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Ship-to-Shore October 2010
Bay area, Alameda, where we will drop off
our crew, spend a few days relaxing and
doing maintenance, then head on down to
San Diego. We hope to be in San Diego by
the end of September. Then, on October 25,
we will join about 150 other boats in the
XVII Baha Ha Ha and cruise on down to
Cabo San Lucas, to start our exploration of
Mexico and the Sea of Cortez.
Saturday, August 21, 2010:
Olympia to Kingston
By 0700 we were away from the dock; a
rather emotional moment for both of us! It
was a bright sunny morning, and oddly
quiet; there was no one else
around that we could see.
And as is frequently the case
in the South Sound, there
was no wind, so we motored
on out Budd Inlet.
We had been warned to
expect things to break, but
we did not expect it to
happen so soon. As we
pulled away from the slip,
the knot meter was stuck,
and none of our usual tricks
would free it.
We arrived in Kingston,
after a leisurely and
uneventful day of motoring;
when the wind finally came
up, what little of it there
was, was on the nose. We
got a slip one down from
another South Sound boat,
Roger and Suzie Shaffer’s
Boru. We enjoyed visiting
with them, and our other
dock neighbors.
We got the name of a
local diver from one of the
ladies in the Port office; we called him, and
he came down and pulled a stick out of our
knot meter impeller! What are the chances
of that happening?
And, what are the chances of your crew
calling you, like ours did, and pulling out at
the eleventh hour?
You will need to finish Bob Hargreaves
story on line. Find a link to their log on our
web site and follow them as they go south.
Warm Weather in February
The Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers have
invited anyone with a trailerable boat to a
week long party at Lake Havasu, on the
Colorado River. Weather should be 75-80,
sunny, wind 8-10. February 14-24 Details
on line.
Cruise News
COMMODORES’ CRUISE
VAUGHN BAY
Friday I was up and running, well kind of
sort of. I made several false starts to get out
of the house. I had lost my crew the night
before and now was single handing the trip.
The skies were partly cloudy with sun
breaks and the fall air was cool. Not a bad
start to a weekend.
As I pushed the motor up to cruising
speed I heard the motor making a funny
noise. I dropped down the hatch and
Fall Series Race 1 September 18
D’Lavicea was RC. Thank you.
Finish Corrected
Points Sail No. Yacht Name Yacht Type Rating Time Time
H-CLASS Start Time: 12:00 Distance: 8 nm
0.75 69382 OPPOSITION HUMB 30 108 14:00:31 13:46:07
2.00 18351 MISS CONDUCT OLSN 29 102 14:03:39 13:50:03
3.00 18633 I5 SANZ 33 117 14:13:00 13:57:24
S-CLASS Start Time: 12:00 Distance: 8 nm
0.75 592 GAYLE FORCE MEL 93 13:52:33 13:40:09
2.00 82 MCSWOOSH 11M 66 14:00:12 13:51:24
12 PAX -10 13:55:57 13:57:17
3.00 79089 LIGHTLY SALTED BENE 10R 96 14:12:09 13:59:21
4.00 131 DRAGONFLY VIPER 640 96 14:12:19 13:59:31
A-CLASS Start Time: 12:05 Distance: 8 nm
0.75 28415 EDGEWALKER OLSN 34 117 14:13:50 13:58:14
B-CLASS Start Time: 12:05 Distance: 8 nm
0.75 29718 MARANATHA RANC 33-1 174 14:37:16 14:14:04
2.00 69141 JODY V C&C 29 188 14:52:19 14:27:15
3.00 122 SPITZE SANT 22 285 15:54:54 15:16:54
D-CLASS Start Time: 12:05 Distance: 8 nm
0.75 39110 KOOSAH PEAR 36-1 171 14:46:06 14:23:18
2.00 00 VINTAGE RANC 33 197 15:16:15 14:49:59
3.00 37079 OSA RANC 33 182 15:17:11 14:52:55
4.00 39458 RELEAF PEAR 30 247 15:47:43 15:14:47
5.00 69220 OH MERCY CAPR 22 245 15:47:45 15:15:05
opened the engine compartment and saw
my alternator belts were very loose and
endanger of coming off. Hmm, that’s not
good I thought to myself. It took me about
45 minutes to fix the problem.
The further north I went the better the
weather was. By the time I passed Herron
Island the sun was out and felt warm on my
face. I was catching up with another boat
from the club, but she made her turn into
Vaughn Bay before I did.
The other boat that came in before me
was Maranatha. Gratitude was the first at
anchor and had picked a prime spot to drop
her hook. Anchors set and boat rigged for
port I set out to pick up my wife. As I
rowed to the boat ramp at the east side of
the bay, Vintage and Balder came in and
rafted up. I rowed Annette and our puppy
back to the boat and we settled in for a
quiet evening. Well at least that’s what we
thought. I was up topside putting up the
boom tent when Vintage hails us on the
radio. We were invited over for cocktails
and apps. We accepted the invitation and
ended up sitting on Vintage and Balder
enjoying great company with our
Commodore until late in the evening. All
crews in the bay joined the festivities and
we all enjoyed the evening together.
Saturday: I was told by those who woke
up early that we were fogged in. But I took
advantage of the opportunity to sleep in.
My head did not appear topside until
well after 1030. Wow I felt good!
The sun was shining bright, not a
cloud in the sky and it was warm.
Shorts and tee shirts weather today.
Around noon several of us went up to
the spit and set up the potluck area.
Logs were rolled, fire wood gathered,
weeds pulled. Thanks to all who
helped.
The fleet started to arrive around
noon and by 1500 our numbers stood
at 19 boats. By 1800 the potluck on
the spit was crowded. There was tons
of good food to be had. If we walked
away hungry it was our own fault.
The fire ring was full of happy faces.
Folks stayed late into the evening.
The stars shone up in the havens, the
moon was bright and Jupiter could be
seen. It was a wonderful evening.
Sunday: Well be paid for the good
weather with rain and lots of it. The
pancake breakfast was moved from
the beach to the Sidetrack, Vintage,
Balder raft. A couple of boats left
early, including yours truly. I missed
the pancake goodness again. I’m sure
it was great. I was heading south by 0900.
The rain turned to showers and eventually
stopped. The skies were gray the entire way
home. It was a great weekend and seemed
too short. Thanks to all of you who made it.
It’s you who make these trips fun. It was a
great group of folks. I can’t wait for the
Halloween Cruise. See you on the water.
Boats and crew in attendance in no
particular order: Cygnet, Getaway, Gamine,
Sir Pending, Pandora, Gratitude,
Maranatha, Murrelet, Pleiades, Lovejoy,
Sidetrack, Passages, Vintage, Balder,
Moment, Inati, Skaga, Windswept, Pax and
Nightwind. Stats: 20 boats, 40 skipper and
crew and two dogs. Not bad!
Mark Welpman, Cygnet
A slightly longer version and photos on line