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ALL chapter events are open to interested non-members. Contact the designated event sponsor for more information. RSVP to the designated sponsor. 2010 Calendar of Events |
Year 2009 Puget Sound Chapter Activities (Further details forthcoming as they evolve)
The following activities have been scheduled as of the latest update of the web site. All members are encouraged to propose, schedule, and/or sponsor "ad hoc" messabouts or meetings at any time. Indoor winter events (workshops, dinners, etc.) are also encouraged. Each of these will be posted as soon as possible after it is arranged, and members notified. Contact Gary Powell or John Weiss with your proposal.
All activities begin about 11 am Saturday, unless otherwise noted. Significant changes will be in red.
- January 24: Lake Union "Chilly Row" departing from Sunnyside Ramp. Lunch at Ivar's Salmon House following the row.
The Sunnyside Ramp public boat launch is located at the intersection of Sunnyside Avenue North and North Northlake Way. See the map.
- March 7, 10 am: Bowman Bay, Deception Pass -- Depart Bowman Bay about 10:30 for a trip through Deception Pass. See the maps.
- April 18: Cama Beach, Camano Island -- TENTATIVE DATE. We will coordinate details with Greg at CWB.
- CANCELLED: Hammersley Inlet, South Sound
- June 21, TSCA NATIONAL Annual Meeting, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA -- This year's TSCA annual meeting will be held along with the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Festival, June 20-21. More information as we get it!
- August 15, noon: Grapeview Point, North Bay, South Sound -- RSVP to Tom & Susanne Regan, 1-877-215-9015.
From Susanne & Tom Jul 18:You are invited to our 2nd annual Small Boat Messabout
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 12:00 noon to ?
We have a launch ramp suitable for small boats, so bring your kayak, canoe, rowboat or small sailboat. Larger boats can launch at the Port of Grapeview ramp adjacent to the Fair Harbor Marina (1/2 mile south of us). Low tide is in mid morning, so we were thinking people could assemble around noon. Depending on wind and weather we have several options for destinations - a couple of neighboring coves, the town dock at Allyn, Stretch Point State Park (no facilities), Fair Harbor, or for the hardy and adventurous, Vaughn Bay. In the late afternoon, we’ll barbecue here. We'll provide burgers, dogs, buns, and chips and sodas, and folks can bring side dishes and desserts to share. High tide is late afternoon, and it will be light until late, so we'll have lots of hours for boating and fun.
Susanne and Tom Regan
81 E Grapeview Point Road
Allyn, WA 98524Please R.S.V.P. by August 12 to boat_works@yahoo.com or toll-free 1-877-215-9015
From Seattle and Tacoma:
Drive south on I-5 through Tacoma until exit 132, Highway 16.From Bremerton:
Continue on Highway 16 across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, past Gig Harbor until you reach the exit for Purdy.
At the first light in Purdy, turn left. This is Highway 302 to Allyn and Shelton. You'll cross the Purdy Bridge almost immediately.
Continue for several miles, and watch carefully for the right turn to continue Highway 302 to Shelton, Belfair and Allyn. (If you miss this turn, you'll end up at the bottom of the Key Peninsula).
Continue on Highway 302 as it crosses the top of the Key Peninsula, and goes around North Bay. Continue straight on North Bay Road when Highway 302 turns right to go to Belfair.
In another mile or so you'll reach Highway 3. Turn left and you are immediately in Allyn. See directions from Allyn, below.When you get off the ferry at Bremerton, follow the signs for Highway 304.Directions from Allyn:
After you come out of the ferry terminal, you are going to be making a left in about two blocks at Burwell Street. Follow this for a mile or so, and then you'll turn left on Callow, still following the Highway 304 signs.
Follow the signs to south Highway 3 - Shelton and Belfair. At Gorst, the highway splits, and the left lanes go off to Highway 16. Keep right, and exit on to the continuation of Highway 3.
Follow it for about 15 miles to Allyn, going through Belfair about halfway. See directions from Allyn, below.Continue south on Highway 3 through Allyn, admiring the old church on the left, and the large chainsaw art gallery on the right.Directions from Olympia and Shelton:
On the outskirts of Allyn, just past the bridge, turn left on Grapeview Loop Road. Continue on Grapeview Loop Road for 2.7 miles, and turn left on East Treasure Island (also known as Reach Island) Road.
Drive about 100 yards, and you'll see the Treasure Island Bridge ahead of you. Just past the 5 mailboxes on the left, turn left on Grapeview Point Road.
Drive about 50 yards. We are the first two driveways on the left. There is a small sign reading 81 E on a post at the end of the first driveway. Park anywhere in front of the shop.Drive north on Highway 3 out of Shelton about 10 miles to the south end of Grapeview Loop Road.
Turn right on Grapeview Loop Road and drive about 5-1/2 miles. You'll know you are getting close when you pass the Fair Harbor Marina.
Turn right on East Treasure Island Road. Drive about 100 yards, and you'll see the Treasure Island Bridge ahead of you. Just past the 5 mailboxes on the left, turn left on Grapeview Point Road.
Drive about 50 yards. We are the first two driveways on the left. There is a small sign reading 81 E on a post at the end of the first driveway. Park anywhere in front of the shop.Welcome!
- Sep 26: Curry & Oars, Lake Forest Park Civic Club -- John Weiss, 206-368-7354. See the maps.
