THE CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST STATION HISTORY
From 1963
By
Bob Carter
1964-1997
With Continuing Reports By
Doug Cole
1998-
THE CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST STATION HISTORY
From 1963 to Present
In 1993 our RC, Jack Lidral, asked your Historian to set down in writing a brief
history of the creation of the PNW Station. As only two present members of the original
PNW group are still alive (Howie Richmond and your Historian), we have looked to all
sources to reconstruct as best we can the circumstances preceding and following January
17, 1964, on which date these members, along with others, were confirmed.
These sources include the Club’s archives in Mystic at the Mystic Museum, back
issues of the CCA news, our own bulletins, and the memories of the San Francisco
Station members who were active at that time. Howie Richmond confirms these facts.
He was named Secretary at the formation of the PNW Post, and his recollections
substantially agree with my own.
Before going into the details of our station let us reflect for a moment on the
origin of the CCA and its purpose. As we can read in our Yearbook, “We are an offshore
club, composed of blue-water men” (we can now add “and women”). And again, “Let us
refuse stoutly to accommodate an on-shore contingent; let membership in the Club be a
mark of achievement” and “Thus we shall become an active force influencing others to
make adventurous use of the sea.” While some of us have reached that stage of which
Tennyson wrote “We are not now the strength which in old days moved earth and
heaven”, we like to think that all of us have made “adventurous use of the sea” and that
the example of our members’ voyages continues to influence others to do the same. We
have tried to outline these voyages here.
Before any CCA Post existed in the Northwest, there were two members resident
here and nominally affiliated with San Francisco. These were Ray Cooke, CIRCE, and
Dr. Phil Smith, GOSSIP. It is not quite clear who was the moving factor in bringing
about the creation of a Post, and it may be safe to assume that these two and all the
following had a hand in putting it together.
Minutes of the meeting of the Governing Board on March 15, 1963 refer to the
visit by then Commodore Bob Love to the West Coast including Seattle. “His trip
definitely confirmed the need to encourage greater membership in the Northwest with
eventually having a CCA Station there.” Charlie Langlais of SAF working with Jim
Michaels, Phil Smith and no doubt others of the SAF station, and with support from the
Governing Board and the Membership Committee in New York, agreed to propose a
small group of Seattle sailors identified by them as qualifying. Because it was
recognized that the customary letters from those who had actually sailed with these men
might be difficult to come by, this provision was waived, and the recommendation of the
SAF Station was substituted.
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The group thus selected consisted of:
Franklin Eddy
DORADE
Jack Graham
MARUFFA
Carl Jensen
ADIOS
Cranston Paschall
TATOOSH
Howard E. Richmond
DIAMOND HEAD
D. E. Skinner
KATE
Phil Smith was already a member; Ray Cooke had died suddenly during the
summer of 1963. By coincidence your Historian, Robert Carter, CARIB, (at 29’ the
only non-big stick boat in the fleet) came in simultaneously, although through the more
usual route of being proposed by earlier sailing contacts in New England. He had sailed
a 21’ sloop with no engine from Boston to Halifax and return, a 38’ ketch from Maine to
Miami, and his CARIB from New York via the Trent Waterway and Georgian Bay to
Chicago, later shipping her to Seattle, where he had circumnavigated Vancouver Island.
His proposal had been vetted by San Francisco, as evidenced by a letter from Charlie
Langlais to Carl Villas dated April 14, 1963.
On February 7, 1964, RC Alessio of the SAF Station hosted a dinner for the
“induction of the new Puget Sound Post”.
On March 13, 1964 an organizational meeting of the Post was held in Seattle, at
which Phil Smith was elected Post Captain and Howie Richmond, Secretary, who
continued in this position until 1976. In contemplation that this group might expand to
include our Oregon and Canadian fellow sailors it was decided to name it the Pacific
Northwest Post instead of the Puget Sound or Seattle Post. Actual approval of this Post
was granted at the meeting of the Governing Board of March 20, 1964.
It appears that the Post adopted early the designation of the CCA as the “CCofA”,
and may be the only station in the USofA which used this odd term.
At a meeting on June 17, 1965, Phil Smith offered his resignation as Post Captain
and his intended transfer to the Southern California Station. He was replaced by Jack
Graham, who for many years continued as Post Captain and, beginning in 1972, as RC
when PNW became a Station. It had been recognized at the outset that there were
enough qualified cruisers in the area to make possible a Station here, instead of a Post,
provided they could be vetted and qualified with the Membership Committee, and much
of the thrust of early meetings was to accomplish this.
We will continue then, with annual records of new members and their voyages
prior to inclusion, as well as the principal cruises of our members and the principal events
of our Post, and later, Station. In general inland water passages are intentionally omitted,
except where they represent Station cruises. Let us point out that many cruising members
were accompanied by their wives and families, and the omission of their names (for
which your Historian begs their forgiveness) is only because he could not trace all
participants and did not want to play favorites. This in no way diminishes their
contribution to these voyages, which we acknowledge with gratitude.
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1964
Jack Graham had sailed in MARUFFA from New York to the Med; Bob Carter crewed
for Earl Schenck in ELEUTHERA from Seattle to San Diego (non-stop from Port
Angeles).
1965
New member, Earl Schenck (resigned) had sailed ELEUTHERA from Antigua to
California, thence to Hawaii and Seattle, to San Diego, thence to the Marquesas, Tahiti,
and Hawaii; Boo Paschall sailed from Seattle to Maui; Jack Graham from the Balearics
to Seattle.
1966
Appears to have been an inactive year. No new members were admitted and no unusual
voyages have been reported. Jack Graham was engaged in the building of his TARTAR
and Bob Carter of his CYNTHIA R.
1967
New member Garry Horder (deceased). Jack Graham launched his new TARTAR;
Bob Carter his CYNTHIA R, sailing from Maine to the Bahamas.
1968
New member Ole Hansen had sailed from Seattle to the Marquesas, Tahiti, Hawaii and
return. Jack Graham was cruising in the Med; Bob Carter sailed from the Bahamas to
Charleston, thence to Gibraltar, continuing to Malta; Earl Schenck returned from Hawaii
to Tahiti.
1969
New member Bruce Katter had a circumnavigation behind him. Bob Carter cruised the
Aegean and Adriatic.
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1970
New members Walter Robinson (deceased), Bob Sylvester, and William Garden.
Walt had a long record of ocean and coastwise cruising on both coasts and in Europe;
Bob had circumnavigated Vancouver Island in his MOSHULU in 1967 and sailed her to
the South Pacific and Alaska. Bob Scott, a member since 1953 transferred his
membership to the PNW this year. But our Post had been slapped on the wrist for
excessive zeal in proselytizing for new members, especially those with primarily social
rather than cruising attributes, followed by a bulletin from headquarters to all stations on
this subject. Minutes of our meeting of November 10, 1970 reveal that we were at that
time pursuing some 18 new names, of whom 11 were in due course accepted.
1971
New members Doug Fryer and Alan Forsythe, and from Canada, George O’Brien,
Stephen Dickinson, and Phil Graham (resigned). Doug had skippered two Vic-Maui
Races and cruised home in his AFRICAN STAR, and had sailed around Vancouver Island
and the Queen Charlottes; Alan had cruised from England through the French canals,
sailed with Bruce Katter from Florida through the West Indies, through the Panama
Canal, and to Tahiti, and also crewed with Giff Pinchot, CCA, from Guadeloupe to the
Bahamas and later to the Chesapeake; George had participated in the Transpac and
Mexico races with deliveries to and from Mexico, had sailed Hawaii to Tahiti, Puerto
Rico to British Columbia via the West Indies and California, and had sailed in the Med
and on the east coast; Steve as a lad had made a circumnavigation in one of the last of the
square riggers carrying grain from Australia and had done coastal cruising in Great
Britain and the Northwest.
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1972
A bulletin of January 23, 1972 from our local Membership Committee Chairman pointed
out that five more members were necessary to qualify as a Station instead of a Post. New
members this year include Charles Gould (deceased), Churchill Griffiths (deceased),
E.H. Halton, a transfer from California (deceased) and Duane Vergeer of Portland.
Church had sailed around Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlottes in his 50’ power
boat; Duane had four Transpacs with one return, coastwise voyages, and the West Indies.
While not quite the 25 members then requested, apparently 24 was an acceptable number
for the Governing Board, as at the November 1972 meeting the PNW Post was graduated
to become the PNW Station and Jack Graham, Post Captain, became Rear Commodore.
Apparently another cyclical swing was in progress as the minutes of our December
meeting note that the Chairman will get out the “application blanks” (sic). On December
5, 1972, the first annual meeting of the PNW Station was held with 14 in attendance.
Meanwhile Garry Horder had his INISFAIL in Papeete; Doug Fryer raced the Bali Hai
Race in Polynesia; Bob Carter had taken CYNTHIA R across Europe the year before and
was this season in Sweden and Finland. Bob Sylvester was named Membership
Chairman in 1972 and served until 1976. Also the record shows that the PNW was now
holding cruises, there being a rendezvous at Port Ludlow on November 11.
1973
New members Bill Johnson (deceased), and Henry Kotkins. Bill had cruised our west
coast, been to Hawaii and return, and from Florida via the West Indies and Panama to
Puget Sound; Henry had engaged in the Transpac, cruised both east and west coasts,
sailed from New York to Bermuda with Jack Graham and had chartered in the Aegean,
the Adriatic, and the Western Med. Bob Carter cruised the coast of Norway and
returned to southern Europe via Switzerland. There was a repeat of a Station cruise to
Port Ludlow in November.
1974
New member Lol Killam of Vancouver (deceased) joined this year. Doug Fryer sailed
the Vic-Maui in MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, 2310 miles in 14 days; Walt Robinson brought
his ZEELANDIA from Malta to Antigua; Bob Carter sailed from France to Greece and
back to Malta
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1975
New members Bob Alexander, Bill Black, and Chris Goodhope (deceased). Bob had
made several trips on the GRACIE S to and from the Alaska inshore and offshore, had
sailed the Vic-Maui and the Around Hawaii Races, and cruised around Vancouver Island;
Bill had two Vic-Maui races and return, a Tanspac, Vancouver Island, and West Indies
charters. Chris had completed a world circumnavigation. Lol Killam was this year
engaged in a Pacific circumnavigation. Officers: RC-Doug Fryer; Cruise Chairman-Ole
Hansen; Membership-Bob Sylvester; Sec/Tr-Howard Richmond.
1976
New members Bates McKee, Jr. (deceased) and Dick Philbrick. Dick had transited the
west coast, sailed a Transpac and return in SEA FEVER, and had chartered in the
Adriatic and in Greece. If it was 1972 which saw PNW become a Station, it was 1976
which put it on the map nationally as it hosted a national cruise in Barkley, Clayoquot,
and Nootka Sounds, ably planned and executed by Howie Richmond in this year. A
large contingent came from both California and the east coast and left most favorably
impressed although some felt that the selection of the Sounds had made for more rugged
cruising than expected. On the other hand, several including Gary Horder and Bob
Sylvester had continued on around Vancouver Island and gained respect for northwestern
distances. This year also saw Bill Black engaged in a circumnavigation in FOREIGN
AFFAIR; Jack Graham sailing from Holland to the northwest in ORCELLA; Doug
Fryer in another Vic-Maui in chartered RAGTIME setting a 10 day record; George
O’Brien on a trip to Mexico; Bob Carter continuing his explorations of Turkey.
Officer: RC-Howard Richmond; Cruise Chairman-Bob Sylvester; Membership-Bob
Alexander; Sec/Treas-Bates Mckee.
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1977
New members Mike Gibbons (deceased), James L Madden, Jr. (resigned), Dick
Gilbert, Bob Coe, Rondy Dike, and Dave Nielsen. Dick had sailed coastwise BC and
circumnavigated Vancouver Island four times; Bob had circumnavigated Vancouver
Island, coastwise to the Columbia River, two Transpacs, the Acapulco Race, three
Bermuda races, coastal San Francisco to Los Angeles, and some New England coast;
Rondy had brought his DOROTHY D from England via French canals, Spain, the
Canaries, Cape Verdes, West Indies and California to Seattle; Dave had sailed in a
Capetown-Rio Race, in the West Indies, a Vic-Maui, and on both coasts. This year Earl
Schenck sailed his ELEUTHERA single handed from Hawaii to the Marquesas and
Tahiti. Bill Johnson was crossing the South Pacific to Australia in WINDBIRD; Bill
Black was in the southwest Pacific and crossing the Indian Ocean on his
circumnavigation; Steve Dickinson brought his KAPDUVA from England to Victoria;
Jack Graham brought ORCELLA up from Mexico; and Lol Killam took GREYBEARD
to Mexico. Officers: RC-Bob Sylvester; Cruise Chmn-Rondy Dike; Membership-Bob
Alexander; Sec/Treas-Bates McKee.
1978
New members Bob Thieme (deceased), Harry Hoffman (deceased), and Bill Whipple.
Bill had been to Alaska, twice to the Queen Charlottes and to the South Pacific and
return. Bob Thieme had sailed as navigator several times in the Bermuda Race,
chartered in the Bahamas and circumnavigated Vancouver Island in his TAVEUNI. Also
Gosta Eriksen (deceased), formerly of Seattle, was brought into the CCA at the proposal
of PNW members although at the time as a resident of Sweden he was not designated a
PNW member. Gus had delivered his boat from Taiwan to Rhodes, Greece via the
Philippine Islands, Indian Ocean and Red Sea, and had received the Blue Water Medal
for the boat's salvage after being driven ashore on Palawan in a typhoon. We were joined
on our spring cruise by Sandy Weld from the east coast. This Spring Cruise had as its
destination Mystery Bay on Marrowstone Island, and the Fall Cruise to Port Ludlow was
accompanied by a snowstorm. This year Steve Dickinson left from Victoria for New
Zealand; Bob Thieme sailed to the Queen Charlottes; Bob Coe joined the CCA winter
cruise in the Grenadines onboard ADELE; Bob Carter had CYNTHIA R back in the
Adriatic; In December Bob Sylvester trucked his MOSHULU to San Diego, preparatory
to sailing on to the Atlantic. Officers: RC-Garry Horder; Cruise Chmn-Dick
Philbrick; Membership-Bob Alexander; Sec/Treas-Bates McKee.
