Comments for Northwest Women in Boating

Comment on March 18th Meeting NOAA Charts: Creation and Maintenance by Crescent

Crescent — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:11:19 +0000

Hello Vivian and Marilyn,
Thank so much for inviting me to speak! It was a pleasure meeting such a fine group of ladies. I hope everyone learned a lot and I look forward to seeing you again at future meetings.
Regards,
Crescent

Comment on Crew need or want to? by Michele Clever

Michele Clever — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:02:33 +0000

Hello
I belong to Seattle Sailing Club and have race experience and would love to get out on the water for any reason. I’m ASA 104 level and hoping to get out on blue water soon.
Michele Clever

Comment on Crew need or want to? by Margaret Nordahl

Margaret Nordahl — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:04:08 +0000

Greetings! I enjoy sailing and am available to crew. I volunteer on the V5 and have crewed on various vessels, both sail and motor. I was a boat partner for Beneteau 11.5 Idylle, but no longer own that boat. I have taken ASA 101 & 103. Experienced going through the locks.
Goal is longer cruises, learn racing techniques (i.e. spinnaker) eventually skippering my own boat. If I can help on your boat, I’d love to!

Comment on Felicity Ann Boat Project Has a New Blog by Dana Greyson

Dana Greyson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:14:46 +0000

Thought you might enjoy this….

http://www.galleywenchtales.com/2012/11/dinghy-disruptions-again.html http://www.galleywenchtales.com/2012/12/spending-for-safety-dinghy-dramas-done.html

Update: We took our new dinghy out…. and ran it out of gas! Long row back to the boat. Not a mistake we’re likely to make again.

And a question… I would love some sage advice on when to do regular manual laundry versus when to do the ammonia wash.

Cheers!

Dana Greyson (no phone — it’s email & Skype* only until June 2013)* *

http://www.GalleyWenchTales.com wwww.Facebook.com/GalleyWenchTales http://www.linkedin.com/in/danagreyson *Skype: svjourney365 (Skype is free. To sign up, go to www.*skype*.com)

Comment on Video: Columbia River: Great River of the West by Anne Cox - Gmail

Anne Cox - Gmail — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:51:29 +0000

Thank you for sending this along!

It brings back memories of paddling over 180 miles of the Columbia in the early 90′s, soon after I purchased a kayak. I had decided to get on the water to make life more enjoyable while living in what for me was a challenging place. The Columbia River had long fascinated me as a wild river; still, I figured there was much to experience and learn.

I set off on a solo trip paddling my 14 ft Coaster and experiencing the river. I enjoyed paddling from Bridgeport to Richland, WA, over 6 days, experiencing the impacts of 5 dams, agriculture, recreation, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, high winds, a screaming jet, training in a lonely canyon of the river (that nearly scared me to death!), migrant children playing along the bank at Vantage and much more.

The history and many people and faces of the Columbia will always fascinate me, but that little boat taught me that I could travel to the sea just as the River does. I decided to end my Columbia River paddle at Richland, where I lived, and head to Seattle for a 5 day sea kayaking class, knowing I wanted to learn how to travel in the Sound and around the San Juan’s. The next 8 years brought kayaking trips around the San Juans, 5 weeklong trips to the west side of Vancouver Island and one to Jedediah Island east of Vancouver Island.

Happy memories from earlier years as I now write from sunny San Diego, living aboard Cascadia, a spacious and comfortable 25′ Ranger Tug.

Anne Cox, planning to return with Cascadia to the NW when the Rhodies next bloom!

Comment on NWWB Meeting Mon. Oct. 15th Historical Woman Mariner And Her Legacy: The Felicity Ann Project by LindaLewis@privateboatinginstruction.com

LindaLewis@privateboatinginstruction.com — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:07:56 +0000

Hi NWWB,I am so sorry to miss this meeting and the opportunity to hear a woman who sounds truly amazing. My excuse? I am busy Captaining and teaching on a boat in Canada right now. We are out here. Doing. But not enough of us.We need more good women like Penelope Partridge… and Ann Davidson. Regards,LindaCapt. Linda LewisUSCG 100-Ton MasterPrivate Boating Instruction LLCWebsite:http://www.privateboatinginstruction.com  Email: LindaLewis@privateboatinginstruction.comCell: 425-239-1225

Comment on A Nautical Knot Night by Dana Greyson

Dana Greyson — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:21:30 +0000

Dang! Wish I could be there for that. I’m working to overcome my know dyslexia which I consider knot funny!

We’re getting ready to leave for 5 years of cruising. We’re saying our goodbyes to friends and family in various places, whittling down our stuff to 6 commercial airline bags total for two, and finalizing our financial arrangements. We fly to St. Lucia, where our Pearson 365 ketch awaits in September.

I’m blogging about it at http://www.GalleyWenchTales.com & have a GalleyWenchTales Facebook page as well. It’s a little behind currently, but am catching up. We spent 3 weeks sailing in Desolation Sound and 8 days crewing a restored 85′ schooner from Roche Harbor to Santa Barbara.

Comment on Need referral to a reliable “head repair” person by Jan Saukko

Jan Saukko — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 03:27:10 +0000

Contact ‘Marine Sanitation’. They are located there, right where we park for meetings. Next door to Fisheries Supply.

Comment on Man Overboard! Can You Get Him Back On Board? by Dana Greyson

Dana Greyson — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:01:37 +0000

Learned in the Washington Sea Grant First Aid Class I took 2 days later that when you fall in cold water, you have about 1 minute to get your breathing under control, then about 10 minutes of productive movement. After that, your motor skills drop way off — even if you’re a great athlete. That was a big “Aha” for me, as I consider myself a strong swimmer with lots of endurance, and would have figured I could do the breast stroke for quite a while to conserve energy. Instead, I would definitely go for a very focused freestyle. Good info that I hope I will never have cause to put to test.

BTW if you’re interested in taking a Sea Grant First Aid class in the future
http://www.wsg.washington.edu/mas/calendar_of_events.html

Comment on NWWB in Sunbrella Newsletter and Bell Design Blog by Dana Greyson

Dana Greyson — Tue, 29 May 2012 03:03:23 +0000

It’s clear Judy know how to marry practical and pretty (or handsome as the case may be) when it comes to interior boat design. It would be cool to find out a year from that meeting… “Sunbrella tote tales”… the life and times of where some of those Sunbrella totes traveled to… Thank you Judy, Vivian and Marilyn for an awesome meeting and a warm welcome to a lovely group of wise & witty women boaters.