Port Townsend Yacht Club Volume 121 Issue 4 April 2021 Baggywrinkle www.ptyc.net ALL PTYC EVENTS Commodore’s Column: My Memories . SUBJECT TO ~ In Dedication to Muriel Powers and Carl Sidle ~ CANCELLATION DUE COVID-19 UPDATE: TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK STAY AT HOME MANDATE WITH SOME TRAVEL NOW IN EFFECT, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CALENDAR SALISH SEA MARINA UPDATES PTYC Spring Muriel Powers Events On February 21, PTYC Apr. 7, PTYC Board Member Muriel Powers passed Meeting via Zoom, Wed., 1:30pm away after a two-year-long Apr. 13, PTYC Monthly battle against cancer. She Meeting via Zoom, Tues., died at home “Surrounded by 6:30pm Love.” Muriel leaves behind Apr. 24, PTYC & FOFF her husband, John. Earth Day @ Fort Flagler 9-11am or 11am—1pm I first met Muriel on a drizzly (see Page 8) evening around a bonfire. It May 1, Opening Day Sail- was 2015, at our annual by Waterfront Boat Parade, Sat., 12:30-ish autumn PTYC Hadlock Bonfire “Cruise.” Nobody really cruised (see Page 22) there, we just gathered by car, BBQ’d burgers, huddled around the May 5 , PTYC Board fire to stay warm, visited, and listened to the most beautful and Meeting via Zoom, 1:30pm diverse autoharp music provided by our very own talented Muriel. I May 11, PTYC Monthly never knew rock ‘n roll could be played on an autoharp, but Muriel Meeting via Zoom, Tues., totally rocked it! She played all genres of music as demonstrated 6:30pm on the occasions she played at our events for her many PTYC (continues on Page 3) friends. Reminder: Of course, I’ll never forget the time Muriel performed on Rain Board Meetings are always open to any member. This is Shadow to a spontaneous, standing-room-only, delighted audience your Yacht Club and we hope of club cruisers at Bell Harbor, with Sue Sidle singing along! to see you on ZOOM. Muriel, you will be missed. Contact the Commodore for details. The song is ended but the melody lingers on. ~Irving Berlin [email protected] (Concludes on Page 2) Page 2 Baggywrinkle April 2021 Commodore’s Column (concludes): My Memories . ~ In Dedication to Muriel Powers and Carl Sidle ~ Carl Sidle On February 28, PTYC Life Member Carl Sidle passed away peacefully at his home. While Carl was known for flipping his famous home-made pancakes on club cruises, always having ice cream onboard Shoshonna, “working” the PTYC crab feed and pricing “guy stuff” items for the annual garage sale. I will always remember him at a certain dinner at the club. We were sitting across the table from Carl and Sue, excitedly talking with Bill and Eileen about planning our first-ever cruise to Princess Lousia and Deslolation Sound, when Carl’s eyes lit up and he leaned in toward the conversation. “You’re going to Princess Lousia, you say? I’d sure like to go back up there one last time.” Well, the rest is history … and Jack and Barb also came along. We couldn’t have asked for more knowledgeable guides. Carl and Sue knew all the best marinas to stay, the history of every place we stopped, they gave us tips on navigating the Malibu Rapids, and shared their “secret” coves to anchor in at Desolation Sound. Carl commented that he had never seen so much water come over Chatterbox Falls, speculating it was due to the unsually warm, sunny spring day it was. Just being on the Salish Sea sharing friendship, adventures and stories was the highlight of that cruise. Oh, the stories that Shoshanna, Sunset, Sea Bee and Rain Shadow heard are memorable! We will miss you Carl. He leaves behind his wife, Sue. Once more on the deck I stand, of my own swift-gliding craft: Set sail! Commodore Debbie Farewell to the land! The gale blows fair abaft. ~Epes Sargent Ahoy Fellow Sailor Carl, Sue and Family, The sunshine, reminds us of our shrimping days in the Hood Canal on Shoshanna. Oh, so deep the pots drop and need to be pulled up! We’d ask Carl what are you Chewing? His response, “Peel faster, we have a limit. Hurry”. Fun days. Bye treasured friend. We’ll miss Shoshanna in the nearby waters. Former PTYC Members Audree & Jim Anderson Volume 121, Issue 4 Baggywrinkle Page 3 CALENDAR (continued from page 1) Covid-19 Virus Tip . Covid medical professionals Spring Events recommend wearing a mask in (continued from page 1) public—even after receiving vaccinations. To eliminate your May 14-16, Shakedown Cruise to eye glasses fogging up, place a Kingston-Port Ludlow, Sat.-Sun. folded Kleenex at the inside top May 20-24, Bell Harbor Spring of your mask, to capture the accumulating moisture Cruise, Thurs.