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1979
No new members were admitted this year. However this was the year that Bill and
Mary Black were awarded the Blue Water Medal for the completion of their
circumnavigation including a passage to windward in the Straits of Magellan and a 6000mile non-stop run from Chile to Hawaii. From Hawaii they had cruised to Alaska
accompanied by Dick Marshall. Alan Forsythe sailed with Giff Pinchot on LOON
from Connecticut to the Azores, thence to Ireland for a joint CCA, OCC, RCC and ICC
cruise on the southwestern coast of Ireland; Steve Dickinson returned from New Zealand
across the Roaring Forties to French Polynesia; Mike Gibbons sailed to Alaska; Bob
Sylvester sailed his MOSHULU from San Diego to Greece via Panama, Bay of
Honduras, Miami, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Azores and Gibraltar; Bob Coe joined the
Irish Cruising Club's 200th Anniversary cruise on the coast of Ireland on board ADELE,
including a return transatlantic passage; Bob Carter was spending his last season in
Turkey on CYNTHIA R. Officers: RC-Dick Philbrick; Membership-Howard
Richmond; Sec/Treas-Bill Whipple.
1980
New members Ted Nicolai, Barrie Arnett and Alexander Clowes. Ted had sailed to
Tahiti and Hawaii; Barrie had sailed around Vancouver Island, the Queen Charlottes,
Alaska, Mexico and had crossed from Hawaii to Seattle; Alec had sailed in Maine, Nova
Scotia, Newfoundland, from England to Norway, from Sweden to Denmark, from
England to France, in Greece, and had crewed on a Newport to Bermuda Race, and the
Fastnet Race. This year Rondy Dike took DORTHY D to Southwestern Alaska; Dick
Philbrick took SEA FEVER to Prince William Sound; Doug Fryer did a single handed
Transpac in his new NIGHT RUNNER; Barrie Arnett was in Polynesia headed for
Seattle via Hawaii and Alaska; Dick Gilbert was in the Queen Charlottes; Jack Graham
had ORCELLA in Baja; Bob Coe chartered in the Grenadines; Bob Sylvester took
MOSHULU to Alexandria, Egypt then returned via the Med, Spain, Portugal, Madeira,
and the Canaries to the West Indies; Bob Carter finally left Greece and came out of the
Med via Malta, Tunisia, Sardinia, Spain and Portugal (cruising in company with
Sylvester) to Porto Santo, Madeira, five of the Canary Islands and thence to the West
Indies wintering in Bequia. Officers: RC-Henry Kotkins; Cruise Chmn- Bob Thieme;
Sec/Treas-Dick Gilbert.
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1981
New members Tom Foster and Dick Marshall. Tom had brought his WINDHOVER
from Florida to Seattle, as well as cruising coastwise Mexico and B.C., two West Indies
charters, and as crew for Jack Graham from Panama to Nassau. Dick had
circumnavigated Vancouver Island and had crewed for Bill Black from Hawaii to
Alaska. This year Robin Hayward, a member in Nova Scotia since 1967 transferred to
the PNW Station. Again, it was the year of the PNW National Cruise and a fleet of 38
boats visited Skookumchuck Narrows, Mink Island in Desolation Sound, with a final
dinner in Heriot Bay on Quadra, all in fine weather. Hump Simson was National Cruise
Chairman and our committee was headed by Henry Kotkins, Dick Philbrick, Rondy
Dike and Garry Horder. Also, this season Dick Marshall took his SEAQUIN 115 miles
up the Columbia River; Dick Gilbert went around Vancouver Island; Bob Coe chartered
in the Bay Islands of Honduras; Alan Forsythe met Giff Pinchot in Bermuda to bring
LOON home to Connecticut; Tom Foster took WINDHOVER to Dutch Harbor in the
Aleutians; Bob Carter brought CYNTHIA R from the Grenadines to Tortola in the BVI;
Bob Sylvester in MOSHULU cruised from Barbados to Grenada and thence northward
through the West Indies to Hispaniola, and through the Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale from
whence MOSHULU was trucked back to Seattle.
In October of 1981, Bob Sylvester as chair of the Station Nominating Committee
submitted a suggested plan of establishing a Station Membership Committee for the
Station (Attachment #1) which was approved by the station members in their December
luncheon meeting. He also proposed a slate of officers containing a suggested succession
schedule. This organization plan was further refined and amplified, securing station
approval in March of 1984, (Attachment #2). This plan was to continue until modified in
1991. Officers: RC-Bill Whipple; FC-Bob Carter; Membership-Rondy Dike;
Sec/Treas-Dick Gilbert.
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1982
New members P.R. (Bob) Sevenich (deceased), Howard Gee (deceased), and Steve
Chadwick. P.R. had sailed a Vic-Maui and had chartered in the West Indies; Howard
had taken his 60' ketch to Tahiti and return, and this year delivered his Newporter from
LA to Seattle; Steve had sailed around Vancouver Island, sailed a Transpac, and had
brought his boat from Florida to Seattle, via Panama, and had chartered in the Virgin
Islands and in the Med. In January of 1982 Dick Philbrick and Dick Gilbert made a
proposal for the "First PNW Station Annual Cruise Week". This detailed proposal has
served to this day as the basis of our "Fall Station Cruise". Bob Sylvester took
MOSHULU to Prince William Sound; Bill Black sailed FOREIGN AFFAIR to Dutch
Harbor; Bob Carter took CYNTHIA R from the Virgins via Haiti, the Bahamas to the
east coast, and Maine where she joined the CCA summer cruise; also Dick Philbrick
trailered his KIYI to the east coast to join the summer cruise with Bob Coe; Garry
Horder took his MIST OF LEMOLO in the same way to that cruise and both continued
for further cruising to the south; Bob Coe also served on WESTWARD from Acapulco
through the Panama Canal; Doug Fryer in the Vic-Maui Race in NIGHT RUNNER and
on to French Polynesia and return; Dick Gilbert sailed to Klemtu B.C. Officers: RCBob Carter; FC-Richard Gilbert; Membership-Rondy Dike; Sec/Treas-Bob Thieme.
1983
New Members Don Miller. Don had circumnavigated Vancouver Island, sailed a VicMaui, and sailed MAIA from Seattle to New Zealand and return, and this summer he
sailed through the Panama Canal to Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar starting a 2-year
voyage. Bob Carter chartered in Turkey; Arnett, Gibbons, and Foster were all in the
Queen Charlottes; Dick Gilbert was on a five month cruise to all the waterways of
Southeast Alaska; Bob Coe joined Jack Graham on board ORCELLA in Baja; Rondy
Dike took delivery of his new boat GRIFFIN this year. A week long fall cruise to the
South Sound was organized and run off in splendid weather. Officers: RC-Richard
Gilbert; FC-Rondy Dike; Membership-Mike Gibbons; Sec/Treas-Bob Thieme.
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1984
New members Gerry Palmer, Dennis Black and Carl Doherty (resigned). Gerry had
been brought up around the Queen Charlottes, sailed as crew from Victoria to LA, from
the West Indies to Italy, from New York to Gibraltar, and on a Vic-Maui; Dennis had
sailed from Seattle to Alaska, and served as crew for Bob Sylvester westbound across the
Atlantic. Also, this year Wade Hill, a member since 1972, transferred from SOC station.
Before acceptance there he had sailed coastwise between Alaska and Mexico, and crewed
in a Transpac. Doug Fryer sailed another Vic-Maui and return; Dick Philbrick in KIYI
and Dick Marshall in SEAQUIN visited Glacier Bay; Dick Gilbert went to Prince
Rupert; Bob Sylvester took MOSHULU to the Queen Charlottes; Bob Coe again joined
ORCELLA in Baja; Bob Carter had CYNTHIA R in the Bay of Fundy and Minus Basin
with Bill Black as crew; Rondy Dike had his GRIFFIN in Ireland. Circumnavigation
awards were received for Lol Killam and for Chris Goodhope. The Life Sling was
introduced by Dick Marshall and others at the April Safety at Sea conference at the U.S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis. Jack Graham launched ASPASIA in France. The Station
held a week long Fall Cruise in the San Juan Islands, to which Norry Hoyt trailered his
ANECDOTE from the east.
At this time the succession of officers for the Station was formalized (attachment #2).
RC and FC would each have a one-year term, the FC succeeding as RC. Sec/Treas and
Membership Chair would serve two-year terms and would alternate in moving into the
FC position. In fact, this had been the custom for a period prior to this and was now put
in writing. Officers: RC-Rondy Dike; FC-Bob Thieme; Membership-Mike Gibbons;
Sec/Treas-Howard Gee.
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1985
New members Fred Bieker, Phil Duryee, Jack Lidral, and Eldon Schalka (deceased),
Chuck Guildner, and Irv Varley. Fred had sailed from Portland to the South Pacific
via LA and Hawaii, and had circumnavigated Vancouver Island; Phil had multiple
cruises to Alaska including Prince William Sound and multiple visits to the Queen
Charlottes; Jack had crewed in two Vic-Maui races and boat returns from Hawaii,
crewed from the Marquesas to San Francisco, and cruised coastwise from B.C. to San
Diego; Chuck had chartered in Vavau and the Med; Irv had crewed in four Vic-Maui
races and done the Pacific Coast from B.C. to Seattle. Garry Horder and Doug Fryer
joined the Clyde Cruising Club Cruise in the Outer Hebrides; Dick Marshall returned in
SEAQUIN from Alaska, much of it by the outside coast; Dick Gilbert went around
Baranof Island of Alaska; Carl Doherty was reported as being in Australia; Jack
Graham cruised his new ASPASIA in the Med then brought her back across the Atlantic
during the winter. The fall station cruise was from Bellingham, south inside Whidbey
Island. Commodore White and several visitors from other stations including Carl Vilas,
editor of the CCA News attended the cruise. Membership proposal procedures, a
perennial subject were once again circulated to all hands. Officers: RC-Bob Thieme;
FC-Mike Gibbons; Membership-Dick Marshall; Sec/Treas-Howard Gee.
1986
New member Jim Butterfield. Jim, who had served as master of the Canadian training
vessel ORIOLE had sailed around Vancouver Island, sailed the Queen Charlottes and
sailed coastwise from Alaska to Mexico. Warren Perkins transferred this year from
BOS, where he had been a member since 1981. He had a transatlantic and two Bermuda
voyages on his record. Bob Carter took CYNTHIA R to the Bras d' Or in Nova Scotia,
then to the Magdalene Islands of Quebec in the Gulf of St Lawrence returning to
Baddeck for lay-up, and also chartered in the Vavau Group of Tonga; Alan Forsythe
cruised from Connecticut to Newfoundland and St. Pierre with the Pinchots on LOON in
early summer and later chartered in Belize for a cruise on the barrier reef; Doug Fryer
sailed another Vic-Maui and returned in twelve days; Chuck Guildner was crew on an
Atlantic crossing to the West Indies; Irv Varley was in a Vic-Maui. The PNW Station
hosted the National Cruise this year, developing the pattern of doing this every fifth year.
The fleet went though the American San Juans and the Canadian Gulf Islands. Dick
Philbrick served as Cruise Chairman. Officers: RC-Mike Gibbons; FC-Howard Gee;
Membership-Dick Marshall; Sec/Treas-Al Forsythe.
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1987
New members Richard Anderson and Bill Lindberg. Richard is from the Chicago
area, but had sailed with Bruce Katter and Alan Forsythe and elected to be a member of
the PNW. He had sailed from New England to the South Pacific, had crossed the
Atlantic to Ireland, and from the Bahamas to the Chesapeake; Bill had circumnavigated
Vancouver Island, and sailed Alaska, Mexico, and the Atlantic. Harry Hoffman was
cruising in the English canals; Tom Foster took WINDHOVER to Baja with Bill Black
as crew from San Diego; Dick Gilbert had SANDMAN in Southeast Alaska for three
months; Fred Bieker crewed for Arthur Beiser from Madeira to Grenada; Bob Carter
took CYNTHIA R on the CCA cruise to Newfoundland with Bill Black sharing a portion
of that trip; Dick Marshall crewed for Bill White on WHITE MIST on her return trip
from Newfoundland. The station fall cruise was held in the South Sound. Membership
qualifications were again emphasized. Bob Carter was appointed to the Governing
Board, beginning the representation of PNW there, usually by a past RC. Officers: RCHoward Gee; FC-Dick Marshall; Membership-Dennis Black; Sec/Treas-Alan
Forsythe.
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1988
New members Dick Marble and Larry Bailey. Dick had sailed extensively in the
Pacific Northwest, had sailed to Alaska and around Vancouver Island several times, the
Queen Charlotte Islands and had sailed in the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands. Larry
had delivered his boat from Hawaii to Seattle, had circumnavigated Vancouver Island
twice, made two trips to the Queen Charlottes and had sailed in Newfoundland. During
the year Jack Graham had ASPASIA in Baja joined by Bob Coe; Dick Philbrick had
crossed to the Bahamas; Alan Forsythe, Dick Anderson and Ole Hanson had been in
Nova Scotia and brought LOON back from Baddeck, Cape Breton to Maine; Irv Varley
sailed another Vic-Maui race; Dick Gilbert had run north to Bella Bella; Bruce Katter
had sailed a Vic-Maui with Doug Fryer and Jack Lidral sailed with Doug to French
Frigate Shoals west of Hawaii and return to Seattle; Alan Forsythe, Ole Hansen, and
Dick Anderson had been in Nova Scotia; Bob Carter had chartered in Belize, spent the
summer in Nova Scotia on CYNTHIA R, being joined by Dick Marshall to sail back from
Shelburne via Grand Manan to Penobscot Bay in Maine; Marshall had also run down
the west coast of Turkey; Nick Nicolai spent two weeks cruising the Cape Horn
Archipelago; Bob Carter served as crew on board the TOLE MOUR, a 3-masted topsail
schooner medical ship, the project of David Higgins, CCA, from Honolulu to Majuro in
the Marshall Islands. The fall cruise of the Station was in the San Juan Islands.
The Station had been exploring whether and how it might serve a useful purpose to the
sailing community. Our Commodore in New York advised us that anything we can do to
stimulate sound ship design, seamanlike conduct and safety can be done in the name of
the CCA. Anything which appears to be promoting the CCA as a public organization or
soliciting inquiries for membership should be avoided. We are a private invitation club,
which stands ready to serve, but not to promote itself. We were also gently admonished
that all hands prefer the terms “CCA” to CCofA.” Howard Gee our RC also asked this
historian to investigate the succession of officers of other stations, which was done by an
examination of yearbooks for the prior six years and discussion with officers of other
stations. A copy of this report is appended here (Attachment #3). Officers: RC –
Richard Marshall. FC – Alan Forsythe. Membership – Dennis Black. Sec/Treas –
Jack Lidral.
