201 Simmons St NW
Olympia
Join your South Sound Sailing Society friends and crewmates for an evening of inspiration and fun. The SSSS is co-sponsoring a fundraiser for Olympia Youth Sailing featuring “MELGES: The Wizard of Zenda”, which is a documentary about one of the greatest sailors you’ve never heard of. With unlimited access to behind-the-scenes archival footage, this sports biography captures the untold story of Buddy Melges, a tenacious competitor with a fiery attitude and the winning record to back it up.
The film will be shown at the Olympia Yacht Club on Saturday, February 10, at 5:30 and 8:00 pm. (NOTE LOCATION AND TIME CHANGES)
This feature length documentary takes you beyond the headlines to explore Buddy’s extraordinary life. With interviews, archival film footage and video gathered across five decades, you’ll learn about a sailor from a working-class family in southern Wisconsin who built a resume of winning that made him one of the greatest sailors of all time.
Check out the trailer to get a feel for what an incredible sailor he was.
Get your tickets at: https://www.olympiacommunitysailing.org/film-festival