-Sun. from within the mask. This really works! AARP Summer Events June 2 , PTYC Board Meeting via Zoom, 1:30pm June 8, PTYC Monthly Meeting via Zoom, Tues., 6:30pm June 28—Jul. 1, Echo Harbor Visit “WHO'S WHO?” (for Members Only) online Sucia Cruise at: ptyc.net to see if your photo is posted. If not, a July 2-5, July 4th Cruise, Reid designated photographer will be at our meetings on a Harbor, Thurs.-Mon. quarterly basis to snap your picture for “WHO’S Aug. 4—8 Anacortes Arts Cruise WHO?” —- our Club’s photo catalogue Wed.—Sun. featuring our current membership. Aug. 26—29 Pleasant Harbor You can also update your posted photo. Cruise , Fri.—Sun. We look forward to seeing you around—–-literally!! Fall Events Paul Happel and Joe Burson Sept. (TBD) Sequim Bay, Washington Marine State Park “Here’s lookin’ at you, kid!” Cruise ALL PTYC EVENTS SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK. Page 4 Baggywrinkle April 2021 PTYC welcomes “techie” Stacy Olson to replace Leslie Roubal as our WEB Mistress! Ilona Bell posts our ZOOM meeting recordings on our website. Dave & Lisa McCammon, Jim & Susie Gorski and Paul & Elizabeth Eisenhardt hosting the three “cocktail rooms” at our March meeting on-line Social! Commodore Debbie is thrilled with the continued success of our unique on-line meeting experience for PTYC members! [email protected] Contact 2021 Commodore Debbie Williams: [email protected] Volume 121, Issue 4 Baggywrinkle Page 5 PTYC GENERAL ZOOM MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021 Welcome to ZOOM monthly meeting: Cocktail Room Social 6:30PM Program @ 7:00PM, Meeting @ 7:45PM Speaker: Paul Eisenhardt, PTYC Scholarship Committee Chair Be sure to make our Tuesday, April 13th, ZOOM meeting to learn more about PTYC Scholarships. Page 6 Baggywrinkle April 2021 Recreational Boaters Association of Washington (RBAW) Report for March 2021 Lakebay Marina Update Great news in that while not finalized, the RBAW Marine Park Conservancy and the Department of Natural Resources has learned that our joint grant application for $1.776 million for funding the acquisition and planning for Lakebay Marina has been ranked #1 for a state agency project. There are still several hoops to pass through but we should know in late April once we get more stamps of approval. This was a major joint effort between RBAW and DNR that will take ownership of the project when the sales agreement is finalized. RBAW will continue to have input in the progress of the clean up and improvements that will be funded by additional grants and donations to come. Thanks to all who have donated to the cause. Please remember that the Marine Park Conservancy is a 501C3 non-profit corporation so any donations are tax deductible and donations can be earmarked for specific projects or donated for future projects which the Conservancy Board has already begun to consider to enhance our boating experiences in Washington State. Give our Southern Resident Orcas More Space RBAW was delighted to hear about the new Orca baby in the SRKW population and teamed up with Northwest Maritime Trade Association and the Dept of Fish and Wildlife for a February 22 news release asking vessels to give the new calf extra space. The news release was sent to all members including our yacht club members. A Win for Modification of SalesTaxes for Boaters (ESSB 5251) Buried in a technical tax bill was a provision, now removed by swift action by RBAW and NMTA, to change the point of local use taxation for boats entering Washington from the first port of entry (for example San Juan County) to where the boat is ultimately berthed or stored (possibly King County). This provision would have added many additional hundreds or thousands of dollars to the sales price if the taxation rate changed from San Juan County to King County, for example. Thanks also to San Juan County that put the wheels in motion once we alerted them about this provision. Looking for Long Term Funding for the Derelict Vessel Removal Program RBAW continues to work with the Department of Natural Resources to explore long term funding for the removal of commercial vessels. Recreational boaters contribute $3 a year on vessel registration fees which go into the DVRP fund, however, the bulk of the money collected goes towards removal of commercial vessels which are only paying $1 per foot per year. Additional, but still insubstantial funding, comes from the Capital Budget which the legislature approves. Even with funding from the Capital Budget, what the commercial vessels pay doesn’t even come close to the money needed for their removal. Many times the cost of a commercial boat removal can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars if not more. There are right now about 300 derelict vessels identified that need removal from our waterways and only a fraction of them will be removed due to lack of funding.