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1989
New Members Roger Wheelis, Bill Whitney, Robert (Bucky) Walters, Hugh Minor
and Gary Meisner. Roger had done Vic-Maui, two Transpacs, Alaska and the South
Pacific; Bill had sailed from Seattle to Mexico, Alaska and return and from San Diego to
Hawaii; Bucky had sailed in Mexico, Alaska and the West Indies and from Florida to
Maryland; Hugh had circumnavigated Vancouver Island, LA to Hawaii, Victoria to Maui
and a bit of the Med. Gary had sailed three Vic-Mauis, a Fastnet, Vancouver Island,
British West Indies and extensive PNW cruising. This year Bill Lindberg cruised with
Howard Wright from Panama to the Galapagos and separately in Yugoslavia; Fred
Bieker also cruised Yugoslavia; Foster, Coe and Marshall joined the CCA cruise in
Tahiti; Dick Philbrick spent a week in the French canals; Dick Anderson sailed in
Maine on LOON; Irv Varley sailed from Tampa to Grand Cayman Island; Dick Gilbert
cruised to Juneau, Alaska, a three month voyage; Larry Bailey chartered in the British
Virgin Islands; Bob Carter chartered for two weeks in the Bay of Islands, NZ and
adjacent waters, also joined the CCA Summer Cruise up the St. Johns River, New
Brunswick. With the death of Carl Vilas, long time editor of the CCA News, the new
editor Bob Drew appointed Bob Carter to serve as West Coast Editor. Officers: RC –
Alan Forsythe. FC – Dennis Black. Membership – Don Miller; Sec/Treas – Jack
Lidral.
1990
No new members were admitted to the PNW Station this year. Much time and effort was
put in by many members in organizing the National Cruise for next year. The Station
Fall Cruise was from Port Townsend to the Gulf Islands. Dick Marshall took delivery of
his new LIVELY LADY II and sailed from Southern California to La Paz in Baja and
return, then had her trucked to Seattle; Doug Fryer cruised to Southeast Alaska; Dick
Philbrick cruised Lake Powell, the Columbia and Snake Rivers; Bill Black was off
across the Pacific via Micronesia and Guam to Okinawa, Japan and Siberia; Larry
Bailey chartered in Tonga; Dick Gilbert cruised to Ketchikan and Langara Island B.C.;
Dick Anderson sailed in Maine on LOON; Bob Carter crewed with friends along the
south coast of Turkey, then cruised on CYNTHIA R to eastern Maine and New
Brunswick; Tom Foster, Henry Kotkins and Bob Coe all joined the CCA cruise in
Yugoslavia. Officers: RC – Dennis Black. FC –Jack Lidral. Membership – Don
Miller. Sec/Treas – Bill Lindberg.
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1991
New members Charles Guildner, Lou Scott and John (Lee) Wright. Charlie (not to
be confused with his father, Chuck) had crewed in three Vic-Maui Races and one Cobb
Seamount Race; Lou had sailed the east coast from South America to Nova Scotia via
Bermuda, the west coast from Panama to Alaska and had chartered in Yugoslavia; Lee
had sailed from the West Indies to Bermuda, San Diego to Florida, Seattle to Alaska,
both direct and via San Diego and Hawaii. Larry Bailey sailed around Vancouver Island
in SHINGEBISS II and Dick Gilbert sailed most of the B.C. coast in SANDMAN, both
encountering heavy gales; Bob Carter with Jack Lidral in his crew sailed CYNTHIA R
from Maine to the Azores, also with gales, then with other crews to Madeira, the
Canaries, the Cape Verdes, Grenada and Venezuela, returning to the Northwest to
participate in the National Cruise; Dick Anderson sailed to Grand Manan, N.B. on
LOON; Alan Forsythe cruised in Maine on LOON; Bill Black continued his voyage in
FOREIGN AFFAIR from Guam via Okinawa to Japan, Siberia and return to Japan,
thence via the Aleutian Islands to lay up in Seward, Alaska. Larry Bailey joined the
Blacks in Guam to sail to Okinawa and Dick Marshall joined on the Japan-Siberia-Japan
part of this cruise. PNW again hosted the National Cruise with 315 members and guests
from 9 stations. Cruise chairman was Dick Marshall ably assisted by Gary Meisner,
Chuck Guildner and half a dozen other willing members. Gathering first at the Royal
Vancouver YC, we moved on to rendezvous at Pender Harbor, Princess Louisa Inlet,
Buccaneer Bay and Rondy Dike’s new Snug Cove Marina in Howe Sound, all in fantastic
weather.
This year the routine for succession of officers was altered to provide for a two-year term
for the RC and for the Membership Chairman, other positions to be appointive. It was
felt a one year term, allowing a maximum of three meetings with the National Board of
Governors was a handicap to our representatives there. We thus join other Stations with
a longer term. A copy of the supporting opinion (Attachment #4) of Alan Forsythe,
Chair of the Nominating Committee and a copy of the change adopted November 11,
1991 is appended (Attachment #4A). Officers: RC – Jack Lidral. FC – Alan Forsythe.
Membership – Dick Marble. Sec/Treas – Gary Meisner.
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1992
New members Jim Beebe, Maury Rattray, Ken Seright and Mike Duffy. Peter
Passano, a member since 1975 in the SAF, transferred to the PNW Station. Jim had
sailed both our Atlantic and Pacific coasts, Mexico and the Queen Charlotte Islands;
Maury had sailed his FREIA in the West Indies and then to Bermuda, the Azores, Spain
and Portugal; Ken had sailed around Vancouver Island, Seattle to New Zealand via San
Francisco and Hawaii, the South Pacific, Seattle to Mexico, Hawaii and return and
Alaska; Mike had made three round trips to Glacier Bay and circumnavigated Vancouver
Island. The Fall Cruise of the Station was from Everett to the San Juan Islands and
return. Bob Coe took GILLCREST to the Queen Charlottes; Bill Black brought
FOREIGN AFFAIR back from Alaska, completing a round trip of the North Pacific;
Dick Gilbert spent six weeks cruising Princess Royal Island, B.C.; Larry Bailey took
SHINGEBISS II out to the Aleutian Chain to Kiska and return, then south to Mexico;
Ken Seright was in the Aleutians with DIVA; Pete Passano did the inside passage to
Glacier Bay, returning down the outside from Sitka as sailing master for a friend, then
single-handed SEA BEAR from Orcas Island to San Francisco; Roger Wheelis was in the
South Pacific; Maury Rattray took FREIA from Portugal to Spain, the Med and into the
Canal du Midi in France; Alan Forsythe, along with Dick Anderson, cruised the Maine
coast through the fog to Matinicus on LOON; Bob Carter brought CYNTHIA R back
from Venezuela via the Virgins, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas to Florida, and thence by
truck to Seattle. Officers: RC – Jack Lidral. FC – Bill Whitney. Membership – Dick
Marble. Sec/Treas – Jim Beebe.
1993
New members Doug Cole, Jim Arneil, Mark Schrader and Bill Singer. Tom
Stapleton transferred his membership from SAF to PNW. Doug had circumnavigated
Vancouver Island twice, three round trips between Astoria and Seattle, Pacific coastwise,
Maine and cruised in the Med with Walt Robinson. Jim had sailed around Vancouver
Island three times, twice to Alaska and to the Queen Charlottes. Mark had done two
single-handed circumnavigations; three Vic-Mauis, the west coast from Santa Barbara to
Alaska and the East Coast. Bill had done the west coast of Alaska to Acapulco and from
Long Beach to Hawaii and return to Seattle and visited the Queen Charlottes. The Fall
Cruise this year was from Sidney to Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada. Pete
Passano in company with co-owner Bob Van Blaricom, SAF, took SEABEAR from San
Francisco via Marquesas, Tahiti, the Cooks, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji to Opua, N.Z. Larry
Bailey had SHINGEBISS II in the Spring Cruise in Baja California with Bob Carter
crewing for the cruise, then took off for Costa Rica, the Galapagos, Easter Island and the
southern canals of Chile. Fred and Gayle Bieker joined Larry for a month in
Patagonia. Jim Beebe sailed from Maine to Ireland with a friend. Officers: RC – Dick
Marble, FC – Fred Bieker, Membership – Bill Whitney, Sec / Treas – Jim Beebe.
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1994
New members Fred Hayes, Ken Kellogg and Andrew Copeland. Fred had done a
Bermuda Race, Hawaii to the West Coast, from the West Indies to Bermuda, from Puerto
Rico via the Bahamas to Florida and Vancouver Island. Ken had circumnavigated
Vancouver Island three times, Alaska, the Queen Charlottes and San Francisco to Hawaii.
Andrew had made a circumnavigation via Panama and South Africa, sailed from
Vancouver to Wake Island, from the West Indies to Gibraltar, from Florida to Grenada
and had cruised in the Med, Scandinavia and the UK. The year saw Gary Meisner
spending three months on CONSORT sailing the Inside Passage, out to the Queen
Charlottes, down the west coast of Vancouver Island to join the Fall Cruise in Barkley
Sound. Dick Marshall, Bob Carter and Fred Hayes also spent time in the Queen
Charlottes and down the west coast of Vancouver Island to rendezvous with the fleet in
Barkley Sound for the Fall Cruise. Bill Whitney, Lou Scott and Bob Sylvester were in
Alaska. Charlie Guildner sailed his KISMET in the Vic-Maui race and return to
Bellingham. Ken Kellogg sailed in the Newport to Bermuda Race. Alan Forsythe and
Dick Anderson, with crew, sailed LOON from Maine through the Gulf Stream to
Bermuda. Dick then sailed LOON single-handed from Bermuda to Tortola, Virgin
Islands. Maury Rattray sailed from Tunisia to the Ionian Islands of Greece and to
Montenegro. Roger Wheelis sailed to New Zealand. Pete Passano sailed from New
Zealand via Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Brisbane to Sydney, Australia. Fred
Bieker was in the Greek Islands. Doug Cole chartered in Kiel and sailed in Germany
and Denmark. He also cruised in Maine as a guest. Larry Bailey continued his cruise to
the Antarctic Peninsula and return to the Falklands. Officers: RC – Dick Marble, FC –
Gary Meisner, Membership – Bill Whitney, Sec / Treas – Jim Beebe.
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1995
New members are Ken Myers, Bill Shamhart, Baird Tewksbury III and George
Thorson. Ken had sailed the West Coast from Alaska to Panama, the Canal and the East
Coast from Panama via Central America and the Bahamas to Annapolis. Bill had made a
west about circumnavigation via South Africa, had previously made two round trips from
San Francisco to Mexico, two to Hawaii and one from San Francisco around Vancouver
Island. Baird, of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, had served as navigator aboard the
EAGLE from New London to Seattle, had sailed the East Coast between New England
and the Chesapeake, Florida and Bermuda and had chartered or crewed in the West
Indies, the Med, South America, Tonga, SE Alaska and around Vancouver Island.
George had made several races on the California and Mexico coasts, the Transpac to
Honolulu, had cruised the South Pacific to Fiji, had chartered in the West Indies and later
spent many years on the BC coast and SE Alaska. With regret we report the death of P.
R. Sevenich this year. During the year Larry Bailey sailed from the Falklands to South
Georgia where they spent two months, thence via Tristan de Cunha, St. Helena, the Cape
Verdes and the Azores to Gibraltar, continuing through the Med via the Balearics and
Sicily to Malta. Maury Rattray cruised in the Ionian and Adriatic Seas. Pete Passano
was on his way single-handing, from Auckland, NZ to Cape Horn. Doug Fryer, with
Jack Lidral and Bruce Katter as crew, sailed NIGHT RUNNER from Seattle to Cabo
San Lucas, thence to Puerto Vallarta, experiencing a hurricane on each leg of the voyage,
the second one severe. After repairs, they proceeded to the Galapagos, then with Bruce
Katter as crew, nonstop to southern Chile, around Cape Horn and on to the Falklands.
Dick Marble was in SE Alaska. Bob Coe cruised to Prince Rupert and Bob Carter was
on the outside of Vancouver Island. The station held a Spring Cruise in May to Steve
Chadwick’s home on Manzanita Bay, thence to Bremerton with dinner on board the USS
TURNER JOY of Gulf of Tonkin fame. A Summer/Fall cruise in early September was
routed via Saanich Inlet and Maple Bay through the Canadian Gulf Islands. Officers:
RC – Bill Whitney, FC – Gary Meisner, Membership – Fred Bieker, Sec/Treas – Jim
Beebe.
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1996
New Member: Tad Lhamon. Tad had cruised in Micronesia and from there to New
Guinea, had circumnavigated Vancouver Island, the Queen Charlottes, and SE Alaska,
San Francisco to Honolulu, and cruised in New England, the Aegean and Scotland. Mike
Brown and John Roehm transferred membership from SAF to PNW. With regret, we
note the death of Howie Richmond. Larry Bailey sailed from Malta to Istanbul via
Greece, then around the Turkish coast to Antalya. Maury Rattray sailed around Greece
and crossed to Turkey, also winding up at Antalya. Pete Passano, in SEA BEAR,
rounded Cape Horn early in January and proceeded to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands,
thence via the east coast of South America, the West Indies and Bermuda to Maine.
Doug Fryer sailed NIGHT RUNNER north from Port Stanley non-stop to Trinidad,
harbor hopped the Caribbean coast of South America to Panama, and made the long beat
up the coasts of Central America, Mexico, and our West Coast to Seattle. In August, Tad
Lhamon took off in LYRIC (purchased from Chuck Guildner) to run down to San Diego
on the start of a voyage to the South Pacific (and beyond?). Charlie Guildner, III, took
first in the Vic-Maui Race. Dick Marshall took LIVELY LADY II on a four month cruise
to Juneau and vicinity, returning on the “outside” route by early September. Bob Coe
took GILLCREST to SE Alaska. Dick Gilbert spent much of the summer in northern BC
waters. Bob Sylvester had MOSHULU on the outside of Vancouver Island.
The April meeting of the Station was held in Vancouver at the False Creek Yacht Club,
most of the Seattle contingent going as a group on the Spanish built Talgo train. The
Spring Cruise in early May met first at High Minor’s home on Tulalip Bay, then
proceeded to Oak Harbor for its short dinner. The Fall Cruise took the fleet, after a
rendezvous at Steve Chadwick’s home on Manzanita Bay, to the South Sound: Gig
Harbor, Anderson Island, Stretch Island, for a shore dinner at the Lakeside Bistro, and
Quartermaster Harbor for chowder and singing on our return.
Much of the Station’s efforts this year went into preliminary planning of the CCA 75th
Anniversary Fall Cruise, the history of which is separately recorded.
Officers:
RC – Bill Whitney
FC – Bill Whipple
Membership – Barrie Arnett
Sec/Treas – Gary Meisner.
