/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/say-hello-to-the-three-sheets-northwest-crew-at-the-boat-show/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:27:43 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22163 We’d love it if you would take a few minutes during the Boat Show to check out one of our seminars, visit our new computer kiosk or just stop by and say hello to me and Deborah, the crew of Three Sheets Northwest. We’ll be presenting “Blogging for Boaters: 5 Easy Steps to Create a [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/say-hello-to-the-three-sheets-northwest-crew-at-the-boat-show/feed/ 5 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/mercer-street-i-5-ramps-partly-closed-this-weekend/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/mercer-street-i-5-ramps-partly-closed-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:48:30 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22142 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/mercer-street-i-5-ramps-partly-closed-this-weekend/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/win-free-boat-show-tickets-and-t-shirt/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/win-free-boat-show-tickets-and-t-shirt/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:39:25 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22068 Looking for free tickets to the Seattle Boat Show? Been coveting one of our Three Sheets Northwest fabulous t-shirts? Got a boating tale to tell? Send us a quick story about a memorable experience you’ve had boating in the Northwest and you’ll get a chance to win one of five pairs of boat show tickets [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/win-free-boat-show-tickets-and-t-shirt/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/events-today-and-tomorrow-canceled/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/events-today-and-tomorrow-canceled/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:41:23 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21967 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/events-today-and-tomorrow-canceled/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/join-the-crew-of-three-sheets-nw-tonight-at-cwb/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/join-the-crew-of-three-sheets-nw-tonight-at-cwb/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:08:32 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21959 Looking for something fun, boaty and cheap to do tonight? Then join Deborah and me at the Center for Wooden Boats tonight. We’ll be introducing local boating historian Scott Rohrer and his fascinating look at the legendary Northwest yacht designer Bill Garden. The talk is part of CWB’s excellent Third Friday speaker series, which Three Sheets Northwest is proud [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/join-the-crew-of-three-sheets-nw-tonight-at-cwb/feed/ 1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/hows-the-snow-affecting-your-boat-and-marina-tell-us/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/hows-the-snow-affecting-your-boat-and-marina-tell-us/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:00:20 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21826 The Snowpocalypse expected to hit Western Washington looks to be more of a Snowskirmish, as forecasts were downgraded Wednesday morning to call for considerably less snow than initially expected.  As of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service had scaled back its prediction, calling for less snow than expected as an offshore front moves into the area late Wednesday afternoon and brings the [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/hows-the-snow-affecting-your-boat-and-marina-tell-us/feed/ 2