May 14 – Next General Meeting:
The Tribes of the South Salish Sea: Yesterday, today, and the future
When: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:00 pm (Doors open 6:30 pm)
Where: Olympia Yacht Club, 201 Simmons St NW.
At our May 14 SSSS meeting, Squaxin Island Tribe Chairman Kris Peters and Nisqually Tribe Chairman Willie Frank with share stories and information about the lives of their Nisqually and Squaxin Island Tribal ancestors living on the southern waters of the Salish Sea and their current efforts to restore and enhance water quality and expand salmon and shellfish populations. They will also discuss their plans for the future.
Willie Frank is the Chairman of the Nisqually Tribal Council. He graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2007 with his B.A. in Native Studies. Willie was elected to the Tribal Council at the age of 27 and was one of the youngest members elected to the Council. Willie loves working for his people and carrying on his father’s work and message. His father, Billy Frank Jr., spent his whole life working towards protecting Tribal Treaty Fishing Rights.
Kris Peters is Chairman of the Squaxin Island Tribal Council and grew up on the shores of Eld Inlet. Kris received his bachelor’s degree in Native American History and Tribal Government in 2014 and his Master of Public Administration in Tribal Governance in 2016. He has also been an adjunct professor at the Evergreen State College since 2018, served his community as Tribal administrator and police chief since 2012 and became Tribal chair in July 2020. In 2021, he was appointed to Evergreen’s Board of Trustees by Governor Inslee.
The meeting will be in-person at the Olympia Yacht Club located at 201 Simmons St. NW. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so invite your crew, dock mates, neighbors, and others who are interested in sailing.
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Volunteers Needed
Looking for Race Committee volunteers for remainder of the 2023-2024 Racing Season. Remember- if you are racing, you are expected to volunteer at least once during the season (but, you don’t even have to be a racer to help). Contact Race Chair Derek DeCouteau at . Check out the available slots using this link: Race Committee Volunteers
Hope Island Dash
Congratulations to Drew Phillips on s/v Gru on making the Best Time of the Year and the 4th Best Overall Time in the Hope Island Dash. Drew sailed the course in 1:42:10 with a corrected time of 1:25:16.
The Hope Island Dash is a self-timed race from the Olympia Shoal, around Hope Island, and back to Olympia Shoal. Any SSSS Club member may run this race at anytime during the year. The race season is from June 1 to May 31, so any challengers have until the end of May to beat Drew’s time for the year.