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1997
New Members: David Heaps, G. Hugh Lawrence, and Karen Thorndike. With regret,
we note the death of George O’Brien. David, who had started sailing in Maine, had
sailed around Vancouver Island, the Queen Charlottes, the West Coast to Puerto Vallarta,
thence to French Polynesia. Karen, our Station’s first woman member, had crewed on a
dozen crossings to or from Hawaii, had single handed from Puget Sound to San Diego,
thence to Hawaii and Tahiti and continuing an intended single handed east about
circumnavigation in her AMELIA. She had rounded Cape Horn 12 days before her
official confirmation of membership in January, continuing to Port Stanley. She sailed
from Port Stanley for Perth 8 days after confirmation and was forced to call for help 4
days out because of a severe attack of flu. She was transferred to the Royal Navy’s HMS
NORFOLK and returned to Port Stanley, as was AMELIA by a RN crew. Following
recuperation, Karen took AMELIA north to Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the southern
winter, sailing from there November 1 for Tasmania. Both Maury Rattray and Larry
Bailey joined a rally of over 100 sail in the eastern Med; to cruise to Cyprus, Syria,
Lebanon, and Israel, some of those being countries where entry otherwise appeared
doubtful. Maury returned to Turkey; and Larry continued westward in the Med to
Almeria, Spain for the winter. Fred Hayes crewed with Maury in the Med; Barry
Arnett on a delivery to Petersburg, Alaska; Dick Marshall on the DARWIN SOUND in
the Chilean canals; and Ken Kellogg with Tad Lhamon in Mexico. Both Bob Coe and
Bill Lindberg cruised to Bella Bella. Bob Carter chartered a sloop out of Antalya,
Turkey for two weeks and also crewed on the Club’s 75th Anniversary Summer Cruise in
Maine. While not remote cruising, we will note that both Bob Sylvester in MOSHULU
and Bob Carter in CYNTHIA R made farewell cruises to Desolation Sound, both boats
now sold, MOSHULU to PNW member, Jim Beebe.
The April meeting of the Station was again in Vancouver, by train, at the Royal
Vancouver YC. The Station Spring Cruise was in Barclay Sound via Neah Bay,
commencing June 21 (“Spring will be a little late this year.”) All other efforts were bent
toward the successful operation of the Club’s 75th Anniversary Fall Cruise in Desolation
Sound, the history of which is separately reported.
We are pleased to note that among national awards this year, the Charles H. Vilas
Literary Prize was awarded to Larry and Maxine Bailey for their contributions to the
News.
Officers:
RC – Barrie Arnett
FC – Bill Whipple
Membership – Jim Beebe
Sec/Treas – Gary Meisner
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Bob Carter, a retiring type, retired as Chair of the Club’s Awards Committee this year,
although remaining on the Committee; and retired as the Station Historian, being
replaced by Doug Cole.
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1998 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Barrie Arnett
Sec/Treas – Gary Meisner
Membership – Jim Beebe
Fleet Captain – Bill Whipple
Historian – Doug Cole
New Members:
Brian O’Neill skippered his 37’ cutter from California to New Zealand in 1987 and
circumnavigated in 1992-97 aboard his 45’ cutter Shibui. He has considerable racing
experience and has sailed since childhood.
Alan Whitney skippered his Ocean 71 Darwin Sound extensively in British Columbia
and since 1991 has sailed throughout the South Pacific, the Baltic, the Mediterranean, the
Hebrides, and the Orkneys and to Spitsbergen. He also sailed his Contessa 32 from
England to Texas in 1978.
Station Activities:
The Summer Cruise in June was headed up by Bill Whipple and covered destinations in
northern British Columbia up to Tuwartz Bay. The Fall Cruise in September, lead by
Mike Brown, toured the areas in the South Sound as far as Olympia. April’s business
meeting was held in Victoria, with most members arriving via Victoria Clipper. With
sadness we note the passing of station member George Thorson.
Cruising Activities:
The most notable member accomplishment was the successful completion of a
circumnavigation by Karen Thorndike. She is the first American woman to complete
an antipodal solo circumnavigation, rounding the five great capes. She departed San
Diego on August 4, 1996 and returned on August 18, 1998. She was awarded a
Circumnavigator’s Pennant. The Baileys continued their cruise from the Mediterranean
to Portugal, Ireland and then to London for the winter. Pete Passano spent the summer
in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland then proceeded on to Madeira, the Canaries and
Barbados. The Lhamon’s spent the season cruising in the South Pacific. The Rattrays
joined a rally of boats from many nations to cruise from Istanbul to ports in Bulgaria, the
Crimean ports of Ukraine and then across the Black Sea to return along the north coast of
Turkey. Bill & Mary Black joined them for part of the cruise. They are wintering their
boat at Ayvalik on Turkey’s west coast. Bill Whitney, Tom Foster and Lou Scott
attended the Boston Station cruise of the Turkish coast. Lou Scott and Bill Whitney,
along with Baird Tewksbury, also participated as guests at the CCA national cruise in
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Nova Scotia. Doug Fryer was named winner of the Blue Water Medal for 1998,
awarded for his circumnavigation of South America.
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CCA Pacific Northwest Station
1999 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Barrie Arnett
Sec/Treas – Mike Brown
Membership – Jim Beebe
Fleet Captain – Dick Marshall
Historian – Doug Cole
New Members:
Cameron Hinman sailed his Valiant 40 Makali’i from Alaska to Mexico in 1996 thru
1998. He was volunteer crew aboard Tole Mour in the South Pacific a number of times
and was watch captain aboard Cynthia R with Bob Carter for a transatlantic crossing in
1991.
Larry Newland began his sailing as a youth in Southern California. He did singlehanded racing aboard his Catalina 38 Legacy. After retirement in 1993 he spent several
years cruising in the South Pacific, one passage which included the famous Queen’s
Birthday storm enroute from New Zealand to Tonga. His current vessel is a Grand Banks
36 Europa Legacy II.
Bob Rolfe circumnavigated aboard his Cal 43 Summer Wind from 1979 thru 1982. In
1990 he transited the Panama Canal and cruised the US East Coast, Mediterranean, north
coast of South America and Central America. He has also cruised the Queen Charlottes
and circumnavigated Vancouver Island.
Don Roose has raced Stars on Lake George, six-meters in Puget Sound and Capris at Port
Madison. He regularly competes in Antigua Race Week and has sailed in a number of
Mexico races. He did a transatlantic passage aboard a Swan 51 and has made several
trips between Seattle and Los Angeles in his own boat. His current vessel is Dirigo, a
Kettenberg 50.
Kaspar Schibli crewed aboard a variety of vessels across the Atlantic, San Diego to
Victoria and Mexico to the Marquesas. He skippered his 53-foot wooden yawl Starfire
from San Diego to Victoria via Hawaii in 1989. From 1993 thru 1998 he sailed a 47,000
mile circumnavigation which included extensive cruising in Japan.
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Station Activities:
The Spring Cruise in April was organized by Dick Marshall and covered areas in the
San Juan and Gulf Islands. Two Fall Cruises were held. The “local cruise,” headed by
Gary Meisner and Hugh Minor, gathered in various San Juan Island locations. The
“away cruise,” headed by Dick Philbrick, took place in Utah on Lake Powell. We were
proud to have Bill Whitney elected CCA Vice Commodore. Tim and Pauline Carr,
1991 Blue Water Medal recipients, were hosted at a special dinner on March 28th. The
Annual Dinner was held on November 20th at SYC. It is with sadness we note the passing
of station members Tom Foster, Ken Meyers and Duane Vergeer.
Cruising Activities:
Charlie Guildner aboard Attitude departed in May for the Marquesas and continued to
Papeete with Chuck Guildner and Hugh Minor aboard. Later with family aboard,
Charlie went on to the Vava’u group, Tonga and New Zealand. The Baileys cruised from
London, through the Baltic to Helsinki and wintered in Denmark. Bill & Mary Black
joined them for part of the cruise. The Lhamons continued their cruise through Fiji, the
Solomons, Indonesia and Malaysia. The Hayes brought their new lobster yacht from
Buzzards Bay via the Trent-Severn waterway to the Great Lakes before shipping the boat
home. The Rattrays cruised the Med and the Aegean visiting various Greek Islands. In
July Lou Scott, Baird Tewksbury, Bill Whipple, and Bill Whitney flew to Alaska and
bareboat chartered for a cruise around Admiralty Island making arrangements and
checking the cruise itinerary planned for the ALASKA 2000 station cruise scheduled for
mid 2000. Several station members joined the CCA cruise in New Zealand in March.
Awards:
For the second year running, a station member was recognized for an outstanding sailing
achievement. Karen Thorndike was awarded the CCA Bluewater Medal for 1999 as a
result of being the first American woman to solo circumnavigate the world via the five
major Capes in the Southern Ocean. Pete Passano was given the Charles H. Vilas
Literary award for his outstanding contribution to the CCA News.
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CCA Pacific Northwest Station
2000 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Jim Beebe
Sec/Treas – Mike Brown
Membership – Roger Wheelis
Fleet Captain – Gary Meisner
Historian – Doug Cole
New Members:
David Cuckler has sailed his Erickson 41 and Islander 41 in southern California and
Mexico racing in the early 70’s, his 48’ cutter Hawkeye in the Transpac, NewportBermuda and SORC in the late 70’s. Since the 80’s he has cruised a series of Hawkeye
custom powerboats from Mexico to Alaska, Hawaii, and a 17,000 mile voyage through
mid-America.
Stephen Deskey began sailing 50 years ago. He has crewed in several Transpac races
and has cruised extensively between Mexico and Alaska aboard Polonaise, an Aleutian
51 and Malolo, a Downeast 45. His current powerboat is also Malolo, a Canoe Cove 42.
Boyd Sharp is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He has circumnavigated both
Puerto Rico and Vancouver Island. In 1996 and 1997 he skippered Namika, his Cape
Dory 40, to the South Pacific by way of Central and South America.
Douglas Scheumann began sailing in 1946. He has sailed numerous Swiftsures and
circumnavigated Vancouver Island. Aboard Blackwater, his Oyster 70, he sailed in
European waters before crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean and on to Maine.
Richard Scheumann, Douglas’ brother, also began sailing in 1946. He has sailed in
several Swiftsures and has circumnavigated Vancouver Island several times. He has
chartered in Turkey, cruised Helene, his 52’ Seaborn sloop, to Prince Rupert, and sailed
aboard Blackwater from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia.
Station Activities:
The Pacific Northwest Station of the Cruising Club of America sponsored the ALASKA
2000 cruise during June, 2000, which consisted of a circumnavigation of Admiralty
Island. Beginning and ending in Juneau and visiting such sites of interest as Tracy Arm,
Fords Terror, Baranof Warm Springs, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Glacier Bay and other spots
enroute. The 500 plus mile cruise began with an opening dinner at the top of the Tram in
Juneau and ended with a final dinner back in Juneau at the Goldbar Hotel.
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Of the 20 boats participating, 7 were chartered in Juneau, 9 came north from the Pacific
Northwest, 3 came from California, and 1 came from England. PNW Station members
who cruised their boats the approximately 2000 miles up and back for the event were:
Dave Cuckler, Fred Hayes, Dave Heaps, Ray Jarecki, Hugh Minor, Larry Newland,
Lou Scott, Roger Wheelis and Bill Whitney
Mike Duffy, Lou Scott and Bill Whitney chaired the event. There were only a couple of
minor mechanical failures. The weather varied with several beautiful days and a few
dreary ones, but a good time was had by all attending.
Co-skippers Charlie and Chuck Guildner, aboard their J-120 Attitude, departed Cape
Flattery on May 27, 1999. They arrived in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands 21 days and
3,800 miles later, which may very well be the fastest passage between those points. Also
on board was CCA member Hugh Minor. Charlie’s wife Debbie and children Collin
and Alicia joined them in Papeete where they continued the cruise to the Society Islands,
Bora Bora, and the Cook Islands, including Palmerston Atoll and Niue, Tonga and New
Zealand. In July, after five months in New Zealand, they sailed to Australia for some
diving in the Great Barrier Reef and Whitsunday Islands, again joined by father Chuck.
In Brisbane, Attitude was decommissioned and loaded aboard a merchant ship to
Vancouver, B.C.
In Greece, Maury and Mary Rattray continued their summer cruising aboard Freia. In
Epidauros they attended several plays in the ancient theater. Taking leave of the Aegean
Sea via the Corinth Canal, they cruised on to Itea for a visit to a Byzantine monastery,
then to Preveza on the Ionian Sea to lay up.
Pete Passano and Sea Bear departed from Bermuda on Thanksgiving Day and arrived
6½ days later in The Dominican Republic. Earlier in the season, he joined in the CCA
summer cruise in St. John.
Aboard Lyric, Tad and Joyce Lhamon began their cruising year in Malaysia. They
stopped in Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Chagos, Seychelles and Aldabra. As of
December they were in East Africa.
Doug Fryer sailed Night Runner in the 2000 Victoria-Maui race. This was Doug’s 10th
Vic-Maui and Night Runner’s 4th. He finished in 13 days, 5½ hours at an average speed
of 7.8 knots. Night Runner was 1st in a class of seven boats and 3rd overall in a fleet of
twenty. After a week in Lahaina he sailed home to Seattle in 16 days. The round trip
covered 5000 miles in a month at sea.
Cam Hinman sailed his Valiant 42 Makali’i from LaPaz to Hilo, 2,895 miles, in 21 days.
The cruise then continued on to Palmyra, several stops in Samoa, Tonga, and on to New
Zealand.
Aboard Shingebiss II, Larry and Maxine Bailey started out in early spring from Aero,
Denmark and headed to Sweden’s western islands. From there they cruised Norway as
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far north as Alesund, exploring further north by ferry, and visiting several fjords en route
before heading for the Faeroes, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. They wintered
over in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
Vice Commodore Bill Whitney joined Sandy Weld aboard Windigo for the CCA cruise
on the St. John River. Bill Shamhart had a good sail to Hawaii on his Shammy followed
by a fairly wild ride home. Bob Coe enjoyed the Northwest Passage on a Russian
icebreaker.
Dick and Chris Marshall circumnavigated Vancouver Island aboard Lively Lady II.
After having Foreign Affair delivered to Ketchikan, Bill and Mary Black sailed home
via the Queen Charlottes and the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Fred and Gayle Bieker along with Denny and Lynn Black participated in the Clyde
Cruising Club cruise of the west coast of Scotland and the outer isles.
Station activities included a spring meeting in Vancouver, B.C. to view Al Whitney’s
and Dick Marshall’s photos of cruising in the Aleutians. The fall “cruise” turned into a
gathering and salmon bake at the Tulalip shore side home of Hugh and Jackie Minor.
