An Introduction to High-latitude Sailing:
Join your sailing colleagues and friends for a program by Richard Bigley on a sailing expedition he recently had on a Clipper 68 from Reykjavik, Iceland, to the Scoresby Sound on the east coast of Greenland and back. He will share gorgeous photographs and illustrate some of the advanced preparation needed for cruising in the artic. For more details, read the article by Richard in the newsletter.
Richard is the Skipper of Jolly Rumbalow and is a long-time member and past commadore of the South Sound Sailing Society and frequently races SSSS series and the Southern Sound Series. In 2017, he Joined Clipper Ventures for the last quarter of a Clipper around the world race. He retired from the Washington Department of Natural Resources several years ago.
The meeting will be in-person at the Olympia Yacht Club located at 201 Simmons St. NW, on November 14. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so invite your crew, dock mates, neighbors, and others who are interested in sailing.
Non-OYC members should park on the street or on the east side of the parking lot that is next to the Olympia Oyster House.
We hope to see you there.