South Sound Sailing Society Ship-to-Shore

Past Reports, Stories, and Letters

Most letters are about places our Members have taken a boat. They are arragned somewhat geographically, those nearest Olympia on top. Members have also written about racing, Reciprocal Stops, Club business and history, book reviews, amoung other topics

Current Letters

Puget Sound :
Injured Crew April 2017
Unwrapped November 2016
Becoming a Sailor April 2016
Deception Pass in Fog March 2016
Do Breakdowns Make you Stronger? February 2016
Maclean Memorial Report October 2015
The Great International Yacht Buying Adventure October 2015
Vaughn Bay Cruise Grounding: December 2014
Cruising: A VERY Long Day! : October 2014
Island Hopping off Seattle : May 2014
Windy Dash : February 2014
Returning from the January Cruise : February 2014
Local Wind : February 2014
Unexpected Stop : February 2013
PreFloat Check: Failed : January 2013
Despite Misadventures, We Set Sail Again : November 2012
Best Dash Ever : November 2012
Recovering the Jib Halyard : April 2012
South Sound Sailors Rescue Capsized Canoe Crew : March 2012
Summer Cruise: Learning About Engines and Humility: December 2011
Through the Locking-glass: June 2011
New Boat Brought Home: April 2011
Dulcinea Rescues Foxy : October 2010
The Break Up a love story : April 2010
Stupid Wet Sailors: February 2010
Unplanned Swim : December 2009
Bremerton YC Reciprocal: November 2009
Cygnet to the January Cruise, almost : Mark Welpman
The Adventures of American Girl and Uncle Sam : December 2007
Kittens On Board? : November 2007
The Long Way Home from Longbranch : December 2006
Skipper Overboard : December 2006
One Sailboat, Two Seas : October 2006
Man Overboard! Spring Regatta, May 2005
Hard Aground : June 2004
The Hazards of the Sea : April 2004
Man Overboard! : 2004
A Lighting : March 2004
Boarded!! : January 2004
England to Olympia for 16 Months : November 2003
SSSS Record? : October 2003
Dav & Vav’s Excellent Adventure : December 2001
Star Cruising : Around Bainbridge Island : November 2001
Taking Charge : November 2001
Hope Dash : A Great Sail : October 2000
Summer Cruising : Hartstene Island and the San Juans : September 2000
February Sailing : Enjoying a February Sail : March 2000
To Forgive is Divine, Canoeing with the Dogs : December 1999
Our Aquarium, Marine Critters : November 1999
More Marine Mammals, Dolphins in Budd Inlet : Summer 1999
Booom! Jim is Knocked Overboard : June 1999
Three Hour Voyage, Grey Whale in Budd Inlet : April 1999
Waterfront Restaurants on the Upper Sound : June 1997
Port Madison : Waterbear's Favorite Reciprocal : October 1996
Center Sound : Vela : March 1996
North Sound :
A Port in a Storm : January 2005
Sol~Lys : November - December 96
Explore Sequim Bay : June 2000
Skagit Island Pelicans : March 2000

Juan de Fuca Strait : Vela : January 1997
Columbia River : Cloumbia Coyote : January 1996
Canada:

Every Island has Its Own Magic December 2016
Not a drop of Rain! February 2013
Poets Cove, Bedwell Harbour, South Pender Island, B.C October 2012
Chatterbox Falls : May 2011
Sidney B.C. : February 2011
Victoria, B.C. : December 2010
Boru to the Broughtons: Summer 2010
Hello from the North : Summer 2009
Fourth of July in Port Hardy : Summer 2004
Fishing Vancouver’s West Side : October 2002
Voyage to Princess Lousia Inlet : November 2001
Adventure at Yuculta Rapids : Old Coot June 2000
Anchoring Lesson : Old Coot December 2000
Queen Charlottes : Balder : February 1996

Alaska :
Race to Alaska 2016 John Thompson, January 2017
Genesis to Revelations: The inside story of the inside passage, Alan Niles October 2013
Thar She Blows! : Michael Wilson, Summer 2011
Sirena Goes North : Mary Campbell, Summer 2008
Boru : Suzie and Roger Shaffer, Summer 2005
Willow to Alaska : June 1995
Puffin to Alaska : starting May 1999
Washington Coast :
Turn Left At The Bar : December 2004 - January 2005
Puffin Delivery : February 1995
Calafornia Coast : Summer Snow : March to May 1995

Mexico :
Tsunami rolls under three boats from Olympia : April 2011
Sailing in Mexico
Kirin in Mexico : Three e-mails
Excerpts from the log of Windchime : San Diego to Cabo San Lucas
Excerpts from the log of Windchime : Puerto Vallarta
Thanksgiving in Mexico, letter from John Sherman : December 1998
Ken is in Ensenada : November 97
Baja Ha-ha 1995 : December 95 - February 96
Summer Snow To Cabo : October 94 - January 95
Summer Snow : September - November 1995


