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/most-popular-boat-name-seas-the-day/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/most-popular-boat-name-seas-the-day/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:16:36 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22918 If you hate puns, prepare to cringe — BoatUS just published its 22nd annual list of the top 10 boat names in the country, and as usual it includes several of ‘em. Here’s the list: Seas the Day Nauti Buoy Aquaholic Dream Weaver Pegasus Serenity Now Second Wind Liquid Asset Miss Behavin’ Blew ByYou Dream Weaver [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/most-popular-boat-name-seas-the-day/feed/ 5 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/my-boat-sv-victoria/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/my-boat-sv-victoria/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:56 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22457 John Enders learned to sail in South California in the 1960s. But it wasn’t until a year ago that he fulfilled his dream of owning a bluewater boat when he purchased his 1986 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34, Victoria. Enders, a longtime journalist who is currently writing a book about Latin American leaders, plans to head [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/02/my-boat-sv-victoria/feed/ 1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/orca-boat-seriously/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/orca-boat-seriously/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:11:51 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22174   Think you recognize the creature in this photo? Look a little closer. It’s not an orca — it’s an orca boat. The Seabreacher Y is definitely the most unusual boat at the Seattle Boat Show, which opened today and runs through Feb. 5. The boat is on display in the North Hall at CenturyLink [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/orca-boat-seriously/feed/ 6 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/kalaka-could-cause-millions-in-losses-and-unemployment-feds-say/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/kalaka-could-cause-millions-in-losses-and-unemployment-feds-say/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:46:33 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22081 If the Kalakala sinks at its moorings in Tacoma’s Hylebos Waterway as it is likely to, it will cause an economic disaster totaling millions of dollars in losses monthly and unemployment for more than 1,000 workers. Those are the dire conclusions of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers, which are working [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/kalaka-could-cause-millions-in-losses-and-unemployment-feds-say/feed/ 21 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/doesnt-this-make-you-want-to-go-sailing/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/doesnt-this-make-you-want-to-go-sailing/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:37:39 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22055 Three Sheets reader Frederick Savoye sent us the terrific video below that he shot during a solo sail on Elliott Bay Jan. 2. It was his way of ringing in the new year on his 1989 36-foot Catalina, Mistral. “Love to take her out in the winter when no one’s on the water,” he says. I [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/doesnt-this-make-you-want-to-go-sailing/feed/ 1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/storm-damaged-kalakala-close-to-sinking-feds-step-in-to-stabilize-listing-ship/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/storm-damaged-kalakala-close-to-sinking-feds-step-in-to-stabilize-listing-ship/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:31:34 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=22015 New storm damage to the Kalakala has caused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue a call for a contractor to be on call to stabilize the vessel and move it to a new location if needed. And if the Corps has to step in, it will likely be the end of the iconic ferry. [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/storm-damaged-kalakala-close-to-sinking-feds-step-in-to-stabilize-listing-ship/feed/ 32 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/cutter-returns-to-seattle-after-cocaine-bust-off-panama-coast/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/cutter-returns-to-seattle-after-cocaine-bust-off-panama-coast/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:09 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21951 The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon returned to its homeport on the Seattle waterfront this week after a patrol that led to the seizure of more than 700 pounds of cocaine. While off the coast of Panama on Dec. 1, the cutter coordinated a maritime patrol aircraft and an armed Coast Guard helicopter to intercept a [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/cutter-returns-to-seattle-after-cocaine-bust-off-panama-coast/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/my-boat-sv-dervish/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/my-boat-sv-dervish/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:00:54 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21772 Sky Meyers hadn’t been on a sailboat until 2005, when she fell in love with a sailor. The relationship didn’t last, but her love for sailing did. Two years ago she bought her 1974 Cal 2-29, Dervish, which is homeported in Olympia. Tell us about your boat’s name. I named the boat Dervishwhen I bought [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/my-boat-sv-dervish/feed/ 5 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/coast-guard-rescues-50-foot-chinese-junk-boat-near-astoria/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/coast-guard-rescues-50-foot-chinese-junk-boat-near-astoria/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:01:12 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=20956 The Coast Guard rescued two people on a 50-foot sailboat that was taking on water about seven miles from the Columbia River. Shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday, the Coast Guard got a report that the sailboat Flying Dragon’s engine had failed and the boat, which had two people aboard, was taking on water. The Coast [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/coast-guard-rescues-50-foot-chinese-junk-boat-near-astoria/feed/ 4 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/11/putting-pia-back-together-again-part-2/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/11/putting-pia-back-together-again-part-2/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:25 +0000 Aho'i Mench http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=20424 Not across the seven seas or even over the Cascades, my epic journey has taken place within the confines of Libby Road in Olympia. September 3rd has come and gone, an anniversary, a year since I have begun the work to repair my lovely Pia. It has been epic. ]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/11/putting-pia-back-together-again-part-2/feed/ 7