Lake Washington will be several feet lower than in summer, so hand-launched boats are preferred. The ramp is normally usable for shallow-draft boats, though.
I will bring a pot of curry. Bring any other food/drinks you may want.
- Oct 24: Fort Worden -- Tom Regan.
From Tom, Oct 6:
Don't put the boats away for the season yet!
Laingdon Schmidt (you may recall he, Libby, and Rachael brought his yawl "Swallow" to the '08 North Bay messabout) is arranging a messabout at Fort Warden State Park for October 24th. I'm helping to get the word out.
We'll have more info very soon, but he has already reserved the picnic shelter for the whole day (with stove and fireplace). The concrete boat ramp (fee) is near the shelter, and has a nice dock. Both are well protected.
We'd like to have a big turnout of boats of all types, paddle/row/sail, so everyone is welcome. So stay tuned, and plan to come play in boats!
- Dec TBA: Annual Meeting -- Contact Gary Powell, 425-255-5067 in advance with your input for next year's event schedule.
- Jetty Island Circumnavigation
- Seward Park, Lake Washington
- Sammamish Slough
- Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA -- events and workshops: Call 206-382-2628 for more information / registration.
33rd Annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival: July 4-5Home Built Boats Weekend: July 25-26
For people who have built small craft, and for those who want to.The Center for Wooden Boats would like to invite people who have built their own boats to bring their boats down to the docks on July 25-26. This weekend event at the South Union campus of CWB will feature amateur built boats, as well as professionals who cater to the home builder (by selling plans, or products, or through teaching). The event will feature skills demonstrations on both Saturday and Sunday.This weekend event is free to the public, as well as to amateurs who want to show their home made boats. (Donations by visitors are accepted.) Professionals will be asked to pay a small fee. Any and all funds raised will go directly to CWB, though mostly it's just a chance to hang out in the warm Seattle summer sun and talk about boats.
You can learn more and register your boat to be shown at www.cwb.org/home-built-boats-weekend.
Questions? Contact CWB volunteer Tim Yeadon at tim@timyeadon.com.
- Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, Port Hadlock, WA
Summer 2009 Programs:
Model Boatbuilding Workshop
Building the 16' Swampscott Dory
- Wooden Boat Foundation, Port Townsend, WA
33rd Annual Wooden Boat Festival: September 11-13
- Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival and Crab Feed -- April 18-19
See www.boat-links.com/DepoeBay/ or e-mail Jack Brown at mjbrown@centurytel.net for more information.- Olympia Wooden Boat Fair -- May
There is a very nice collection of wooden boats that are not normally at other shows -- these are more local, user-friendly boats. On shore there are booths of crafts and other boat related activities.
It is held at Percival Landing, in downtown Olympia. Take the Port of Olympia exit off I-5. At 4th Street take a left towards Percival Landing, and in a few blocks you're there.
Call 360-236-4798 for info.
- Montague Harbour Small Boat Rendezvous -- May 29-31, Galiano Island, BC, Canada
- Salt Spring Island Classic Boat Show -- June, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
- Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous -- Jul 10-13, Sucia Island, WA
- The Shipyard School Raid -- July 11-19, Silva Bay to Desolation Sound
The course of about 170 km is through the Gulf of Georgia, Malaspina Strait, and into Desolation Sound.
The Shipyard School Raid is modeled after the Great Glen Raid in Scotland, Raid Finland, the Loire River Raid, and predecessors in Portugal and Sweden. Like them, the Shipyard School Raid promotes adventure and sportsmanship in small traditional sail and rowing craft. The Raid brings traditional small boats and their crews from all over the world.
For further information, see www.shipyardraid.ca or contact
Tad Roberts (tadroberts@shaw.ca)
P.O. Box 33
Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0, Canada
+1.250.247.9315- Oregon Coots/Eugene Yacht Club Wooden Boat Exhibition -- August 1, Fern Ridge Reservoir, near Eugene, Oregon.
Contact John Kohnen for information.- Port of Toledo Wooden Boat Show -- August 15-16, Toledo, Oregon
- Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival: August 26-29
Hosted by the Vancouver Wooden Boat Society, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C. Admission Free!
Contact Jan Bellamy, coordinator, at (604) 688-9622, Fax (604) 688-9682 or jan@PragmaLtd.com- Portland Wooden Boat Show -- August
Hosted by Riverswest Small Craft Center
For more info contact Bob Elden at 503-281-6825 or rhelden@qwest.net- Gig Harbor Heritage Row -- August, from the Gig Harbor Jerisich City Park
Intermediate/Advanced: Gig Harbor - Point Defiance & return (8 miles)
Beginner/Intermediate: Within Gig Harbor (2 - 3 miles)Invite your rowing and paddling partners. Kayaks, rowboats, canoes, any human powered craft are welcome.
Pizza, music, & more afterwards at Skansie Brothers Park.Registration & information:
Jennifer Heath
Kitsap Bank
4714 Point Fosdick Dr.
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
253-858-8818- Annual Poulsbo Boat Rendezvous: Date TBA.
You are invited to join in the fun and meet other Poulsbo Boat owners, exchange ideas, and show off your pride and joy. This is also the perfect time and place to expand your knowledge of Poulsbo Boats and other small powered marine craft indicative of the earlier years on Puget Sound.
As in the past, the rendezvous will be held at the Port of Poulsbo Marina.
Call Stan Baselt for information and registration: 360-373-6154.
