meetings

This month’s meeting topic with feature Judy and Steve Dauzenroth presenting their 12-year circumnavigation aboard Code Blue. The meeting begins at 7pm May 16 and for those who want to go out to eat before the meeting, we’ll gather at Ivars at 5pm.

9-20-2012 we left Shilshole with a sailing friend. Spent a year and a half in Mexico. Did the Pacific Puddle Jump in 2014
French Polynesia – Marquesas, Tuamotus, Society Islands
Cook Islands – Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Palmerston Atoll,
Niue
Tonga – Vava’u, Ha’apai, Tongatapu
On Sept 20th 2012 we finally left Shilshole Marina
Zealand – four times
Minerva Reef – three times
Fiji – three times
New Caledonia
Australia – until May 20, 2020

Sailing Again After Covid

Steve left Scarborough Marina near Brisbane in Australia on August 10, 2022 with crew
Crossed the Indian Ocean with stops at Christmas Island, Cocos Keeling, Rodrigues, Mauritius and Reunion
Several stops in South Africa – first stop in Richards Bay, then around the Capes of Agulhas and Good Hope, into the South Atlantic
Long stop in Hout Bay, south of Cape town
Next to Cape Town, continued up the South Atlantic, to St Helena, Ascension Island, Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Natal, and Fortaleza
On to the Caribbean – Grenada, Bonaire, Curacao, Columbia, Panama, through the Panama Canal
Back in the Pacific – up the coast of Mexico and the US and finally back home again! Sept 29, 2024.

Over 29,000 miles.

• When: May 16 2025 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

The presenters for the April 18 meeting are Bob Vizenor and Doug Lombard of the Coho Ho Ho. Most of you are familiar with the Coho. If not, here’s a description:

The Coho Ho Ho Motto – “Be Safe, Have Fun, Realize Your Blue Water Dreams!”
The Goal of the Coho – “To help everyone to enjoy some great sailing, get safely down the coast, create a group of buddy-boats, foster camaraderie, and help everyone realize their blue water dreams”
The run south along the world’s longest lee shore is one of the more difficult passages for any sailor. With the education provided by the Coho seminars and the support the Coho provides, the trip can be safe and fun for the entire fleet.
We jokingly call it “The rally to get to the rally” as many boats will join the Baja Ha Ha in San Diego for the run down to Cabo and a winter of cruising in Mexico, and possibly beyond.

As usual, the meeting will start at 7pm at PSYC with a pre-meeting dinner from 5pm at Gasworks Brewing.

• When: April 18 2025 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

 

Our March meeting featured Jim and Joy Carey who spent 17 years on a circumnavigation aboard SV Kelaerin, and have visited by sailboat more than 50 countries.

If you missed attending the meeting, you can watch their YouTube video here:

 

Jim Shutt, Chris Harry, and Jeff Johnson will lead a discussion on converting your boats’ batteries from Lead Acid to Lithium. A real-life example will be presented, starting with lithium battery advantages and then looking at different charging options. The details of an installation will cover batteries, charger/inverter, controller/monitor, DC-DC charger, alternator protection module, alternator regulator, and solar controller. Questions and discussions are encouraged throughout the presentation.

Some club members will be meeting at Gasworks Brewing around 5pm (before the meeting) for drinks and/or dinner. Anyone who wants to join early is welcome to meet there.

• When: February 21 2025 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting
• Now Available: Watch the Recorded Zoom Presentation – Enter Passcode Y2s67n#3

Candy and her late husband David Masters bought a 46′ steel yawl in 1987 and completely rebuilt it from the inside out in a warehouse on 14th Ave NW Ballard.

Many thought they would never finish the project but they did manage to sail away in 2005 and then had thirteen lovely years of cruising about the world.

The presentation highlights the acquisition and re-fit, a shakedown cruise to Haida Gwai’i then the Patagonia and European portions of the trip, questions are encouraged!

• When: January 17 2025 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting
• Watch the Record Zoom Presentation

Meetings are held every third Friday of the month at the Puget Sound Yacht Club. The meeting is open to all, but we do ask for a $5 donation at the door to help pay for the venue and club expenses. Zoom attendees can make a donation by Paypal or credit/debit card here. We look forward to seeing you there!

Crew overboard rescue is an important concern to all Pacific NW boaters. Fortunately, today there are several techniques and resources to make overboard rescue easier. Margaret Pommert will discuss practical lessons learned from several overboard incidents, and demonstrate/discuss various pieces of MoB equipment.

