Port Townsend Sail Boats Offer Fundraising Sail for High School Team
Jul 10, 2007
Thursday, September 6th a number of local boats will be joining to sail in company off the Port Townsend waterfront to raise money for the local youth sailing team. For a $100/ person donation you can join one of the vessels as a guest/crew for an afternoon sail. It is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the Port Townsend waterfront, to get to sail on and with some great boats, and to support the local youth sailing team.
The vessels will be boarding at a variety of locations at 2:30 PM on Thursday, September 6th, then meeting off the waterfront to enjoy an afternoon of sailing together. Some of the vessels will be docking at Hudson Point after the sail as they begin the weekend festivities for the Wooden Boat Festival, others will be returning to their docks. For locals Thursday afternoon is sometimes thought of as the best day of the festival. The boats are all arriving and it is a great time to see the vessels before the weekend rush.
The boats that so far have volunteered to join in the sail are Martha, Suva, Alcyone, Annie Too, Erin, Crusoe, Lotus, Bryony, Sprit and Limfjord. The vessels will carry three to six guest/crew depending on their size. It is up to the discretion of the captain if the sail needs to be cancelled due to the weather conditions. Rescheduling would have to be worked out between the vessel and their guest/crew.
The Port Townsend High School Sailing Team is supported by the Northwest Maritime Center/Wooden Boat Foundation, YMCA and is made up of students from Port Townsend High School. Students from other schools can sail with the team, but due to NWISA rules, only PTHS students can compete in the regional regattas. The high school team sailing season is in the Winter/Spring ( burr). This is the first year in ten years that Port Townsend High School has had a sailing team. Youth starting at age 13 are welcome to join the team. The crews race in Vanguard 15’s. There are thriteen high school sailing teams in the PNW, and this year the team has traveled north to the San Juan Island and as far south as Portland to compete in regattas. This first season in a long while was wet, a little wild and a lot of fun.
For more information about joining the sail as a crew or a vessel call Leslie McNish at (360)- 385-7646 or (360) 531-0356. And please, because of the coordinating involved, get in touch early. Your donation is fully tax deductible. Thanks for your support!