Mary White’s boat After Katrina

South America : with Night Runner : April and June 1996

Cheshire Left Europe 2005, through the Caribbean and the Pacific to New Zealand 2007, and still going : Susanne and David Ames

Time Warp Around the World: leaving December 2008

Grenada; St Vincent and the Grenadines : Chartering the Windward Islands February, March, and April 2003
Caribbean Islands : August 97

Atlantic Crossing : February 97

Chartering in England : a 30 foot Broads Cruiser, 3 days on the Norfolk Broads : October 99

Sailing in Spain : February 2008

Pacifico is in Cartagena : Susan Fox and Gary Kanzler report back, 2005

Mexico to he South Pacific : Eric and Angela 2003
Hello from Tonga : November 2003

To the Marshall Islands : David Ames spent Christmas 2002 sailing to the Marshall Islands

Bright Angel Goes South, October 2010 : Goes West June 2012 : in Fiji June 2013 : new decks 2015

A wave dumped me Steve Lewis August 2015

Racing to Hawaii :
Bringing Juicy Home from Maui : December 1998, by Carl Applebaum
Uncle Juicy Goes Pineapple — Again : Sepember 1998, by Bill Maclean
Pacific Cup, Silver Sea Star : November 1994
Uncle Juicy Goes Pineapple : Sepember 1994

Racing :
Birthday Regatta April 2017
Lake Pleasant or Bust!
Race to Alaska 2016 John Thompson, January 2017
Inside Advantage April 2016
Down the Sound Race September 2015
Viper North American Championship Regatta November 2014
2014 NOOD Regatta June 2014
Carnage in the Straits. 2014 Race to the Straits June 2014
Eagle Island Race, Big Wind on Not so Big Boats: December 2013
Swiftsure 2013 : Summer 2013
Race to the Strait : June 2013
Star Centenial Regatta : October 2011
Winter Vashon on Dragonfly : January 2011
Sailing Anarchy Sportboat World Championships : November 2010
Whidbey Island Race Week : September 2010
The Saga of Swirl II at the SYC Grand Prix
Team Gladiator does the Ditch : Summer 2008
Race to the Straits : June 2008
Maclean Memorial Race : June 2008 0n line
Gravy Boat Swamps, Eld Inlet Race : April 2008
Duwamish Head Race Report : February 2008
Doing RC Duty : November 2007
Thursday Night Racing and Floatation : Summer 2007
Black Star Regatta, 2007 : May 2007
Etchell’s Worlds in Australia : Fall 206
Yaquina Diary : November 2006
Outatime’s Favorite Race : September 2006
An Open Letter to Capt. Blighs, From Your Crews : Or: The Care and Feeding of a Volunteer Crew February 2006
A Day on Uproar, the McAllister Creek Race : December 2005
Whidbey Island Race Week and The Over The Hill Gang : September 2005
Maclean Memorial Race Treats : May 2005
2004 Catalina 25/250 Nationals : November 2004
Budd Cupp 2004, Match Racing with SSSS : September and October 2004
Swiftsure 2004 : from Koosah : Summer 2004
Swiftsure 2004 : from Acquitted : Summer 2004
Swiftsure 2003 : from Acquitted : Summer 2003
Great Race: Sandy writes about the McAllister Creek Race : March 2003
Star Racing Jim describes a mark rounding : December 2002
Jack & Jill Races : November 2002
Don’t miss the Fun : Thursday Night Racing adventures
Hot Times and Summer Sailing : Racing on the Sound, May 2001
Crew Communication
Great Pelican Racing : Fall Wrap Up, December 1999
The Vashon Challenge : Short handed Racing in Tacoma, October 1999
Swiftsure Win : Report from the OA Winner, October 1999
O-My-God, Swiftsure : Summer 1999
Memorial Day Regatta, Eugene : Summer 1999
Pelican Fleet Championships and a regatta on Sequim Bay and a Whale : May 1999
RE: Center Sound Series : Short Circuit’s Notes on the Blakely Rocks Race : April 1999
Skookum Inet Race Strategy : How Vela played the curents to take first in class : May 1998
Graffit's Log : Fall Series Race 1 1997
A New Spinnaker or The life of a patch and pack cabin boy : October 1997
El Toro Nationals It Pays to Read : October 1997
Adams Cup Eliminations : August 1997
Tri Island Sreies So Far ... : June 1997
Gadzooks' Comments on Racing Down Sound : December 1996
Reciprocal Stops :
Port Ludlow Marina, Recommend October 2015
1997 Reciprocal Award Winners
1996 Reciprocal Award Winners
Vancouver Rowing Club : Janus's Favorite Reciprocal : November 1996
Swinomish YC : Sol~Lys's Favorite Reciprocal : November 1996
Port Madison YC : Waterbear's Favorite Reciprocal : October 1996
Balder Visits all Reciprocal Clubs : December 1996

