by Deborah Bach
Nov 29 2011 in Currents, People by Deborah Bach
After serving his country in the military for more than a dozen years, Dave Lye has a dream — to be home with his wife and four daughters and own a marina on Puget Sound. It’s a dream Lye came to after being deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, where he had plenty of time to think about the [...]
by Guest contributor
Nov 19 2011 in Currents, People, Seamanship by Guest contributor
Search and Rescue is perhaps the most well known of all the Coast Guard missions. The idea of the rescue itself — the direct, firsthand lifesaving opportunity — is the reason many Coast Guardsmen sign up. These individuals crave a chance to rise to the occasion, to be in a position to save a life. While this desire is the driving force behind many successful Coast Guard rescues, it is something that exists independent of our service, within our men and women.
by Deborah Bach
Oct 31 2011 in Currents, People by Deborah Bach
Northwest boater Dan Mattson has a passion and wanted to share it with others, so he started what he believes to be the world’s only podcast series focused entirely on wooden boats. Mattson, who lives in Arlington, launched his site HookedOnWoodenBoats.com in early September and has so far recorded and posted six weekly podcasts. [...]
by Deborah Bach
Oct 24 2011 in Currents, People by Deborah Bach
For almost a decade, Kaci Cronkhite has been the force behind the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, organizing what has become known as one of the premier events of its type. But Cronkhite, 50, who was also managing director of Port Townsend’s Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation, is moving on. Cronkhite recently stepped [...]
by Deborah Bach
Sep 29 2011 in People by Deborah Bach
After moving to Seattle from the east coast a decade ago, Carol Anderson would go for walks along Shilshole Bay Marina and be struck by how bare the boats looked. Where others saw rigging and masts, Anderson saw places where flags could — should — be. A custom flagmaker, Anderson had run her own flag shop in [...]
Sep 27 2011 in Currents, People by Marty McOmber
A local salvage skipper, rescue boat operator and part-time pirate will star in a new reality television series featuring a crew of scruffy mariners from the Pacific Northwest as they travel to a dangerous South African coast in search of underwater diamonds. Boaters who have met Capt. John Aydelotte won’t be surprised to learn of [...]
by Deborah Bach
Sep 19 2011 in Currents, People by Deborah Bach
Boaters often get their love of water from their parents, but for Tracy McKendry, entering the maritime world was an act of teenage defiance. McKendry is the Port of Seattle’s new head of recreational boating, overseeing Shilshole Bay Marina, Bell Harbor Marina on Seattle’s waterfront and Harbor Island Marina on the Duwamish River. Her career [...]
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