Senior year of high school, March. It was college decision season, and I wasn’t excited. Sure, I could go to the family alma mater, and I was thinking either physical therapy or mechanical engineering. I liked knowing how things worked and I liked thinking about the interactions of humans with the tools around them to [...]
I grew up between the oceans and mountains on the North Shore of Vancouver, BC and my parents had a 27’ Catalina that they kept at Granville Island. Unfortunately, the only memory I have of it, which is my first memory, was when I was 2 years old. I was all bundled up in a [...]
Please see the below announcement and map regarding the Light Rail construction on the Willamette River. Click on the picture to read the announcements or view the map. Right Click and choose ‘Save As’ or ‘Save Target As’ to save a copy to your computer.
OWSA Sailors, families and friends are welcome to join in on a cruise to Government Island departing, Friday, October 21st and returning Sunday, October 23rd. Participate in a pumpking carving contest, socializing, games, fun, live entertainment, Campfire and S’mores. If you would like to have a scavenger hunt or take part in an Orienteering-like course [...]
First and foremost, I would like to thank Rose Kowalski for all her hard work transforming the OWSA Newsletter to the new blog format.
My name is Melissa Nelson, and I am the new OWSA Newsletter Editor. I hope to be able to uphold the quality and dedication of the Editors who have preceded me as I [...]
– UPCOMING CRUISES –
July 8-10 cruise to Coon Island August 25-28 to St Helen’s October 21-23 to Sandy Beach (bring a pumpkin!)
Why do we sail? There must be as many answers as there are sailors; more, really, because we each tend to have multiple answers to that question. For some, cruising on the [...]
Late, by myself, in the boat of myself, no light and no land anywhere, cloud cover thick. I try to stay just above the surface, yet I’m already under and living within the ocean. -Rumi
by Beth Collins
It’s here – Wednesday Night Sail!
For some of you, it will be your first time on a sailboat and the start of a new passion. I remember my first Wednesday Night Sail (WNS), on Ya Sure, out of Tomahawk Bay, with Susan Holtdorf. Three years later, Sue and I are fast friends [...]
STILL CONNECTED
Dear Editor,
I was the first Commodore of OWSA, and a charter member of the group. I moved to Port Ludlow some years ago, but I follow OWSA activities with great interest and I am continually pleased to know that the organization has grown in numbers as well as stature over the last [...]
Author’s Disclaimer: This is a completely personal (and far from authoritative) guide to buying a sailboat, from a proud owner (for almost a year) of her first sailboat: Newport 30 Liberté.
Interspersed between the dry, linear (but important) steps in this process are wet, personal vignettes intended to illustrate and make this process fun — [...]
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