Port Townsend Festival, Lyrid Meteor Shower
Crane Day April 9th
Getting Bonneville's Boats Ready to Splash
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
September 2013
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival is fast becoming an Icon for sailors world wide.
Broaden your horizons by attending one of the many boat festivals this season.
Getting Bonneville's Boats Ready to Splash
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
September 2013
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival is fast becoming an Icon for sailors world wide.
Broaden your horizons by attending one of the many boat festivals this season.
If you can't make it to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, you may want to view this video. We will have a full report and presentation for our 2014 Winter Sailing Seminars on this year's PTWBS.
April 16-28
. . . best viewed from right after dusk April 22 to 4 am April 23.
Come raft up out on Utah Lake Monday night and watch the show.
Sail under a full moon, April 25.
Farallones Race, 2012 Remembered
unhappy one year birthday
from Sailing Anarchy
"I have stayed quiet publicly about the loss of Low Speed Chase, which happened almost a year ago, on April 14, 2012.
It was just too close, too deep, too tragic, and for a while too overwhelming to write about it here. As the anniversary of their deaths approaches, I feel the sadness again, and look forward to a gathering of friends of Low Speed Chase on Sunday. Over the course of the last year, the accident has inspired many who knew and didn’t know Marc, Alan, Jordan, Alexis and Elmer, to review their own safety plans, to learn about lee shores, wave science, safety equipment, and to talk about it with their friends and family.
It was just too close, too deep, too tragic, and for a while too overwhelming to write about it here. As the anniversary of their deaths approaches, I feel the sadness again, and look forward to a gathering of friends of Low Speed Chase on Sunday. Over the course of the last year, the accident has inspired many who knew and didn’t know Marc, Alan, Jordan, Alexis and Elmer, to review their own safety plans, to learn about lee shores, wave science, safety equipment, and to talk about it with their friends and family.
While those of us close to the people lost still mourn them, we also saw amazing action among and outside of our small community. Committees were convened to review safety standards in racing, to revise existing races, and make recommendations to the sailing community. Brian Chong, a survivor of the race, took the time to write his account of the accident, revealing what we all were afraid to hear, but also needed to hear in order to understand, and begin healing. Ted Elliot, bereft at the loss of his dear friend, corralled a group to plan a memorial in three days in which hundreds attended on the water, even more on shore, and was covered by the international sailing community and national news. Ashley Perrin took significant action when she brought ISAF’s safety at sea course to San Francisco. She researched the people and resources she needed and with the help of the San Francisco Yacht Club, started what has become internationally sought after training for those who plan to go off-shore.
It’s important to me now as we begin our next sailing season to remember a few things:
1. Love your friends. Love your family. Tell them. Spend time with them.
2. Never stop learning.
3. Ask for help. Remember the power of the community and how often it can rise up to an occasion.
4. Render aid, in whatever way you can, be it out on the deep blue sea, or shoreside.
5. Sail safe, and make sure your crew does too."
2. Never stop learning.
3. Ask for help. Remember the power of the community and how often it can rise up to an occasion.
4. Render aid, in whatever way you can, be it out on the deep blue sea, or shoreside.
5. Sail safe, and make sure your crew does too."
-Paige Brooks
This Day In History
April 12, 1903 - Designed by Nat Herreshoff at nearly 144 feet, Reliance still holds the title of largest defender of the America's Cup. She was launched this day, 1903.
OLSON 30 INTRODUCTORY SAIL
We had some great winds that buried the rail on Passing Wind for our inaugural "Intro to Racing" sail, Thursday, April 11th. This is a great opportunity to crew on a one-design, blue water, race prepared boat. Give us a call to reserve your spot for our next sailing adventure on May 16.
Just received this info from Keith at Ullman Sails:
Newport to Ensenada Race to Win Webinar
Tonight!
April 16, 6 - 6:45 PM (Pacific Time)
Bonneville School of Sailing
www.bonnevillesailing.com
801.636.5204
www.bonnevillesailing.com
801.636.5204