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‘Bravo zulu’ to Lighted Boat Parade chairman Dennis Pratt | Along the Waterfront
Fair or foul, the Lighted Boat Parade goes on as it has for 18 years. This Saturday it…
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D’Arcy and ‘Martha’ win Round the County race | Along the Waterfront
Miles McCoy, the senior past commodore of the Orcas Island Yacht Club, crewed in “Martha,” probably the oldest…
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Bacon in ‘Got to Run’ wins Mitchell Bay regatta | Along the Waterfront
The third annual Mitchell Bay International Regatta took off last Saturday in what was to be the best…
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Bacon in Got to Run wins Single Handed Race | Along the Waterfront
The numerals 48’ 32” 45’’’ N and 123’ 00” 04”’ W to most sailors merely defines a geographical…
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Colwell and ‘Barely 18’ first in Shaw Island Classic | Along the Waterfront
The Shaw Island Classic, sponsored by the San Juan Island Yacht Club, has been an annual summer sailing…
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Updated: This year’s San Juan County Fair is a little easier on the pocketbook
The Palace Theater in Friday Harbor is making available a limited number of free youth admission tickets to…
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Jack and Jill race inspires poetry | Along the Waterfront
Robert Abell in Remedy showed the way, taking 3 hours 15 minutes. Howard Lewis in Liberty followed with…
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Ahbel sweeps all four races in annual Rudi Race| Along the Waterfront
New club racer, Robert Ahbel, in Remedy, a lightweight “J” boat took top honors by winning all four…
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Nourdine Jensen will be marshal of Opening Day boat parade | Along the Waterfront
Spring has finally sprung and with it comes the boating community’s acknowledgement. Yes, it’s Opening Day that marks…
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Crazy Ivan, Mystic top finishers in winter Shaw Island Classic
The Shaw Island Winter Classic 2009 sponsored by the Orcas Island Yacht Club was one of the best…
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Expect fair winds and calm seas in 2009 | Fred Hoeppner
Friday Harbor boaters can expect Fair Winds and Calm Seas for the year 2009. How do we know…
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How to simulate being a sailor | Around the Waterfront
How to simulate being a sailor: 1. Buy a steel dumpster, paint it gray inside and out, and…
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Art Lohrey gives life to old boats | Around the Waterfront
Mike Close, owner of San Juan Island Marine Center located under the Downriggers restaurant, called me the other…