PNW members were pleased and proud to have our past RC Bill Whitney elected to Vice
Commodore.
We note with sadness the passing of station members Dick Philbrick and Gerry Palmer.
Awards:
The Richard S. Nye Trophy, one of CCA’s most prestigious, which recognizes
meritorious service to the CCA, combined with outstanding seamanship and
statesmanship in the affairs of yachting, was awarded to Robert Carter. Robert is the
first West Coast recipient in the 22-year history of the award. The Royal Cruising Club
Trophy was awarded to Fred Hayes, “for undertaking the most interesting cruise of
moderate duration and of singular merit and purpose, for which an account is included in
the CCA News.” This cruise began in Buzzards Bay and ended in the Great Lakes via a
variety of inland canals and waterways in both the U.S. and Canada. Larry & Maxine
Bailey also received a Parkinson Award.
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CCA Pacific Northwest Station
2001 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Jim Beebe
Sec/Treas – Brian O’Neill
Membership – Roger Wheelis
Fleet Captain – Gary Meisner
Historian – Doug Cole
New Members:
Mike Carlson is a life long sailor. He has owned sailboats for 35 years and has cruised
extensively in the Pacific Northwest. His racing has included Cobb Seamount and
numerous Swiftsure races. He has chartered in the South Pacific, Mexico and Europe.
His current vessel is Tramontano, a Sceptre 43.
Gerry Maurer has sailed for over 40 years. A former Navy officer and past SYC
Commodore, he has sailed four Transpacs, many Swiftsures and a Bermuda race. Sailing
his C&C 35 Surprise, he is a four time SYC “Boat of the Year” recipient. Gerry also has
many cruising miles in the Pacific Northwest. He is currently co-owner of the
Kettenburg 50 Dirigo.
Brad Newell is a retired airline pilot who started sailing on the Columbia River. His
West Coast cruising has covered waters from Alaska to Mexico. From 1993 to 1997 he
cruised to the South Pacific, including New Zealand, Australia, the Gilberts and Hawaii.
He sails Wendigo, a Hunter 43.
Tom O’Brien began sailing as a boy on the Great Lakes. He has raced in over 20
Chicago and Port Huron to Mackinac races. In the Northwest, he raced and cruised a
series of Hooligans – Cal 2-30, Cal 40, J-35, Spencer 42, and Santa Cruz 52 – and sailed
in 25 Swiftsures and many Strait of Georgia races. He has also raced SORC, Vic – Maui,
Transpac and has sailed in Europe and Nova Scotia. His current Hooligan is a 48-foot
power cat.
Gillian West has owned a variety of racing dinghies, including Fireballs, 505’s and a
Flying Dutchman. She has skippered several Swiftsures and Vic-Maui races. West
Coast cruising has covered as far south as Mexico. Aboard Khamsin, a True North 34,
she has cruised extensively throughout the world including French Polynesia, Indonesia,
the Middle East, the Med and Europe. Gillian is author of the 1994 book “Basic Cruising
Skills.”
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Station Activities:
The PNW Station was host for the 2001 National Spring Meeting. Some out of town
guests stayed on for a post-meeting mini-cruise around Bainbridge Island, which included
informal racing and fine music. This event was planned by Barrie Arnett, Dick Marble,
Don Miller and Gary Meisner. The Fall Cruise was attended by twenty boats. Starting
at the RVYC in Victoria, the group took in the annual Classic Boat Festival before
moving on to Sydney Spit, Genoa Bay and Saanich Inlet. A highlight was spending two
nights at Daphne Island as guests of station members Kaspar and Trish Schibli, where
the rum barrel was filled (and emptied) and the chowder was stirred. Elements of
seamanship, etiquette and style, both good and questionable were noted and rewarded
commensurately. The cruise was organized by Baird & Susan Tewksbury, Kaspar &
Trish Schibli and Doug Cole.
As CCA Vice Commodore, Bill Whitney attended all the CCA cruises this season.
These included the Abacos and Bahamas cruise, the French Canal cruise, the Maine
boatyard cruise and the SOC cruise to Ensenada as well as the local spring and fall station
cruise. In November at the CCA National Meeting at the NYYC he was elevated to CCA
National Commodore, the first from the PNW Station and only the second ever National
Commodore from the West Coast. PNW Station members present at this meeting were
Jim Beebe, Bob Carter, Dick Marshall, Roger Wheelis and Bill’s wife Lu. Barrie
Arnett was elected to the national CCA board of directors.
Aboard Sea Bear, Pete Passano headed eastbound across the Atlantic and cruised much
of Ireland before heading to Cowes to join the America’s Cup Jubilee. In December he
sailed from Lisbon to Brazil via the Canaries. Maury and Mary Rattray departed
Preveza, Greece in early June aboard Freia heading for Gibraltar with stops at Messina,
Palermo and Palma. They crossed from the Canaries to St. Lucia in November with
station members Fred Hayes and Gary Meisner on board. Aboard Bagheera, Andy and
Liz Copeland began their season in Norfolk, crossing to Bermuda, the Azores and on to
Port Gineta and other Spanish ports. Tad and Joyce Lhamon aboard Lyric, now 35,000
miles into their circumnavigation, sailed from Cape Town to the Azores, then on to
Ireland, the Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands. After stops in Spain and Portugal they
crossed the Atlantic to Barbados. Larry and Maxine Bailey aboard Shingebiss wintered
over in Nova Scotia. They spent the summer along the U.S. East Coast, including joining
the Maine cruise. At year’s end they were in Florida. Prior to crossing the Atlantic
aboard Khamsin, Gillian West stopped at Senegal, The Gambia and Cape Verdes.
Those voyaging with others included Brian O’Neill, sailing a slow 18-day passage from
Honolulu to Los Angeles. Baird Tewksbury spent a month cruising the upper
Caribbean and then joined the Maine cruise. This was followed by an Atlantic crossing
on the 355-foot Star Clipper. Bob and Cynthia Carter boarded a river boat in
Amsterdam and got off in Budapest. Dick and Chris Marshall took a ship from Dundee
to Bergen via the Orkneys and Shetlands. Ken Kellogg and Don Roose were also in
Cowes for the Jubilee. Ken sailed in the Fastnet race just prior to the Jubilee.
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In local waters, Roger and Margo Wheelis aboard Heron spent several months exploring
the north coast of British Columbia. Bob and Dolores Rolfe enjoyed five weeks in
Alaska, including a circumnavigation of Prince of Wales Island. Doug and Margie Cole
spent five weeks aboard Irene and visited Seymour and Belize Inlets.
Station members making presentations at our monthly meetings were Larry and Maxine
Bailey (cruising Norway, Iceland, crossing the north Atlantic), Chuck and Charlie
Guildner (South Pacific cruising), Dick Marshall (trips around Vancouver Island 29
years apart and a 1976 visit to Afghanistan), Baird Tewksbury (Caribbean), Cam and
Marilyn Hinman (Honolulu to New Zealand) and Henry Kotkins (recollections of 43
years sailing Diamond Head).
The PNW station was involved in the Navy Sailing Program at the University of
Washington. This began in 1998 to provide NROTC midshipmen with leadership
training and an opportunity to learn big boat sailing and handling. Station members
involved were Ken Kellogg, Gerry Maurer, Boyd Sharp, Hugh Minor, Brian O’Neill,
Gary Meisner, Karen Thorndike and Bill Black.
Roger Wheelis was installed as PNW Rear Commodore at the Annual Meeting in
November.
We note with sadness the passing of station members Jack Lidral, Phil Duryee and
Hugh Lawrence.
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Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former R/Cs.
PNW was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a Station in 1972. Two-year terms
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1964 Phil Smith – Post Captain
1965 Jack Graham – Post Captain
1972 Jack Graham – Rear Commodore
1975 Doug Fryer
1976 Howie Richmond
1977 Bob Sylvester
1978 Gary Horder
1979 Dick Philbrick
1980 Henry Kotkins
1981 Bill Whipple
1982 Bob Carter
1983 Dick Gilbert
1984 Rondy Dike
1985 Bob Thieme
1986 Mike Gibbons
1987 Howard Gee
1988 Dick Marshall
1989 Alan Forsythe
1990 Dennis Black
1991 Jack Lidral
1993 Dick Marble
1995 Bill Whitney
1997 Barrie Arnett
1999 Jim Beebe
2001 Roger Wheelis
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Cruising Club of America
Pacific Northwest Station
2002 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Roger Wheelis
Sec/Treas – Brian O’Neill
Membership – Gary Meisner
Fleet Captain & Historian – Doug Cole
New Member:
Mike O’Byrne has spent his entire life around boats. He participated in Sea Scouts in
the Puget Sound area and during high school worked as an ordinary seaman aboard the
Washington State Ferries. While at the University of Washington he rowed for the
Varsity crew. He served for eight years in the Navy as a submarine officer. Mike has
owned Boomerang, a Cal 40, since 1979, and in 1986 was the overall corrected time
winner in the Vic-Maui race. Mike is active in SYC and was Chairman of Navy Sailing
at SYC.
Station Activities:
The Spring Cruise was a three day event held on Bainbridge Island with 15 boats and 43
members and guests participating. Cruise highlights were: A tour of the Environmental
Learning Center on Bainbridge Island; a sailing regatta, won by Bill Black and crew
aboard Foreign Affair; a salmon and chicken BBQ and pancake breakfast and garden
tour, hosted by Don and Meredith Roose at their home on Port Madison. The cruise was
organized by the Bainbridge Island contingent of Ken Kellogg, Don Roose, Gary
Maurer, Brian O’Neill and Boyd Sharp.
The week-long Fall Cruise in the San Juan Islands was attended by 25 boats. Members
were especially heartened to be joined at the last minute by Larry and Linda Newland,
just days after Larry’s surgery. After an easy first night social gathering at Garrison Bay,
subsequent events required contests of maritime skill and knowledge before access to the
Rum Barrel was granted. A timed knot tying contest was won by SOC guest Larry
Sommers who bested RC Roger Wheelis by several seconds. Another venue required
an exotic boat tool to be presented and boasted about. And lastly, skippers were required
to come up with their favorite – but obscure – nautical term or phrase. The cruise
finished at Blakely Island with a Rum Barrel social and CCA clam chowder feed. A
cruise highlight was a gathering for a photograph of five circumnavigators in the fleet:
Foreign Affair, Starfire, Shibui, Heart of Gold and Lyric. Doug Cole was the cruise
chairman, ably assisted by Kaspar & Trish Schibli and Baird Tewksbury.
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At the annual dinner in November, Sandy Weld from the Boston Station, made a well
organized and informative presentation on his recent cruise along the coast of Labrador.
Member News:
Tad and Joyce Lhamon completed a six-year, 52,000 mile circumnavigation aboard
their Alden 44 Lyric. They visited 46 countries and crossed the equator six times in the
process. After the "normal" coconut milk run across the Pacific to New Zealand, they
spent a year in a north-south axis visiting the Solomon Islands and Micronesia (where
they served in US Peace Corps) before returning south to Australia. They visited
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand then crossed the Indian Ocean with stops at
many mid-ocean islands and a detailed cruise along the East African coast. From
Capetown, they made a long detour to the very top of Scotland at 62 degrees north before
deciding they preferred warmer, ice-free climes and crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean
along the more normal mid-ocean route. A transit of the Panama Canal and trip up the
West Coast brought them home in September. They received their CCA
circumnavigation pennant in November.
Aboard Sea Bear, Pete Passano completed a 21,000 mile cruise across the Atlantic to the
Canaries and return via South Georgia and the Caribbean. Pete has now received 8
Parkinson awards. Larry and Maxine Bailey aboard Shingebiss continued their cruise,
this season sailing from Florida to the Azores with a stop in Cuba. At last report they had
departed the Canaries and were heading towards Cape Town. Gillian West made her
way on board Khamsin from Africa to Antigua. From there she made numerous stops in
the Caribbean, including Cuba, before arriving on the US East Coast. Aboard Makali’i
Cam and Marilyn Hinman cruised the South Seas including Fiji, New Zealand,
Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Brisbane. Maury and Mary Rattray arrived home after
years of cruising aboard Freia in the Mediterranean.
Dave and Sharon Heaps shipped their trawler Sounder III to Ft. Lauderdale and then
completed the “Great Circle Route” up the ICW, Erie Canal, Trent Severn, Great Lakes,
Illinois, Mississippi, and Tombigbee Rivers and back to Florida. They attended the
National Cruise in Georgian Bay.
Kaspar and Trish Schibli, accompanied by Baird Tewksbury, spent several weeks
cruising in Cuba. Bill Black visited South Georgia via cruise ship and Bob and Cynthia
Carter explored SE Alaska on board a 12 passenger guest yacht. Fred and Gayle
Bieker visited the America’s Cup venue in Auckland and watched several races. Doug
and Margie Cole barged near Verdun along the river Meuse in France.
Our station welcomed Jim Corenman, who transferred from the SAF station. Jim and
his wife Susan have circumnavigated aboard their custom Schumacher 50 Heart of Gold.
Bill Whitney continued to serve with distinction as CCA Commodore, traveling the
world far and wide.
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We note with sadness the passing of CCA PNW station members Henry Kotkins and
Mike Brown.
Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former R/Cs.
PNW was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a Station in 1972. Two-year terms
commenced in 1991.
1964 Phil Smith – Post Captain
1984 Rondy Dike
1965 Jack Graham – Post Captain
1985 Bob Thieme
1972 Jack Graham – Rear Commodore 1986 Mike Gibbons
1975 Doug Fryer
1987 Howard Gee
1976 Howie Richmond
1988 Dick Marshall
1977 Bob Sylvester
1989 Alan Forsythe
1978 Gary Horder
1990 Dennis Black
1979 Dick Philbrick
1991 Jack Lidral
1980 Henry Kotkins
1993 Dick Marble
1981 Bill Whipple
1995 Bill Whitney
1982 Bob Carter
1997 Barrie Arnett
1983 Dick Gilbert
1999 Jim Beebe
2001 - Present Roger Wheelis
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Cruising Club of America
Pacific Northwest Station
2003 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Roger Wheelis
Sec/Treas – Brian O’Neill
Membership – Gary Meisner
Fleet Captain & Historian – Doug Cole
Program – Tom O’Brien
New Members:
Roger Barnhart has had a lifetime fascination with boats. His salt water sailing began
when stationed in Hawaii as US Army medical officer. He has owned a Cheoy Lee
Offshore 27 and a New Zealand 37, aboard which he sailed nine Swiftsure races. His
current vessel is Blade and Wing, a Nordic 40 which Roger and his wife Nancy cruise in
Pacific Northwest and Canadian waters. He has cruised in the Caribbean and along the
south coast of New Guinea and with Dave Heaps in the South Pacific.
