by Deborah Bach
Jan 16 2012 in Boats, My Boat by Deborah Bach
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 [...]
by Deborah Bach
Dec 5 2011 in Boats, Currents by Deborah Bach
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 [...]
by Aho'i Mench
Nov 8 2011 in Boats by Aho'i Mench
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.
by Deborah Bach
Oct 17 2011 in Boats, Currents by Deborah Bach
The clock is ticking down on Sound Experience’s “29 Dollars, 29 Days: Getting Kids on the Boat” campaign. The initiative, launched Sept. 24, aims to raise $52,000 to provide educational programs on the historic schooner Adventuress. Port Townsend-based Sound Experience, which runs Adventuress, is asking people to consider donating $29, the cost for one young [...]
by Deborah Bach
Oct 3 2011 in Boats by Deborah Bach
Imagine being able to take all of the features you like in a wide variety of boats and combine them to create your ideal boat. That’s what the publishers of Port Townsend-based Small Craft Advisor magazine did, resulting in the sturdy and innovative SCAMP (Small Craft Advisor Magazine Project), an 11-foot, 11-inch open-cabin boat [...]
by Deborah Bach
Sep 14 2011 in Boats, Currents by Deborah Bach
Imagine getting a free interior and exterior makeover of your boat with Sunbrella fabrics, done by two of the Northwest’s most respected names in marine canvas work. That’s the lucky position well-known Olympia photographer Steve Mason found himself in after partnering with Sunbrella on a marine makeover project involving his 43-foot Hans Christian sailboat, Galatea. Mason’s [...]
by Deborah Bach
Aug 25 2011 in Boats, Life Afloat, Uncategorized by Deborah Bach
Standing on the deck of the schooner Adventuress last weekend, we watched in awe with the crew and other passengers as orcas surfaced in the waters around us. At least half a dozen of the whales appeared as the ship bobbed off San Juan Island for an hour or so under a clear, sunny sky. That [...]
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