Margaret has been doing sail training from Puget Sound to the East Coast where she worked with Navy Midshipmen. She has taught women Diesel Maintenance at Skagit Valley College and the Cruisers College program, and worked with the Sailing Foundation and the US Sailing International Offshore Safety at Sea hands-on training.

• When: November 15 2024 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

Meetings are held every third Friday of the month at the Puget Sound Yacht Club. The meeting is open to all, but we do ask for a $5 donation at the door to help pay for the venue and club expenses. Zoom attendees can make a donation by Paypal or credit/debit card here. We look forward to seeing you there!

• When: October 18 2024 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

Presenters:

• Sailing on the Adventuress and the Pacific Swift Tallships
  One of our young members will talk about his
  summer sailing on these classic schooners
• Cruising Princess Louisa Inlet, BC and San Juan’s
  A couple cruised to this idyllic location aboard their Catalina 36

 

Meetings are held every third Friday of the month at the Puget Sound Yacht Club. The meeting is open to all, but we do ask for a $5 donation at the door to help pay for the venue and club expenses. Zoom attendees can make a donation by Paypal or credit/debit card here. We look forward to seeing you there!

PSCC’s “calendar cycle” resumes with monthly meetings in September, and with that we also have a new Commodore to announce!  PSCC member Jim Shutt will be stepping into the Commodore role. Thanks Jim for volunteering!

September 20 meeting – Cruiser Panel (3 short presentations) + Q&A:

• When: September 20 2024 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: TBD

Presenters:

• Jim Shutt will present on his Gulf Islands trip, on SV Apropos, a Hans Christian 43T.
  Summary from Jim: “My summer cruise was 2 weeks in the Gulf Islands aboard our Hans Christian 43. We went as far north as Thetis Island and visited some of our favorite anchorages on Salt Spring, Galiano, North Pender as well as a few stops on Vancouver Island. U.S. ports included Port Townsend, Stuart Island, and San Juan Island.”
  

 

• John & Gerri of SV Charlie will present on their trip to Alaska in 2024. In their own words:
  “We left Ballard May 15th 2024 on S/V Charlie and returned to Ballard Sept 8th. We learned a lot about our boat, what works and what needs to be addressed and one very unexpected breakdown with cascading consequences.”
  
  

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• Chris & Julie of SV Morning Star, a Catalina 36, will present on their trip to Princess Louisa Inlet, BC and the San Juan Islands.
  
  

  

  

 

Meetings are held every third Friday of the month at the Puget Sound Yacht Club. The meeting is open to all, but we do ask for a $5 donation at the door to help pay for the venue and club expenses. Zoom attendees can make a donation by Paypal or credit/debit card here. We look forward to seeing you there!

We’ll be skipping the June 21 club meeting this month, but hope you can join us for the salmon bake cruise at Port Madison on June 29-30!

Full details on the salmon bake can be found on the email list – please RSVP there by Monday June 24.

The salmon bake will be at Hidden Cove Park on Bainbridge Island (Port Madison) on Saturday June 29th.

By boat:
We raft-up South of Treasure Island, in Port Madison, on Bainbridge Island and dinghy in to Hidden Cove Park. From the water, the park is between the Seattle Yacht Club outstation and the Port Madison Yacht Club docks. If you need a ride, someone with a dinghy will help. Call on VHF 16 or 69 We will be rafting up for those comfortable with it. We try to get a spot towards the south end of SYC. Some of us may be there Friday night and stay through Sunday. We’re going to have pot luck breakfast at 9:30 on both Saturday and Sunday.

By car:
The park is reserved Saturday from 3 to 7 pm. Show up anytime you want. We will start setting up from 3 to 4; happy hour will be 4 to 5, dinner will be 5 to 6 pm and clean up 6 to 7 pm. Any one traveling by car or truck to this event and doesn’t mind picking up something let me know.

 

 

Come hear the details from newlyweds Daniel and Rebecca Lewis of their journey aboard Gypsy a 1979 36 foot Islander Freeport, designed by Bob Perry. It has a fin keel and a skeg hung rudder.

• When: May 17 2024 at 7:00pm PDT.
• Where: Puget Sound Yacht Club | 2321 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
• Google Maps directions
• Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

Meetings are held every third Friday of the month at the Puget Sound Yacht Club. The meeting is open to all, but we do ask for a $5 donation at the door to help pay for the venue and club expenses. Zoom attendees can make a donation by Paypal or credit/debit card here. We look forward to seeing you there!