SSSS February General Meeting

The Salish 100: Cruising from Olympia to Port Townsend

February 14 SSSS General Meeting

The Salish 100 is an event sponsored by the same people who brought you the R2AK (The Northwest Maritime Center), but this is a seven-day rally for boats 22 feet and under.  Carrying one or two people, 100 little boats test their skills dodging ferries and freighters, navigating tide rips, and whistling up the wind as they cover the 100 miles from Olympia to Port Townsend.  Nina Goodrich, Tim Koontz, and Mary Campbell will share their stories of adventure and accomplishment in last year’s Salish.

Nina Goodrich grew up sailing dinghies in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She recently followed her daughters to Washington State. Shortly after arriving she saw a Marshall 22 Catboat made in Massachusetts for sale in Olympia. She bought it and became a member of SSSS. The Salish 100 was her first adventure out of Budd Inlet.

Tim Koontz learned to sail on Capitol Lake in the 80s and racing a bit with Roger Edwards at the beginning of the century. He restored an old Tanzer 22 with a neighbor and explored the South Sound.  Last year he did his first Salish 100 after “skulking the docks” the first two years.

Mary Campbell caught the Salish 100 bug after supporting it in 2019 in her Cascade 36.  She did the Salish last year in a Capri 22 generously loaned to her by Diane Rudi.  She’s looking forward to doing it again this year in her Precision 18 “Velella”.

Meeting Details

The meeting will be in-person at the Olympia Yacht Club located at 201 Simmons St. NW.   We are not planning to have a Zoom option unless the number of COVID-19 infections increases.

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 may park in the parking lot on the corner of Simmons and 4th Ave, which is to the west of the Oyster House.

We hope to see you there.