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48hrs of flat water

Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, 2m NW of Smith Island. We about three hours out of Anacortes, but will fight a 3kt ebb.

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Rounding Tattosh

We were off of our ETA to Tattosh Island by 5 minutes, from the prediction made 36 hrs ago. The seas have been a Mill Pond. The marine observations at are currently 1′ at 14 seconds. ETA to Anacortes, 0900 tomorrow. There will be two days of boat projects before we take off for the [...]

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News Release: Coast Guard, other agencies respond to capsized vessel near Sucia Island, Wash., Friday

From: 13th District Public omSubject: News Release: Coast Guard, other agencies respo= nd to capsized vessel near Sucia Island, Wash., FridayReply-To: 13th District Public Affairs ; News Release: Coast Guard, other agencies respond to capsized vessel n= ear Sucia Island, Wash., Friday DATE: May 18, 2012 5:58:01 PM PDT News Release: Coast Guard, other ag= [...]

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Capt. Brian Fendly

Yesterday I ran into Brian Fendly. Brian was in the first Captain’s Class I taught nine years ago in Friday Harbor. He and his wife Barb moved to Newport about 2.5 years ago. He’s currently putting in new fuel tanks on his 40′ Eagle, “Passage.”

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Third Friday Speaker May 18th: Rob Smith

Filed under: Boatbuilding & Woodworking, Events, Miscellaneous, News & Updates Tagged: boatbuilding, education, Events, free, SLU, Talk, third friday speaker, wooden boats

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Wind

We’re just 200 yards from the Newport bridge.

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Being Followed

It’s a good thing we left bread crumbs so Lady Washington and Hawiian Chieftain could find their way from Coos Bay to Newport.

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Leaving Coos Bay Tues AM

There’s a good weather window to make the 72 hour trip to Anacortes tomorrow am. Moorage here in Charleston makes sense at $20 a night. We burned 508 gallons in 83 hours since fueling at Morro Bay. We burned .87 gpm which is better than the 1gpm we had expected. Diesel here in Charleston was [...]

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PocketGRIB

An impressive app for $5.99. One price pays for the app on your iPhone and iPad. The app is customizable. I’ve set mine to show; wind, wave heights, and pressure. When combined with Wunderground marine forecasts it is the bomb. Info via the PocketGrib site: With PocketGrib you can download, view and analyse global weather [...]

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Gale Force Winds

We’re headed for the protection of Santa Cruz, about 60 miles S of San Francisco. http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/PZ/570.html

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New Starter Arrives

Your browser does not support the video tag We’re having a wrench modified to make the installation work. Will provided updates when we’re underway later today.

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CWB’s New North Lake Union Workshop and Warehouse is open; boat restoration in Fremont/Wallingford has begun

CWB Boatshop and Livery Manager Kyle Hunter smashed a bottle of Fremont Brewing Company’s summer ale on the foundation Friday, May 4th, to formally christen The Center for Wooden Boats new North Lake Union Workshop and Warehouse.  The facility is just west of Gasworks Park and the Harbor Patrol docks, at 1475 N. Northlake Place, [...]

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Call for Entries! New Boat Show in Port Townsend: Pocket Yacht Palooza

Port Townsend’s Northwest Maritime Center will be the site of the first annual Pocket Yacht Palooza, a one-day boat show organized by the Port Townsend Pocket Yachters club to celebrate traditional smaller rowing and sailing boats. The show, free to the public, is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The [...]

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Staying put

This new starter and solenoid will arrive tomorrow and hopefully get us up and running. We had breakfast at 0500 and were ready to leave. Such is the way of boating.

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Outta Here Tomorrow

The weather is forecasted to lay down tomorrow. We’re planning on being underway by 0600 and are hoping to make at least Eureka by Wednesday. Grand Journey burned 7.2 gph. That’s just a tad less than the 7.5 we planned on. We’ll BBQ tonight with dock partners from Seattle, who are here hiding from the [...]

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