Alan Buchan’s first sailboat was a Geary 18 which he owned while studying at the
University of Washington. He progressed up through a Rhodes 33, a Buchan 40 (no
relation to the other Buchan family), a 57’ Aage Nielson yawl and the 12 meter
Weatherly. He then built a Huntingford 53’ cutter named St. Combs which he cruised to
Alaska, the South Pacific and eventually completed an eight year circumnavigation. In
1994 he purchased a 75’ Scottish fishing trawler and after a rebuild, cruised Radiant Star
across the Atlantic, around Cape Horn and home to Anacortes.
Ray Moore has been sailing for 35 years and cruising for 32. He has chartered in Tonga,
the Caribbean and Greece. His current boat is Valkay, an impeccably maintained 52’
steel Rhodes design. He has cruised extensively on Valkay in British Columbia and
Mexico.
Station Activities:
The Spring Cruise in May was organized by Brad and Judy Newell. The event began
with a barbeque at Port Ludlow and then moved to CCA Commodore Bill Whitney’s
home on Hood Canal for a clam bake. The final venue was a little further down Hood
Canal at Pleasant Harbor.
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Baird Tewksbury planned the September Fall Cruise which commenced on Bowen
Island at the Union Steamship Wharf, hosted by CCA members Rondy and Dorothy
Dike who put on a wonderful seafood extravaganza for their guests. The fleet then
moved to RVYC’s Coal Island facility and then on to Bedwell Bay at the entrance to
Indian Arm. The cruise ended up at the RVYC outstation at Wigwam for a clam bake
dinner. Several boats from other stations participated.
Our monthly speakers included Dick Robbins, Fred Bieker, Gillian West, Tad and
Joyce Lhamon, Maury and Mary Rattray, Charlie McKee, Peter Schmidt, Doug
Fryer and Jonathan McKee. The speaker at our annual November dinner was Tony
Gooch, CCA 2003 Blue Water Award winner, who shared stories and photographs of his
176 day, 24,362 NM solo circumnavigation aboard Taonui, and his 43’ aluminum cutter.
There were nine circumnavigators in the audience.
Member News:
Larry and Maxine Bailey sailed Shingebiss from the Canaries to Cape Town, a voyage
of 5,650 NM in 47 days. They spent several months exploring South Africa.
Cam and Marilyn Hinman had planned to circumnavigate Australia aboard Makali’i
but instead cruised along the east coast of Australia and on to Darwin, returning to
Sydney, sailing the upwind route through Torres Strait and down the Barrier Reef.
Dave and Sharon Heaps began the season in Marathon, FL and went as far down east as
New Brunswick. They participated in the CCA Chesapeake cruise before heading
Sounder III back to Florida for the winter.
Baird Tewksbury chartered in Sweden. Roger & Margo Wheelis cruised the area
around Laredo Sound in northern BC, Doug & Margie Cole cruised in Barkley Sound
and Kaspar & Trish Schibli cruised to Princess Louisa in late winter. Fred & Gayle
Bieker had planned to join the CCA cruise to Antarctica but plans were thwarted when
their ship suffered extreme damage just prior to departure.
Pete Passano was awarded the Rod Stephens trophy for outstanding seamanship. Tad
and Joyce Lhamon received the CCA Circumnavigators plaque for their 6-year, 52,000
nautical mile circumnavigation aboard their yacht Lyric.
Twelve PNW members participated in the 2003 Chesapeake national cruise in October.
Bill Whitney completed his second year as CCA Commodore and included the BVI and
Chesapeake cruise on his year’s itinerary.
We note with sadness the passing of CCA PNW members Ole Hansen, Larry Newland
and Bill Lindberg.
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Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former R/Cs.
The Pacific Northwest group was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a Station in
1972. Two-year terms commenced in 1991.
1964 Phil Smith – Post Captain
1985 Bob Thieme
1965 Jack Graham – Post Captain
1986 Mike Gibbons
1972 Jack Graham – Rear Commodore 1987 Howard Gee
1975 Doug Fryer
1988 Dick Marshall
1976 Howie Richmond
1989 Alan Forsythe
1977 Bob Sylvester
1990 Dennis Black
1978 Gary Horder
1991 Jack Lidral
1979 Dick Philbrick
1993 Dick Marble
1980 Henry Kotkins
1995 Bill Whitney
1981 Bill Whipple
1997 Barrie Arnett
1982 Bob Carter
1999 Jim Beebe
1983 Dick Gilbert
2001 Roger Wheelis
1984 Rondy Dike
2003 Gary Meisner
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Cruising Club of America
Pacific Northwest Station
2004 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Gary Meisner
Sec/Treas – Tad Lhamon
Membership – Brian O’Neill and Bill Black
Program – Mike O’Byrne
Fleet Captain – Kaspar Schibli
Historian – Doug Cole
New Members:
Gary Coard has owned boats for over 32 years. He sailed from Puget Sound to the
Caribbean and East Coast aboard his Crealock 34. He and his wife Jean recently
completed an extensive cruise of the East Coast followed by a cruise to Alaska aboard
their Krogen 42 Daisy.
Tony Gooch has sailed over 180,000 miles since he began cruising in 1979. He did a
non-stop solo circumnavigation in 2002-2003 aboard Taonui, a 42-foot aluminum
pilothouse sloop. He was the recipient of the CCA Bluewater Award in 2003.
Joyce Lhamon was involved in a variety of women only races prior to circumnavigating
in 1996-2002 aboard Lyric, an Alden 44, with her husband Tad. She has also sailed
around Vancouver Island.
Gilbert Middleton has been involved in boating since 1945. He did local cruising in a
Cal 40. Beginning in 1999 he did a three year cruise of the West Coast, Caribbean, East
Coast, Great Lakes and Mississippi River aboard his Defever 71 Far Out.
Ray Moore has skippered chartered yachts in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and
South Pacific. Aboard Valkay, his 53-foot steel-hulled Rhodes design, he has sailed the
West Coast as far as Manzanillo, Mexico.
Chris Otorowski has sailed the Vic-Maui race and circumnavigated Vancouver Island
aboard his Swan 39 Rocket J. Squirrel. He has sailed extensively in the Mediterranean
and transatlantic on his Swan 46 Aphrodite.
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Station Activities:
The Spring Cruise in May, organized by Fred Bieker and Hugh Minor, visited Port
Ludlow, Port Townsend and Mystery Bay. The Fall Cruise, partly held in conjunction
with the OCC, formed up at Newcastle Island. Anchorages were also Ladysmith, Maple
Bay, Daphne Island, Montague and Otter Bay. Kaspar & Trish Schibli shared the
duties of cruise director.
Monthly meeting speakers included PNW members Baird Tewksbury, Tad & Joyce
Lhamon, Mike O’Byrne, Jim Corenman, Steve Chadwick and Tom O’Brien.
Member News:
Dave & Sharon Heaps completed their third season of East Coast Cruising from Florida
to Canada and return. Sounder III is being shipped back to Bellingham. Larry &
Maxine Bailey sailed from Cape Town to Fremantle, Australia and then on to Tasmania.
Kaspar & Trish Schibli visited the Queen Charlottes. Baird Tewksbury was crew for
part of the cruise. Brian & Mary Alice O’Neill circumnavigated Vancouver Island
before heading south along the California coast and Mexico. Gary & Marcia Meisner
and Roger & Margo Wheelis cruised to Alaska on separate cruises. Dick & Crissy
Marshall cruised the north end of Vancouver Island. Baird Tewksbury was a guest
aboard a Swan 80 for a cruise from Punta Arenas to Cape Horn. Pete Passano sailed
from Annapolis to the Dominican Republic. Gillian West completed her
circumnavigation which began in 1991. Cam & Marilyn Hinman visited Vanuatu,
Espiritu, Gaua and Vanua Lava. Karen Thorndike was recognized in the Guiness Book
of World Records for her solo circumnavigation. Bill Whitney attended the CCA winter
cruise in the Grenadines. Bill also accompanied Tom & Kappy O’Brien and Tad &
Joyce Lhamon on the 75th Anniversary Irish Cruise. Charlie Guildner navigated
Cassiopeia on the Pacific Cup. Rondy & Dorothy Dike completed several years of
cruising the East Coast ICW. Doug & Margie Cole and Fred & Mike Hayes cruised to
Barkley Sound. Attending the annual CCA meeting in November at the NYYC were
Tad & Joyce Lhamon, Dennis Black, Bill Black, Gary Meisner, Dick Marshall and
Bill Whitney. Bob Carter had an article published about the “Glass Wreck” off the
coast of Turkey.
We note with sadness the passing of Robert Scott. He was a 50 Year Member of CCA.
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Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former R/Cs.
The Pacific Northwest group was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a Station in
1972. Two-year terms commenced in 1991.
1964 Phil Smith – Post Captain
1985 Bob Thieme
1965 Jack Graham – Post Captain
1986 Mike Gibbon
1972 Jack Graham – Rear Commodore 1987 Howard Gee
1975 Doug Fryer
1988 Dick Marshall
1976 Howie Richmond
1989 Alan Forsythe
1977 Bob Sylvester
1990 Dennis Black
1978 Gary Horder
1991 Jack Lidral
1979 Dick Philbrick
1993 Dick Marble
1980 Henry Kotkins
1995 Bill Whitney
1981 Bill Whipple
1997 Barrie Arnett
1982 Bob Carter
1999 Jim Beebe
1983 Dick Gilbert
2001 Roger Wheelis
1984 Rondy Dike
2003 Gary Meisner
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Cruising Club of America
Pacific Northwest Station
2005 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Gary Meisner
Sec/Treas – Tad Lhamon
Membership – Bill Black
Program – Mike O’Byrne
Fleet Captain – Kaspar Schibli
Historian – Doug Cole
New Members:
Dick Metler began sailing in 1970 on a Blanchard Junior Knockabout. This was
followed by an Ericson 35, a Tartan 42 and a Seaborn – Blanchard 46 Kate II. Dick and
his wife Cindy purchased Puffin, an Alden 44 in Maine and cruised over 7000 miles from
Maine to the Caribbean. They are in the midst of completing Mentor, an Amazon 44.
Don Stabbart grew up on boats in the Pacific Northwest. At age 16 he was chief
engineer on a 136’ converted minesweeper. He and his wife Sharry raced a Thistle, a Cal
3-30 and then Lord Jim, a Cal 40. They switched to power with a 47’ Garden and then a
63’ Nordlund. Their current boat is M/V Starr, a 75’ Northern Marine on which they
have cruised 30,000 miles to Mexico, the Marquesas, New Zealand and Europe.
Neill Stanford began sailing in Connecticut in Blue J’s. He and his wife Sarah moved to
the Pacific Northwest with a Pearson 26. They did a five year 50,000 mile
circumnavigation aboard Margarita, a LaFitte 44. Neill is a third generation CCA
member.
Glenn Wakefield crewed on six Swiftsure races before sailing his Haida 26 Sannu II
single-handed from Victoria to the Marquesas. His wife Mary Lou and two daughters
joined him and sailed on to Tonga. He then sailed single-handed to New Zealand. He
was a watch captain on an Alden 52 in the 2000 Bermuda Race. Glenn is currently
restoring an Offshore 40.
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Tom White began ‘boating’ as a crew member aboard his brother’s salmon trawler out of
Gray’s Harbor. He began sailing and racing on a Ranger 29. He moved up to a C&C 34,
a C & C 41 and then a J-44, each one being named Jo. He won his class in the Victoria
to Maui race in 1988 and 1992. He has raced and cruised extensively in the Pacific
Northwest and currently cruises with his wife Barbara Jo on their Eastbay 38, also Jo.
Station Activities:
The February meeting was held at the Museum of Flight in Seattle where former WWII
carrier pilot Dick Marshall guided the group through a new wing devoted to that era.
Dave Heaps, Alan Buchan and Roger Barnhart organized the Spring Cruise which
began in Oak Harbor, visited Anacortes and Spencer Spit, then closed with a dinner
ashore at Skyline Marina. The Nordic Tug facility in Arlington was the site of the June
meeting. Kaspar & Trish Schibli organized the Fall Cruise, 26 boats participating,
which included a dinner at RVYC and a tour of the Victoria Maritime Museum. This
was followed by stops at Sequim Bay and Port Angeles. BOS station member Bill Cook
was the guest speaker at the November dinner meeting and shared stories of his recent
cruise to Greenland.
PNW members speaking at monthly meetings this year were Mark Schrader, Don
Stabbert, Gary & Jean Cord, Doug Cole, Chris Otorowski and Gerry Maurer.
Member News:
Brian & Mary Alice O’Neill returned from a cruise to Mexico. Kaspar & Trish
Schibli departed for points south, spending the end of the year in San Diego. They are
planning to visit the Galapagos, Chile and then Cape Horn. Larry & Maxine Bailey
circumnavigated Tasmania and then wintered in New Zealand. They are planning the
final portion of their circumnavigation. Tony & Coryn Gooch shipped their boat to
New Brunswick. Cam & Marilyn Hinman cruised in Australia then on to Fraser,
Gladstone and Whitsunday Islands. Al & Irene Whitney sailed in the Seychelles. Mark
Schrader restored an older Cal 40 and sailed her in the Transpac Race. In more local
waters, Roger & Margo Wheelis and Ray & Diane Jarecki cruised to Alaska on
separate cruises, Baird Tewksbury circumnavigated Prince Royal Island, Dave &
Sharon Heaps and Mike O’Byrne each circumnavigated Vancouver Island. Tom &
Kappy O’Brien, Gary & Marsha Meisner, Hugh & Jackie Minor and Roger
Barnhart chartered a catamaran on the Croatia Cruise. Gerry & Barbara Maurer,
Chris & Shawn Otorowski, Dick & Gretchen Scheumann and Doug & Ti
Scheumann also chartered in Croatia.
Cam Hinman received the Royal Cruising Club Trophy.
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Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former R/Cs.
The Pacific Northwest group was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a Station in
1972. Two-year terms commenced in 1991.
1964 Phil Smith – Post Captain
1985 Bob Thieme
1965 Jack Graham – Post Captain
1986 Mike Gibbons
1972 Jack Graham – Rear Commodore 1987 Howard Gee
1975 Doug Fryer
1988 Dick Marshall
1976 Howie Richmond
1989 Alan Forsythe
1977 Bob Sylvester
1990 Dennis Black
1978 Gary Horder
1991 Jack Lidral
1979 Dick Philbrick
1993 Dick Marble
1980 Henry Kotkins
1995 Bill Whitney
1981 Bill Whipple
1997 Barrie Arnett
1982 Bob Carter
1999 Jim Beebe
1983 Dick Gilbert
2001 Roger Wheelis
1984 Rondy Dike
2003 Gary Meisner
November, 2005. Outgoing R/C Gary Meisner, Past R/C Roger Wheelis, Incoming
R/C Brian O’Neill.
