Port Townsend Yacht Club Volume 120 Issue 5 June 2020 Baggywrinkle www.ptyc.net ALL PTYC EVENTS Commodore’s Column: SUBJECT TO Social Distancing . Our Immediate Future! CANCELLATION DUE TO COVID-19 COVID -19 UPDATE: OUTBREAK STAY AT HOME MANDATE WITH SOME TRAVEL NOW IN EFFECT, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CALENDAR SALISH SEA MARINA UPDATES June Events This is the time of year PTYC closes up shop, so to speak, a break from meetings in July and August, so we can all be June 3 PTYC Board out on the water enjoying our cruising destinations Meeting, Wed., 1:30pm @ the Clubhouse via ZOOM with our PTYC friends. We ARE now allowed to cruise again but, sadly, not as a club gathering in June 9 General Meeting, large groups on docks, holding potlucks, rafting up Tues., 6:30pm @ the Clubhouse CANCELLED to other boats, or mingling over a 5 o’clock happy hour. Social distancing is still in our future for now. June 22—30, PTYC What we CAN do is get out on the water individually, making our Canadian Flex Cruise, 9 own personal decision if and when we feel ready. There is a lot of Days, Mon.—Tues. CANCELLED water out there for social distancing. Most Marine State Parks opened May 5th, others are waiting until May 31st, and some not Summer Events until mid-June. Docks and mooring Aug. 14—16 PTYC Cruise buoys can be used to Pleasant Harbor, Fri.— Sun. for day use to enjoy the marine parks and Sept. 11—13, Fri.—Sun. trails (practicing safe Wooden Boat Festival social distancing), CANCELLED but an overnight visit Sept. 14—18, PTYC Port requires anchoring Orchard Cruise, Mon.—Fri. out. See more (Continues on page 3) information at the links below on which parks are open. Reminder: Board Meetings are always There are also many marinas that are open, or expected to open open to any member. This is soon but, again, social distancing still applies and you may find their your Yacht Club and we hope restrooms, showers, and laundry facilities closed. to see you there. (Concludes on Page 2) Kevin Long (Project Manager) New Bridge Between Indian and Marrowstone Islands Page 2 Baggywrinkle June 2020 WANTED: New PTYC Treasurer! THANK YOU Past Commodore Jim Pivarnik, for returning as PTYC Treasure until our 2021 Board & Officers recruitment this fall. Commodore’s Column (concludes): Social Distancing . Our Immediate Future! You will find marina offices are staffed, but closed to the public with business and payment conducted over the phone. Your best bet is to call ahead to marinas to see what limitations or restrictions they have in place. Again, more info links below. Most fuel docks are open, some require reservations, and they all require social distancing. Your best bet? Call first! Bob and I hope to get out on Rain Shadow soon to visit one of the uninhabited islands and do some kayaking. We want to be considerate of inhabited islands during this Covid-19 time. Your next Baggywrinkle Newsletter will come out in September, but I will keep you updated over the summer with any changes, cancellations, or news. Please feel free to contact me any time: [email protected] or [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you. Rain Shadow and her crew, both two-legged and four-legged, would love to be a "boating buddy." See more about that on page 15 of this issue. Waggoner’s offers guidance at these links: What’s Open? Updates for Marinas, Marine Parks, and Borders: https://waggonerguide.com/ covid-19/ Questions & Answers: https://waggonerguide.com/washington-state-recreational-boating-open- for-day-use-beginning-may-5th/ Safety Guidelines for Boating during Covid-19: https://waggonerguide.com/wp-content/ uploads/2020/04/Covid-19-Safe-Boating-Guidelines.pdf Washington is Open for Boating: https://www.openforboating.com/ Commodore Debbie Kevin Long (Project Manager) New Bridge Between Indian and Marrowstone Islands Volume 120, Issue 6 Baggywrinkle Page 3 COVID-19 AND BOATING IN THE NORTHWEST ALL PTYC EVENTS SUBJECT TO On March 19, Canada temporarily CANCELLATION DUE TO closed its borders to non-essential COVID-19 OUTBREAK travel. Specifically, Canada does not allow pleasure boats to cross their border, per the Waggoner Cruising Guide. Updates will be posted to our website ptyc.net, as they become available. Ilona Bell, Editor Visit “WHO'S WHO?” (for Members Only) online at: ptyc.net to see if your photo is posted. If not, a designated photographer will be at our meetings on a Click here for a quarterly basis to snap your picture for “WHO’S Jefferson County WHO?” —- our Club’s photo catalogue COVID-19 featuring our current membership. Update You can also update your posted photo. SALISH SEA MARINA We look forward to seeing you around—–-literally!! UPDATES Paul Happel and Joe Burson