Jay Ginter Memorial Day Regatta

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Sat, 05/25/2013 - 10:00 - Mon, 05/27/2013 - 21:00
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Mayflower Island

Jay Ginter Memorial Day Regatta - 3 legs 

Leg 1 (Saturday) - Starting at 9:30 a.m. between the Committee Boat (or, for late arrivals, the last satellite earth station at the end of the Rock Dump) and the Mayflower Island Day Mark, proceed south down Gastineau Channel, then south across Taku Inlet, into Stephens Passage passing Grand Island to either port or starboard (Skipper’s choice), finishing ½-mile off the entrance to Taku Harbor on an imaginary line bearing 030 magnetic to the Graves Point marker. Boats will dock/anchor overnight in Taku Harbor.

2013 Maritime Festival

Submitted by Wade Rogers on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:15
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During this years Maritime Festival at Marine Park, I think we experienced every type of weather imaginable in one day:  winter in the form of sleet, spring in the form of rain, and summer in the form of brief periods of sunshine!  None of these weather extremes could deter a determined group of SEAS sailors from participating by taking people on short sailboat rides.  The winds were anywhere from 10-15 knots with maybe one foot seas so it made for some exciting sailing.  I brought Lyric over to the dock by the Wings of Alaska float and Eric

A Great Way to Start the Season

Submitted by Nalu on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 19:51
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A steady 10 knot breeze launched the 2013 SEAS Cup sail boat race series with 4 boats at the start off Marmion Island.

With a dense fog lifting, a pleasant reach to Point Arden found the fleet still in close quarters and the wind dropping to the low side of 5 knots. Most of the fleet took a counter clockwise approach to Grand Island and Surprise emerged from the rounding with a considerable and growing lead.

Tahlia scratched short of Grand and Sound Discovery joined Loa’a Nalu fighting the tide change looking for wind. After a radio exchange the crew of Sound Discovery decided to scratch just 20 minutes to soon.

SEAS Kick-off Race

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Sun, 05/12/2013 (All day)

 

Skipper’s Choice #1– 1 Leg

Starting at 10:00 a.m. between the Committee boat and the Marmion Island Day Mark, the boats will sail ONE of these courses: 

A. North into Taku Inlet rounding the buoy off Jaw Point on a starboard tack, returning and crossing an imaginary line bearing 060 magnetic to the Marmion Island Day mark. 

SEAS Sandy Beach BBQ and Swap Meet

Submitted by Wade Rogers on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 17:59

 SEAS, SouthEast Alaska Sailors, invite you and your family to our Sandy Beach BBQ and Swap Meet on Saturday, May 11th from 5-7 pm.  This has become our traditional season kickoff party and will feature:

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