New Courses: the thinking behind them : Spring 2004
Results of the Membership Questionaire : Spring 2000
Membership Questionaire Results : Spring 1998
Making Our Mark(s) : How to Make Mark Anchors : December 1995
Membership Questionaire Results : September 1995

Norm Smit Awarded the Sportsmanship Award Summer 2017
Death of a Sailor: Jean Gosse June 2017
Death of a Sailor: Roger Shaffer April 2017
Death of a Sailor: Glenn Sutt March 2017
New Life Member, Thera Black September 2016
Death of a Sailor Faye Beswick June 2016
Babies of Showtime February 2016
Gizmo Restoration Lessons Learned January 2016
Lessons from the Gizmo Rescue April 2015
Raising Gizmo March 2015
Death of a Sailor Jay Berglund December 2014
Gizmo Sinking and Rescue December 2014
Dragonfly Eagle Island Race December 2014
Death of a Sailor Jan Visser June 2014
Gudenuph Does Good June 2014
Death of a Sailor: Terry Lee, Jeff Nordstrom, Cyndie Phelps, Scotty Fitzsimmons : February 2013
Death of a Sailor: Roger Horton : September 2011
Ray Gilespie Honored at the June 2011 Meeting
Toliva History: from OYC’s The Beachcomber, February 2011
Thursday Racing After 20 Years: February 2011
Toliva 40 years On: February 2011
Barbara Stuart Regatta: September 2010
Death of a Sailor, Mark Johnson: June 2010
Death of a Sailor, Pete Holm: April 2010
Death of a Sailor, Jim Rodeheaver: April 2010
Cruise News March 1975 and Stretch Island Falls!! May 1977 : May 2009
Reprints: There’s a luff in your leach, Charlie Brown, November 1973 and The Lazarette, April 1975: April 2009
Death of a Sailor, Dwaine Matchette: November 2009
Death of a Sailor, Randy McKown: November 2009
Death of a Sailor, Jerry Thorsen : June 2009
Death of a Sailor, Jay Ford : May 2009
Toliva Kitchen Queen Retires : April 2009
Bill Brosius Wins USSA Award : January 2009
  accompanying slide show on the web (must have PowerPoint on your computer)
HISTORY OF SSSS AS GIVEN BY TED BRIEN MARCH 9, 1976 : Reprinted February 2009
Death of a Sailor: Barb Stuart : December 2008
Origins of two perpetual tropies : November 2008
Dinghy Dock : September 2008
Death of a Sailor: Clarence Gadley : September 2008
Death of a Sailor: Jeanne Huntley / Wagner / Maxin : February 2008
Clean Sweep! SSSS took all the perpetual trophies for the 2006-7 Southern Sound Series : November 2007
Order of the Mangled Mast : November 2007
Thanks to Bill Brosius : September 2007
Death of a Sailor: Parks Weaver : June 2007
Death of a Sailor, Dick Moe : March 2007
Death of a Sailor: Neil M. McConaghy : February 2007 on line
Death of a Sailor: Ralph Beswick : October 2006
Dave Knowlton Newest Life Member : September 2006
Lin and Larry Pardey Charm SSSS Members : September 2006
Hello from Oahu and the Iroquois Lagoon Yacht Club : June 2006
Former SSSS Member in Etchells Worlds : October 2005
Remembering a Sailor : Kenneth L. Partlow II 1917-2005
In the Beginning, the starting of the club : February 2005
Order of the Sideways Hoist : January 2005
The Ballad of Brosius, in Limerick : November 2002
Star Fleet formed : September 2001
Death of a Sailor : Ted Reister : May 2001
Thirtieth Toliva? : 1977 Toliva Report : February 2001
Death of a Sailor : South Sound Lost the Dean of Racing, Bill Maclean : November 2000
SSSS Turns 30 : looking back 30 years / February 1973 : September and October 2000, January 2001
Remembering a Sailor : Joe Dubey Died in June 1999
SSSS Sailor Wins National Title, Again : October 1998
SSSS Moorage : When SSSS had a dock : April 1997
Remembering A Sailor : Ian Wesley Christopher Passes On : March 1997
Origins of SSSS : June 1996
New Life Members : April and May 1996
The Briens Remember Racing in the 70's : November 1995
Awards Banquet 1975 : November/December S-t-S 1975 : reprinted October 1995
Awards Banquet 1974 : November S-t-S 1974 : reprinted January 1995
Introducing Bill & Vic Sheldon : June S-t-S 1974 : reprinted January 1995
SSSS Sailor Wins National Title : September 1994