A virtual Monday Lunch - please register for this event - you will receive an email with directions for joining the Virtual Monday Lunch. 

Tuuli’s 2021 Southeast Alaskan Adventure:

A virtual Monday Lunch - please register for this event - you will receive an email with directions for joining the Virtual Monday Lunch. 

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Anchorages and Hikes —

To the Gulf Islands

in COVID Times

David and Janet Williams      s/v Fanuei Valiant 40

After the Canadian Border opened in late summer, David and Janet traveled north to the Gulf Islands on their Valiant 40 Fanuei to revisit in COVID times many of the nooks and anchorages with good hiking opportunities. They will share some of their favorite spots, good anchorages for storms and sunsets, and the border COVID protocols they encountered. Additionally, they will share some of the lesser used anchorages closer to Seattle they use for shorter cruises.

Social Hour         6:30 – 7:00 pm

Program              7:00 – 8:30 pm

Location              Virtual via Zoom

• Please join us this winter on Friday evenings in February for talks and slide shows by CYC members and guest speakers about their cruising and racing adventures. This is a fun and educational way to spend a few winter evenings with friends and inspire your own sailing adventures for 2022 and beyond.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Meeting login emailed to all registrants. $5 charge for non-members.

Above:  Sunrise after a blow at Selby Cove, Prevost Island, Gulf Islands

Above: Fanuei rounding Scarlett Point Light on Balaklava Island

Above: Fanuei at anchor near St John Point, Mayne Island

Above: David and Janet ashore in the Gulf Islands

Welcome to 2022's first SSWiSS (Salish Sea Women in Sailing Sistership) 3rd Thursdays Social. Due to increased COVID concerns, it will be held via Zoom.

The guest speakers are the only all-women crew to race the 2021 Round the County on Creative, a J/105, skippered by Shauna Walgren.

Their story was published in 48 Degrees North Magazine, https://48north.com/.../all-women-team-on-j-105-creative.../

Join us to hear their experiences, the different perspectives from different roles, see their amazing photos, and to ask all your questions!

Preparing Your Cruiser for Offshore Racing – Pacific NW Offshore Adventure

Nathan and Vanessa Kundtz

s/v Equilibrium Beneteau 393

Like many cruisers Nathan and Vanessa had never taken their Beneteau 393 any further west than Victoria – but often dreamed of bigger water. Last year, amidst doldrums of COVID isolation, they decided to put together a campaign that would take them from inshore cruising to offshore racing and ultimately a First in Class finish (Cruising Class) in the Pacific NW Offshore Race. The experience was incredible! And something they plan to repeat in 2022. Nathan and Vanessa will share their experience in planning and preparation with an eye towards encouraging other race-curious cruisers to join them in 2022.  Topics covered will be of interest to local racers who may be thinking of upping their game and trying an offshore race as well as cruisers thinking of doing the outside of Vancouver Island. Certain to be a few pearls of wisdom for everyone. They will discuss boat and crew preparation, training for offshore racing, and their experiences transiting down the Washington coast to Ilwaco for the start of the race then racing back up the coast and down the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the finish off Port Angeles.

Social Hour         6:30 – 7:00 pm

Program              7:00 – 8:30 pm

Location              Virtual via Zoom

• Please join us this winter on Friday evenings in February for talks and slide shows by CYC members and guest speakers about their cruising and racing adventures. This is a fun and educational way to spend a few winter evenings with friends and inspire your own sailing adventures for 2022 and beyond.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Meeting login emailed to all registrants. $5 charge for non-members.

Above: Equilibrium Race Crew after their First in Class Finish

Just in the lower level, 10 candidates and one trainer.

10:30 - 5:30, by appointment only

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to commit to your next blood donation and set a goal to give every time you're eligible! Your impact is measured in the remissions, recoveries, and second chances you help create. When you donate with Bloodworks, you’re contributing to a blood supply that helps 95% of Western Washington and Oregon hospitals. Show that you care by making your one-hour donation appointment today at our upcoming Pop-Up!  Sign up here: Donor Portal (bloodworksnw.org)

COVID-19 Notice Appointments and masks are required. There is no deferral from donating if you receive the COVID vaccine. See our COVID-19 safety measures for more information [HERE]

10:30 - 5:30, by appointment only

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to commit to your next blood donation and set a goal to give every time you're eligible! Your impact is measured in the remissions, recoveries, and second chances you help create. When you donate with Bloodworks, you’re contributing to a blood supply that helps 95% of Western Washington and Oregon hospitals. Show that you care by making your one-hour donation appointment today at our upcoming Pop-Up!  Sign up here: Donor Portal (bloodworksnw.org)

COVID-19 Notice Appointments and masks are required. There is no deferral from donating if you receive the COVID vaccine. See our COVID-19 safety measures for more information [HERE]

Ice, Germs and Fire –

Irene’s Double-Handed Circumnavigation

Ginger and Peter Niemann

s/v Irene Herreshoff 50' Ketch

Ginger and Peter sailed around the world aboard their ketch Irene (homeport Ballard).  They took an eastabout route in the Northern Hemisphere via the Northwest Passage, Europe and SE Asia. They left Ballard in 2016, completed the Northwest Passage in 2017 (the ice part) and then sailed the eastern seaboard of the US, crossed the North Atlantic and cruised the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. COVID hit the world while they were in Turkey, and they decided to try to sail home directly and as quickly as possible via the Suez Canal, Indian Ocean and North Pacific (the germs part). They found themselves in the Red Sea in high summer (the fire part) and did indeed (despite surprises and misadventures) return home to the Salish Sea in August 2021. This is their story.

Social Hour         6:30 – 7:00 pm

Program              7:00 – 8:30 pm

Location              Virtual via Zoom

• Please join us this winter on Friday evenings in February for talks and slide shows by CYC members and guest speakers about their cruising and racing adventures. This is a fun and educational way to spend a few winter evenings with friends and inspire your own sailing adventures for 2022 and beyond.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Meeting login emailed to all registrants. $5 charge for non-members.

Above: Irene in the Artic during her Northwest Passage. Photo by Jan Wangaard

Above: Irene Peter out on the bow sprit

Above: Irene Peter and Ginger underway

Above: Irene in Scotland with a Castle

10:30 - 5:30, by appointment only

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to commit to your next blood donation and set a goal to give every time you're eligible! Your impact is measured in the remissions, recoveries, and second chances you help create. When you donate with Bloodworks, you’re contributing to a blood supply that helps 95% of Western Washington and Oregon hospitals. Show that you care by making your one-hour donation appointment today at our upcoming Pop-Up!  Sign up here: Donor Portal (bloodworksnw.org)

COVID-19 Notice Appointments and masks are required. There is no deferral from donating if you receive the COVID vaccine. See our COVID-19 safety measures for more information [HERE]

10:30 - 5:30, by appointment only

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to commit to your next blood donation and set a goal to give every time you're eligible! Your impact is measured in the remissions, recoveries, and second chances you help create. When you donate with Bloodworks, you’re contributing to a blood supply that helps 95% of Western Washington and Oregon hospitals. Show that you care by making your one-hour donation appointment today at our upcoming Pop-Up!  Sign up here: Donor Portal (bloodworksnw.org)

COVID-19 Notice Appointments and masks are required. There is no deferral from donating if you receive the COVID vaccine. See our COVID-19 safety measures for more information [HERE]

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POC:  Chris Y*****

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POC: Ka** New***

POC - Ric Peterson

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POC: O. Shanegrow