Sailing in and around Puget Sound and planning to sail further
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 You’ve heard him on NPR, now see him in person. Cliff Mass is speaking Thursday 4 December 2008. He is also the author of The Weather of the Pacific Northwest.
The talk is at Kane Hall room 120 on the UW Campus and starts at 7pm. Contact 206.221.4995 for more info or just show up.
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 I am very excited about the boat show this year. Now I have a boat and I definitely need all those LED lights, remote control submarines, velvet lined oar covers… no really, I do. ;-)
Tickets go on sale this weekend!! Drop me a not if you’ll be around. It would nice to meet some readers and have a beer or three. Plus I can ask you questions about how to install all my new toys. WHEN
Friday, January 23 - Sunday, February 1, 2009
Qwest Field Event Center
800 Occidental Avenue South, Seattle | South Lake Union
901 Fairview North, Seattle | MON - THURS: Noon - 8 pm
FRIDAYS: Noon-9 pm
SATURDAYS: 10-9 pm
SUNDAYS: 10-6 pm | MON - THURS: 11 - 5 pm
FRIDAYS: 11 - 5 pm
SATURDAYS: 10-5 pm
SUNDAY: 10-5 pm | TICKETS
E-tickets go on sale beginning December 8, 2008. ADULTS: $10
YOUTH (11-17): $5
KIDS 10 and Under: Free
3-DAY Multi-Day Pass: $18
Purchase tickets online and receive free parking, a free appetizer from Pyramid Alehouse and more!
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 Splash Newsletter from the port of Seattle is out with a story about the Washington Liveaboard Association, the new key FOBs which are replacing the old fashioned keys (can we do away with the key pad bathrooms!!) and apparently there will be some new bike storage coming soon.
New Parking Stickers will be available starting in February. You can pick them up at the office or get your new one via mail. Here’s a handy dandy PDF form with the all the details. Also, you may buy one additional pass for $60. I couldn’t resist the photo from the movie. ;-)
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Its to be expected, but is no less appalling to hear that boat abandonment is on the rise. The garden variety stop paying your moorage fees is one thing, but in CA and FL apparently there are lot of boats illegally scuttled leaking oil, fuel, and holding tanks into the waterways. Seattle Times Article from the AP.
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This just in from Tami at Bainbridge. The Buoy I mentioned might be going is going to stay! Great job everyone! Red #2 Eagle Harbor will stay—Thank you boaters who sent comments to District 13USCG, and Thank you USCG for keeping the buoy. Have a great weekend. Tami Allen, Harbormaster
City of Bainbridge Island This message is being sent to you by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center to notify you that the USCG District Thirteen Local Notice to Mariners <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/d13/lnm13462008.pdf> (46-2008) is available for download.
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This comes our way from the Bainbridge Harbormaster. I agree with assessment completely. That is a bit of a tricky area for unfamiliar boaters (which most people are) and those buoys are what people follow. They assume if there’s no buoy its deep enough and that’s wrong but they do it. I think the USCG will end up spending more money dealing with boats run aground there than they would if they left it installed. Hello Boaters, There is a USCG proposal to discontinue the Red #2 buoy at the entrance to Eagle Harbor. This was sent out to the notice to mariners by way of link below. The link is: This message is being sent to you by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center to notify you that the USCG District Thirteen Local Notice to Mariners <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/d13/lnm13432008.pdf> (43-2008) is available for download. If they remove the #2 red buoy at Eagle Harbor, we might see more vessels going aground on wing point even using the charts. We may see: a. boaters crossing the point seeing what is now listed as the #4 buoy; b. boaters approaching the shoal marker as the preferred channel from the north leading them over the wing point reef. There may also be increased congestion and conflict with ferry traffic for vessels attempting to use the Tyee Shoal to locate the preferred channel. If you have a comment about this buoy, please send it to the Navigation Center team by the November 21, 2008 deadline. The comment period is open until November 21, 2008. The email address is d13-PF-LNM@uscg.mil. Their mailing address is 915 Second Ave. Seattle, WA 98174-1067. Their phone number is 206.220.7280 and fax is 206.220-7265. Thank you Tami Allen, Harbormaster City of Bainbridge Island 
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Tami sent me a note to tell me that their will be no power (and thus the pump out will be down) at City Dock over at Eagle Harbor on the 16th of October. Just a heads up… (no pun intended)
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I own a Pearson 424 and I was absolutely positive that I was going to get a Monitor windvane, but some of the P424 owner's are looking into Cape Horns which in all honesty I heard nothing about until they brought it. Well now I have all these choices and its confusing. Does anyone in Puget sound with blue water experience or ambitions have a Cape Horn windvane. If you're local and wouldn't mind letting me check out your installation that would be great!
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This is one is headed for Japan right around Tokyo.
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 It's time to get up early and see what's for sale over Seattle Fisheries Supply parking lot this weekend; 48 North is hosting another swap meet. It runs from 0700-1300 but if you can get there earlier, feel free. I can't get up that early to begin with. You can check out the swap site for location specifics.
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Looking at how few named hurricanes there are in the Pacific as compared to the Atlantic, the name is starting to make a lot more sense. There are two active systems though Lowell in off the coast of Baja and a tropical depression NE of Philippines. Updated: 11am EDT Mon Sep 8 2008
Wind: 51 MPH | Location: 19.0N 111.2W | Movement: NW
More Information:
Tracking Map | Public Advisory Discussion | Coordinates | Computer Models
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How did this thing sneak up on me? I don't know but with a boat in the water I'm ready to gather info and buy some goodies. I'm very interested in looking into instrumentation packages and interop between vendors. I think I'm going to be going with TackTick up the masts and then routing all of that into a NMEA 2000 network. Not as many manufacturers are as on site as the Seattle Boat Show, but this will be a good getting started event. Pics and write-ups to come fore sure. Here's the standard press release from Michael: The 2008 Lake Union Boats Afloat Show, September 10-14, opens one week from today! Nearly 300 power and sail boats will be on display in the water, and accessories, electronics and more will be available shore side. From the small dinghies to a 143 ft megayacht, this show has cruisers, trawlers, sail boats and more! When you buy e-tickets online at www.BoatsAfloatShow.com, you'll receive a free pass on the Seattle Street Car to ride to the show, plus a $25 off coupon at the Sky City restaurant at the Space Needle. The Lake Union Boats Afloat Show is presented by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. Also on the website is a complete list of exhibitors, as well as the boats that will be in the show. And, the first 400 kids will receive a free Personal Flotation Device (PFD), sponsored by BECU, when attending the Lake Union Boats Afloat Show. I look forward to seeing you at the show. Michael Campbell
President, NMTA
michaelc@seattleboatshow.com
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If you're a MAC (not me) or an iPhone (me) user you should head over and check out MacSailing.Net. It's a good forum about sailing software for the MAC and iPhone including Mr. Tides and iNavX the iPhone version of GPS NavX. Only about 800 users, but nonetheless if your a MAC or iPhone user who sails it seems like the place to be.
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This is direct from the Port of Seattle When: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m
Where: Fishermen's Terminal The 20th Annual Fishermen's Fall Festival is a free, fun, family-oriented event celebrating the return of the North Pacific Fishing Fleet. There's something for everyone...two stages operating throughout the day with live music, demonstrations, a fantastic salmon BBQ, educational booths, lots of fun kids' activities and a beer garden. Other activities include bouncy pirate ship, boat building, trout pond, oyster art, fish prints and face painting.
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