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Cruising Club of America
Pacific Northwest Station
2006 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Brian O’Neill
Sec/Treas – Mike O’Byrne
Membership – Tad Lhamon
Program – Dick Mettler
Fleet Captain – Dave Heaps
Historian - Doug Cole
Cruising Guides & Charts – Roger Wheelis
Web Master – Bill Whitney
New Members:
Mike Brown has owned sailboats since he was twenty years old. In the early 1970s he
worked as a commercial fisherman on a 36’ troller. He sailed around Vancouver Island
three times on a San Juan 24, once single handing. His current boat, Wings, is a Little
Harbor 53 which he and his wife Lee sail from Maine to the Caribbean.
Michael Gray began sailing in 1965 and has been racing and cruising ever since. He has
a USCG 100-Ton Master’s license. He and his wife JoAnne have sailed their Centurian
42 Destiny to Mexico, the Marquesas, Tonga and New Zealand.
Rod Hearn grew up on his father’s 106’ Geary designed fantail cruiser Sobre las Olas.
He later owned a C&C 35 Callisto. In 2001 he and his wife Jill sailed their Formosa 46
Lookfar to Mexico. They transited the Panama Canal and have cruised in the Gulf of
Mexico and Colombia.
Roger Rue has owned boats for nearly 50 years. He twice raced his Newport 41 in the
Vic-Maui and sailed both coasts of Mexico. He and his wife Judy have sailed their
current boat, Penn Station, a Hylas 44, to the Queen Charlottes, and Alaska and several
times around Vancouver Island. Roger wrote the book, “How to Circumnavigate
Vancouver Island.”
Chuck Steward sailed C and E scows, X boats and Snipes as a boy. He has crewed on
the USCG ship Eagle. He owned the Cal 40 Legend, winning several Roaring Forties
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trophies. Along with his wife Peggy, Chuck sails a Seguin 44 Alert which they sailed in
New England before shipping her to Puget Sound.
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Station Activities:
The highlight of our year was hosting the Two Nations National Cruise in September.
Sixty boats and nearly 300 guests participated. The cruise began in Anacortes, transited
the San Juan and Gulf Islands, competed in 12 meter racing, and enjoyed a fine closing
dinner at Butchart Gardens. Cruise chair couple Tad and Joyce Lhamon were ably
assisted by over 30 PNW members, including treasurer Gil Middleton.
Our spring “Over the Top” cruise May 21-24, led by Fleet Captain Dave Heaps, gathered
in Bellingham and stopped at Sucia, Stuart and Friday Harbor. Rain gear was well tested.
Numerous PNW members participated in the Baja National Cruise this spring. Bill
Whitney and the Lhamon’s attended the 100th Bermuda Race National Ball at the
NYYC in November.
Larry & Maxine Bailey were the featured program at our annual dinner in November,
sharing a summary of their 14 year circumnavigation. Other PNW members making
monthly presentations were Bill Whitney, Baird Tewksbury, Jim Corenman, Mark
Schrader and Chris Otorowski.
Member News:
On July 1, Shingebiss arrived in Kiska, AK thus completing a circumnavigation which
started 14 years earlier. Larry & Maxine Bailey traveled 92,796 miles, touched all
oceans and continents, visited 54 countries and are still married after 51 years. Doug
Fryer sailed Night Runner in yet another Vic-Maui race. Kaspar & Trish Schibli sailed
Starfire from Acapulco to the Galapagos and wintered in Puerto Montt, Chile. They
departed in October via the canals and at year’s end were in Puerto Williams awaiting
weather to round Cape Horn. Doug Cole joined them for two weeks in the Straits of
Magellan. Alan Buchan cruised Prince William Sound on Radiant Star. Baird
Tewksbury crewed for part of the return trip. Chris Otorowski sailed Aphrdodite in
the Bermuda Race. Rod & Jill Hearn cruised Panama and Honduras aboard Lookfar.
They also sailed in Turkey. Cam & Marilyn Hinman cruised from Rarotonga to Hilo
with stops at Raiatea and Bora Bora. Tony & Coryn Gooch aboard Taonui spent the
summer cruising from Halifax north along the coast of Nova Scotia to Louisburg and
then on to the St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands before sailing west along the fog-bound
south coast of Newfoundland. By mid-July they reached Red Bay in Labrador the site of
a major Basque whaling station in the late 1500's. Dave & Sharon Heaps did some
barge cruising in France.
It is with great sadness we note the passing of Bob Carter. Bob was one of the original
PNW members and author of, “Sail Far Away.” We also note the passing of Robin
Hayward, who was the third Canadian member of CCA. Robin had been in the
Canadian Navy in WWII and was sunk three times. He spent the final days of the war as
a POW.
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The Baileys were presented with the Far Horizons Award for their 14 year
circumnavigation. Jim Corenman shared a “Special Category” award with Stan Honey
for their implementation of Sailmail and Winlink HF radio email programs.
Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former R/C’s.
The Pacific Northwest group was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a Station in
1972. Two-year terms commenced in 1991.
1964 Phil Smith – Post Captain
1985 Bob Thieme
1965 Jack Graham – Post Captain
1986 Mike Gibbons
1972 Jack Graham – Rear Commodore 1987 Howard Gee
1975 Doug Fryer
1988 Dick Marshall
1976 Howie Richmond
1989 Alan Forsythe
1977 Bob Sylvester
1990 Dennis Black
1978 Gary Horder
1991 Jack Lidral
1979 Dick Philbrick
1993 Dick Marble
1980 Henry Kotkins
1995 Bill Whitney
1981 Bill Whipple
1997 Barrie Arnett
1982 Bob Carter
1999 Jim Beebe
1983 Dick Gilbert
2001 Roger Wheelis
1984 Rondy Dike
2003 Gary Meisner
R/C Brian O’Neill and Tony Gooch stirring the chowder pot. 2006 Cruise.
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ATTACHMENT #1
Pacific Northwest Station, Cruising Club of America
Proposal for Establishing a Station Membership Committee
RATIONALE:
Membership details and deliberations for our Station have been handled in open
discussion at our monthly membership luncheon, the Station acting as a “committee of
the whole”. With our growing membership this procedure has become increasingly
cumbersome. It also provokes awkward (and sometimes controversial) discussion at
many of our luncheon meetings. This does little to serve our best interests (or the
individual in question) and is also most embarrassing and unwise when a guest is in
attendance.
We should keep in mind the unique qualifications for membership that distinguish us
from other yachting organizations; “a keen and continuing interest and involvement in
cruising, and a demonstrated mastery of cruising techniques as evidenced by participation
in ocean passages aboard a yacht(s)” (my quote marks).
The following is proposed:
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, PNW STATION, CCA
The committee shall consist of five members including the Chairman. The chairman will
be elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting. The four committee members shall
be appointed each year by the Rear Commodore. It shall be the responsibility of this
committee to act for the Station in membership matters. The chairman shall see that all
committee members have the membership requirements in writing and the basis therefore
as set forth by the CCA.
A station member, when contemplating a proposal for membership, will first give the
Membership Chairman an outline of the particular qualifications on membership for this
individual. This outline will be reviewed by the Committee and if they deem the
individual worthy of further consideration, they will have these qualifications circulated
to the membership along with the Secretary’s monthly newsletter. It is desirable that the
individual in question be unaware of these preliminary steps. A member wishing to
question the qualifications of a prospective nominee or wishing to voice support, should
do so through the Membership Committee. At least two months from the date of the
newsletter should be allowed before committee judgment.
If, in the opinion of the Committee, this membership review is positive, the proposer
should be given a membership application and encouraged to invite the nominee to a
luncheon meeting and ask the Rear Commodore to invite him on a Station cruise.
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It shall be the responsibility of the proposer to obtain seconders, letters of
recommendation, and to complete the application for submittal to the Membership
Chairman, who will submit the proposal on behalf of the Station. A negative reaction to
a prospect by a committee member, or a Station member shall be cause to discontinue the
process.
Dated October 1981 – Robert O. Sylvester
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ATTACHMENT #2
A PROPOSAL FOR OFFICER ELECTION AND SUCCESSION
Pacific Northwest Station – Cruising Club of America
Officers of the Station shall consist of the Rear Commodore, Fleet Captain, SecretaryTreasurer, and Membership Committee Chairman. Together, these shall constitute the
Station Governing Board. The Rear Commodore and Fleet Captain will each have a term
of office for one year and the Secretary-Treasurer and membership Committee Chairman
two years each on staggered terms.
A schedule of progression for the officers will normally be:
Fleet Captain to Rear Commodore
Secretary-Treasurer to Fleet Captain on even years
Membership Chairman to Fleet Captain on odd years.
The Rear Commodore and the Membership Chairman should attend the Club’s Annual
Meeting usually held in New York. The Fleet Captain will serve in the Commodore’s
absence and he will organize the Club’s cruises. A Nominating Committee shall consist
of the past three Rear Commodores with the senior acting as chairman. They shall
forward their recommendations to the Secretary-Treasurer in time to make the November
meeting notice.
The regular November luncheon meeting of the Station shall constitute the Station’s
Annual Meeting which shall be largely reserved for business including the election of
officers. Attendance at this meeting shall be restricted to members.
An autumn social Dinner for members and guests will be held later in the year
(preferably late November). No business will be conducted at this social event other than
the Station’s officers will be recognized, flags exchanged, and the new officers will
commence their duties at the termination of this meeting.
Dated 2/21/84 R.O.S. (Robert O. Sylvester)
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ATTACHMENT #3
TO:
FR:
RE:
Howard Gee, RC, PNW Station, CCA
R S Carter
Governance of Stations
I was asked recently to explore at the April Meeting of the CCA in New York the
methods used by other stations for the selection and succession of station officers, and to
compare this with the method currently in use by the PNW Station. For this comparison
we should be familiar with the background of the governance of the PNW Station.
HISTORY
The PNW Post (later Station) was established in 1964. For many years its command was
informal and fell naturally upon Jack Graham, whose business took him regularly to New
York and who, as a member of the NYYC, was already acquainted with many CCA
members there. With the passage of many years and our evolvement as a Station, and
after a few others had served turns representing us, the present formula was adopted.
Perhaps it was regarded as experimental at the time; it is probable that opinions then
cannot be traced now. We are free to continue it if we choose, but there is no
requirement that we be frozen into a system adopted part way through the life of our
Station.
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION
For this study I traced the patterns of other stations back for 6 years from the Yearbooks
and held talks with RCs or past RCs of five stations. No pattern is set by the Central
Office and from these conversations and examinations no pattern is apparent. We are
quite free to follow our own decisions.
A few general observations emerge, probably a result of the test of time. One of these is
that RCs are normally expected to serve two years minimum. Elections may be annual,
but a second term is the norm. In most stations there is no guaranteed or expected
progression through various officer ranks. Of incoming RCs, 50% had come in "cold";
50% had served previously for a time as Secretary or Membership Chair or Cruise Chair.
(Some stations use the term Fleet Captain, which appears to describe the same function as
Cruise Chair.) In most stations only the RC and Sec. and/or Historian are elective. The
rest are appointed by the RC. In some stations the Chairs are headed by a past RC, who
may be free to choose his committee. In some cases outgoing RCs have served in some
other capacity as Chair of a committee. Secretaries, Membership Chairs, and Cruise
Chairs often serve long periods. English at Essex, Jones in So. Cal., Wallace in SF and
Preston in Boston (Historian, Boston has no Sec.) had served as far back as I traced.
Harvie served four years as Membership Chair in Boston before moving to RC. Oates in
Florida served three years as Membership Chair and then became Historian.
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To look at other stations, we find that in SF Pugh served at least four years as Cruise
Chair, then became RC. Jacks served at least four years as Membership Chair and then
dropped. Van Blaricom had been Historian and added Cruise as well when Pugh became
RC. Wallace as noted has been Sec throughout.
In So Cal Jones was Membership Chair for at least 6 years, Somers Sec. for four years
and dropped. RCs had not come up through the ranks at all.
In Florida the present RC did not come up through the ranks, His predecessor had served
as Sec. and then Membership Chair. The Sec. has changed annually.
In the Ches. It appears that the RC moves up from Fleet Captain with two years in each,
but that the Fleet Captain has not always served first in other positions.
In Essex the current RC served two years as Sec., but his predecessor had not held other
positions. The Membership Chair has been virtually permanent.
In Boston there is no Sec. The current RC had served four years as Membership Chair.
The Historian is virtually permanent.
CONCLUSION
Most station officers are not elected, but are appointed by the elected RC. There is great
variation in the listed officers of the various stations and in the order in which they are
shown. (PNW shows commendable brevity and simplicity.) The only two positions
common to all stations are RC and Historian. Some stations have Cruise Chairs, some
Fleet Captains, some both; e.g. Florida, where they are divided between East and West
Coasts. It appears that most stations have not adopted a fixed formula for succession.
They have recognized that the attributes that make a good Sec. are not necessarily the
same as those organizational skills which make a good Membership Chair. Nor are
people’s situations or desires the same. Some may be pleased to serve their station, but
not ready to invest the time or money to visit New York three times a year. Others,
because of senior citizen status and free time and friends in New York, or business
connections, can make these trips economically and happily. Other stations have
recognized this and selected accordingly. By not having a fixed succession they are
enabled to terminate the occasional mistakes and to avoid inserting the square peg in the
round hole.
All officers consulted express a strong preference for continuum of contact with the
committees and personalities of the central organization through longer terms for
Membership Chair and RC than the two and one years we currently follow.
Dated April 21, 1988
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ATTACHMENT #4
In Support of the Proposed Plan for Officer Election and Succession
By Alan Forsythe
The system for election and progression of officers adopted in 1984 has served us well,
bringing us from Post status to Station status. However, we are now faced with a break
in the chain. Don Miller, Membership Chairman, has regretfully decided not to continue
for personal reasons, and Bill Lindberg, Secretary, expects to be away even more
frequently in the coming year. In addition, a number of members, having experienced the
duties and progression in the recent past, feel that some adjustments to a good system can
make it even better. As one of those members, and as Chairman of the Nominating
Committee, I want to explain the benefits to the Station, the members, officers and to
CCA that we anticipate from these modifications.