STAY HOME “Here’s lookin’ at you, kid!” NO TRAVEL SAN JUAN ISLANDS & SOME MARINAS STILL CLOSED CANADIAN BORDER STILL CLOSED TO PLEASURE BOATS DUE TO COVID -19 OUTBREAK! Page 4 Baggywrinkle June 2020 Port Townsend High School Graduates Award Ceremony via ZOOM Port Townsend High School is hosting a virtual Senior Awards Ceremony via Zoom video conference on Monday, June 8th at 6 pm. PTYC Scholarship Chair, Maria LaCato, will be participating to honor this year’s scholarship recipients from PTHS. Anika Avelino was awarded $2000 for the University of Washington to study hydrology or sustainability in marine biology. Matt McCall was awarded $1200 to study Marine Transportation at the University of Alaska. Thank You Notes from 2020 PTYC Scholarship Recipients: Volume 120, Issue 6 Baggywrinkle Page 5 PTYC GARAGE SALE SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 2020 SAVE THE DATE – AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED! Our annual garage sale is an important fund-raiser for PTYC Scholarships. Will we be able to hold it this year? We have no way of knowing at this time, and there may still be restrictions on social distancing and sanitizing in place that may make it unworkable, but we are hopeful. Assuming we are allowed to go ahead with the sale as scheduled, we will need lots of lightly- used good quality stuff to sell. What sort of “stuff”? Clothing, household goods, small appliances in working order, tools, marine items, books, small furniture, art, collectibles, etc. etc. etc. Take a look through your closets and garage, and if there are things that no longer give you joy (or clothes that no longer fit after your months of couch-sitting at home), set them aside to donate to the sale. We will also need lots of volunteer helpers to sort and price the merchandise during set- up days Wednesday thru Friday, before the sale and help on the day of the sale. As a “thank you” to our helpers, we always give them first pick of the merchandise after it is priced and before it goes on sale to the public. We hope that our crystal ball will be a little less cloudy by the time the next issue of the Baggywrinkle comes out in September, and we will make a definite announcement at that time as to whether the Garage Sale is a “go” or “no go”. Meanwhile, enjoy your summer and stay well. Co-chairs Katie Habegger and Kathy Painter Generous PTYC Members and others have donated more than $1,500 to our Scholarship Fund in memory of Kenny Mikkelson! 1990 Commodore Kenny Mikkelson and former PTYC member Viktor Grabner. Page 6 Baggywrinkle June 2020 PTYC Membership Did you know? In High school, Tim Loika was the #1 seat in Tennis and ranked #2 in Humboldt County. He also built a sailing canoe, and then built a Glen Design sailboat with an 18 foot mast—which he took out of sight of land from Trinidad Point with only a wet suit, fins and a couple of plastic jugs of fresh water. In college, he built a 25’ Thunderbird sailboat. His motor boat intro was a 21’ power boat with a cuddy cabin to thrill Kathy and their 3 boys—5 people . no wonder they now enjoy their 42’ luxurious Meridian! Tim later discovered that he surfed many of the same beaches as PTYC members Rick Rezinas and Dave McCammon. Since joining PTYC in 2008, Tim and Kathy Pleasant Harbor Cruise Co-Captains: Tim & Kathy Loika, are very active club Karen & Jim Cavin and Lisa & Dave McCammon members. Cruising in comfort July 4th Dinghy Parade Tim’s career in education included teaching Shop classes, being the Athletic Director, heading the Math Department and eventually becoming a High School Principal. But did you know . As a high school shop teacher during the 1980’s energy crisis, Tim’s Small Engine Classes operated the only “whiskey still” authorized by the ATF: Alchohol, Tobacco & Firearms Agency in an Oregon High School. With an abundance of local fruit, they successfully created an alternative fuel to run lawnmowers—-160 Proof Brandy! Interestingly, there was an extensive waiting list for his classes! Ilona Bell, Editor Volume 120, Issue 5 Baggywrinkle Page 7 PTYC Live-Aboards in Port Ludlow Marina Act to Minimize Fire Damage By Darren O’Brien, PacificNWBoater.com Of all things I never wanted to hear Lisa yell while aboard our boat, “There’s a fire in the marina!” has to be the scariest. Because, we know what can happen when a boat catches fire and spreads to neighboring boats. Worse, we know how quickly that can happen. When she uttered those very words, I don’t think either one of us had ever got dressed so fast in our lives. Running down our dock toward the smoke at 8:30am, visions of the fairly recent conflagration that occurred in Shelter Bay (near La Conner) about six years ago were running through my head.