Please see the attached Proposal #4A. It retains the slate of officers, limited terms, the
principle of succession, the nominating procedures and the purposes and conditions of the
annual meetings as set out in the previous system.
The proposed plan will:
1.
Allow the RC and the Fleet Captain two years to get a grasp of their respective
jobs and become effective at them. (My personal experience was that by the
time the dust had settled and things were about to start rolling, it was June and
the year was essentially over.)
2.
Allow the elected officers (RC and MC) contact with national meetings for four
straight years, two as MC and two as RC. (Again, my experience, especially as
Secretary-cum-RC, was that a single freshman year at the national meeting
allowed little more than spectatorship. To be more aggressive the first time out
would have been brash and counterproductive, and to go earlier without a
reason or function would have been useless.) The RC needs more time in grade
to learn the ropes.
3.
By removing the implied obligation for Fleet Captain and Secretary to “go
through the chairs,” these positions become open to past RCs whose experience
can benefit the current officers and the membership. These would be two year
limited appointments that can tap any member. This arrangement would
expand the possible participation, especially by people with prior experience.
4.
The RC can make his appointments for Secretary and Fleet Captain while in
stride (mid-term after one year) rather than as freshman or lame duck. The
overlap would also provide continuity during the change of RCs and their
appointments can be celebrated at the annual dinner on those alternate years.
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ATTACHMENT #4A
CCA Pacific Northwest Station
Officer Election and Succession
Adopted November 11, 1991
The Station Governing Board shall consist of four officers: Rear Commodore,
Membership Committee Chairman, Fleet Captain and Secretary-Treasurer. The Rear
Commodore and the Membership Chairman shall each be elected to a two-year term of
office, to be reconfirmed each year by a vote at the Annual Business Meeting. Normal
succession will be for the Membership Chairman to be nominated to become Rear
Commodore at completion of their term. The Fleet Captain and Secretary shall be
appointed by the Rear Commodore at the Annual Business Meeting at their mid-term,
each for a term of two years, such that their terms will overlap the terms of the Rear
Commodore and the Membership Chairman.
Duties of Officers:
Rear Commodore – Chair of all meetings, appoint Fleet Captain, Secretary-Treasurer,
Historian, Program Chairman and others as required and represent the Station at national
meetings and on the National Governing Board.
Membership Chairman - Conduct Membership Committee proceedings, represent Station
at national Membership Committee meetings and serve in the Rear Commodore’s
absence.
Fleet Captain – Organize Station cruises.
Secretary-Treasurer – Take and distribute minutes, handle correspondence, collect and
disburse funds and submit annual reports to the national organization.
Nominating Committee:
The Nominating Committee shall consist of the past three available Rear Commodores,
with the senior acting as chairman. They shall forward their nominations for Rear
Commodore and Membership Chairman to the Secretary in time to be published in the
October minutes prior to the November meeting. They shall assist the Rear Commodore
as required in selecting appointees for Fleet Captain and Secretary-Treasurer and in
filling any vacancies.
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Meetings:
The regular November luncheon meeting of the Station shall constitute the Station’s
Annual Business Meeting, including election of officers. Attendance at this meeting shall
be restricted to members.
An Autumn Social Dinner for members, spouses and guests will be held subsequent to
the Annual Business Meeting and prior to Christmas, at which time new officers will be
recognized and flags exchanged. New officers will assume their duties at this ceremony.
No other business will be conducted at this social event.
Attachment #5
Basic document, approved 11/08/04; last amended 1/12/09
CCA
PNW STATION GOVERNANCE POLICY
STATION OFFICER ORGANIZATION
Officers and Responsibilities
1. Rear Commodore - Shall be the general executive officer for the Station and shall
preside at all Station meetings; shall enforce the rules of the Station Governance Policy
and National Constitution and By-Laws; shall represent the Station at National meetings
and on the National Governing Board; shall be an ex-officio member of all Station
committees.
2. Station Membership Chairman – Shall preside over the Station Membership
Committee and represent the Station as a member of the National Membership
Committee; shall serve in the absence of the Rear Commodore.
3. Secretary/ Treasurer – Shall record and distribute Station meeting minutes; shall
handle Station correspondence; shall collect Station dues and disburse funds; shall
furnish reports as required to the National officers and committees.
4. Fleet Captain – Shall be responsible for all Station and National cruises assigned to
PNW Station; shall appoint individual cruise chairmen and committees as appropriate
with approval of the Station Steering Committee; shall perform such duties as the Rear
Commodore shall designate.
B. Officer Duties - Detailed duties and checklists for each officer position are listed in
the Station Operational Guidelines (Appendix 1).
C. Election of Officers
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All Station officer positions shall be filled by election. All officer candidates must have
indicated a willingness to serve.
A Station Nominating Committee shall offer candidates for each Station officer position
at the Station Annual Business Meeting. They shall submit their candidates to the
Secretary/ Treasurer for publication to occur at least thirty-five (35) days prior to the
Annual or Special Business Meeting. Additional nominations can also be entered by the
membership providing that five or more members have signed and submitted such
nomination to the Station Secretary/ Treasurer at least twenty (20) days prior to the
Annual Business Meeting or Special Business Meeting and the Secretary/ Treasurer will
send notice of such nomination together with a written ballot to all Station members not
less than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting. Written ballots must be received by the
Station Secretary/ Treasurer at least 5 days before the meeting and will be opened and
tallied by the Station Nominating Committee.
Eligibility requirements and terms for each officer position will be in accordance with
Nominating Guidelines (Appendix 2).
STATION APPOINTED POSITIONS AND THEIR DUTIES
A. Committee Chairman and Position Appointments - The Rear Commodore shall
appoint all station non-elected positions with the approval of the Station Nominating
Committee. All such positions shall be appointed or reconfirmed annually and reported
at the December meeting for the forthcoming year.
1. Entertainment Chairman – Shall be responsible for all Station social events and shall
obtain and schedule programs for the monthly Station meetings; shall propose a
committee of member(s) to assist in the performance of the chairman’s duties to organize
and promote individual social events.
2. Historian – Shall prepare a log of Station activities and member cruising trips for each
year and submit them to the National Historian for recording.
3. Webmaster – Shall have general supervision and be responsible for maintaining the
station Internet web pages; shall assist members in accessing the club websites; shall
prepare material for presentation on such websites.
Bonnell Cove Foundation Liaison – Shall be responsible for coordinating and researching
possible foundation projects in the Station area and keeping the Station membership
informed of the Foundation’s national activities.
B. Chairman Duties - Detailed duties and checklists for each chairman position are listed
in the Station Operational Guidelines (Appendix 1).
III.
STATION COMMITTEES
Station Nominating Committee – Shall nominate candidates for the offices of Rear
Commodore, Membership Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer, and Fleet Captain in
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accordance with the Station Nominating Guidelines (Appendix 2); shall consist of the
past three available Station Rear Commodores with the most recent Rear Commodore
acting as chairman; shall forward their nominations for Station officer positions to the
Station Secretary/Treasurer at least forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual Business
Meeting or any Special Business Meeting necessary for special officer elections; they
shall also assist the Station Rear Commodore in selecting appointees for Station chairmen
and positions and must approve such appointments.
Station Steering Committee – Shall administer and approve Station policy and guidelines;
shall assist the Rear Commodore in administrating and insuring that the Station is
operating in accordance with approved Station and National procedures; shall approve
members of committees; shall consist of the four (4) Station Officers plus the Chairman
of the Nominating Committee and the appointed positions of Entertainment Chairman,
Historian, Webmaster and Bonnell Cove Foundation Liaison.
C. Membership Committee – Shall solicit and process applications of candidates for
CCA membership; shall consist of the Station Membership Chairman and four Station
members appointed by the Rear Commodore and approved by the Steering Committee,
including at least one (1) Past Rear Commodore. To serve on the committee, the member
must have been a CCA member for at least two (2) years.
Special Committees – Shall be created for special events, projects or investigations; the
chairman and committee members shall be appointed by the Rear Commodore and
approved by the Steering Committee.
E. Committee Duties - Detailed duties and checklists for each committee are listed in the
Station Operational Guidelines (Appendix 1).
IV. BASIC STATION PROGRAMS
MEETINGS
1. Annual Business Meeting – The November monthly station luncheon meeting will
constitute the Station Annual Business Meeting. Election of officers and other Station
business will be conducted at this meeting.
2. Annual Social Dinner Meeting – An annual social dinner for members, spouses and
guests will be held subsequent to the Annual Business Meeting and prior to December 1,
at which time newly elected officers will be recognized and flags exchanged. New
officers will immediately assume their duties upon being recognized but no other
business will be conducted at this social event.
3. Monthly Meetings – Station luncheon meetings will be held on the second Monday of
each month (except during the summer months of July and August). The meeting shall
consist of Station and National reports, followed by a program. Spouses and guests are
invited except when otherwise specified.
4. Special Business Meetings – Occasionally, it may be necessary to schedule a special
meeting or designate a Monthly Station meeting as a business meeting and restrict
attendance to members only. The Rear Commodore or Steering Committee may
designate a regular Monthly Station meeting as a Special Business Meeting of the
members by giving voting members five (5) days notice by mail or email. The Rear
Commodore or Steering Committee may call a Special Business meeting on another date
by giving voting members ten (10) days notice by mail or email.
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5.
Standing Rules of Procedure – Roberts Rules of Order (Current Edition) shall
control the proceedings at the Annual Business Meeting and Special Business Meetings.
CRUISES
Station Cruises – A minimum of two station cruises which shall be limited to the local
area, including Puget Sound, the San Juans and Gulf Islands. Additional special long
range cruises may be scheduled.
2. National Cruises – The Station will occasionally be requested to host a national
Cruise event or will offer a Station cruise considered worthy of special national
recognition.
C. SPECIAL EVENTS
1. Special programs and events may be scheduled as deemed appropriate.
REDRESS PROCEDURE
A. STATION OFFICER NON-PERFORMANCE - Most cases of non or inadequate
performance by an officer can be handled by non-confirmation or nomination of a
replacement candidate at the time of yearly election or reconfirmation. Special election
action can be initiated by petition of 10 or more members requiring the Station Steering
Committee to call a Special Business Meeting and proceed to administer such election as
defined under I. C. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
B. MISCONDUCT OF A MEMBER – Conduct of a station member considered
unbecoming of
a Club member may be reviewed by the Station Steering Committee for local action or
possible referral to the National Governing Board for further action as specified in Article
XIX of the Club Constitution.
VI. AMENDMENTS
PNW GOVERNANCE POLICY - This PNW Governance Policy may be amended by a
two-thirds vote of those present at the Annual Business Meeting or a Special Business
Meeting. Proposed amendments must be approved by the Steering Committee or
submitted in writing and signed by five members of the Station and sent to the
Secretary/Treasurer in time to be included in the notice of the meeting.
B. STATION GUIDELINES - Station Guidelines are created, administered and
approved by the Station Steering Committee by majority vote.
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CCA
PNW STATION GOVERNANCE POLICY
APPENDIX NO. 1
GUIDELINES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATING PROCESS
The following Steering Committee approved guidelines have evolved from past practices
of the Station and are intended to offer guidance and corporate memory to Station
members serving as officers, chairman or on committees.
OFFICERS
REAR COMMODORE – (Current Chair input), (Trigger list (2003), National Guide (1998) )
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN – (Current Chair input)
SECRETARY/TREASURER - (Current Chair input)
FLEET CAPTAIN- (Current Chair input), (National Cruise Guide)
CHAIRMAN
ENTERTAINMENT - (Current Chair input), ( SYC Liaison requirements)
HISTORIAN - (Current Chair input)
WEBMASTER - (Current Chair input)
BONNELL COVE FOUNDATION LAISON - (Current Chair input)
COMMITTEES
NOMINATING COMMITTEE – (Current Chair input) (See Nominating
Guidelines Appendix 1) (Majority approval)
STEERING COMMITTEE - (Current Chair input)
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - (Current Chair input)
SPECIAL COMMITTEES – The Rear Commodore shall issue special
instructions to the committee defining the purpose and charge of the committee.
OTHER
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CCA
PNW STATION GOVERNANCE POLICY
APPENDIX NO. 2
GUIDELINES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOMINATING PROCESS
The following Steering Committee approved guidelines have evolved from past
Nominating Committees and only under exceptional circumstances should any portion of
these guidelines be waived.
Fundamentally, it is expected that all candidates must have time available and consent to
serve, completed prior service on one or more PNW Station Committees, demonstrated
an interest and understanding of the organization and be active and visible within the
club.
All officers are elected for a one-year term. No officer shall serve for more than three
consecutive one-year terms in one position.
POSITION
COMMITTEE GUIDELINES
Rear Commodore:
1. CCA member for five years, Station member for three years
2. Prior service as Membership Chairman (preferred), Secretary-Treasurer or fleet
captain
Membership Chairman:
1. CC A member for four years
2. Served on the Membership Committee for two years
3. Objectivity and good organizational abilities are important
Secretary-Treasurer:
1. CCA member for three years
2. Objectivity, good organizational abilities, computer competence and
reasonable communication and accounting skills are important
Fleet Captain
1. CCA member for three years
2. Objectivity and good organizational abilities are important
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Cruising Club of America
Pacific Northwest Station
2007 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Brian O’Neill
Membership – Tad Lhamon
Fleet Captain – Dave Heaps
Cruising Guides & Charts – Roger Wheelis
Secretary – Mike O’Byrne
Program – Dick Metler
Historian - Doug Cole
Web Master – Bill Whitney
New Members:
Pat Carey has sailed since college days. In the 1980s he cruised with his wife Barbara
and family throughout the Pacific on Wings, a Cal 48. Most recently he campaigned
Kismet, a Cal 40. Pat is also a master diver and private pilot.
Mike Gray started sailing in 1965. In 1972 he began cruising in his own boat in
Northwest waters. He raced for 22 seasons which included numerous Switfsures and one
Bali to Darwin race. In 2001 he and his wife JoAnne sailed their Wauquiez Centurion 42
Destiny to Mexico and on to the Marquesas, Tuomotos and on to New Zealand.
Rick Meslang grew up sailing on Puget Sound aboard the family’s Eric Junior.
Relocating to San Francisco, he campaigned an International One Design. He has crewed
in both the Fastnet and Bermuda races. He returned to the Puget Sound area in the 1990s
and has cruised from Alaska to California with his wife Maureen aboard their Maple Leaf
48 Nyad.
John Robinson has been sailing his Valiant 40 Halcyon for 28 years. During this time
he has been home ported at each of the United States’ major cruising grounds. In 198182 he and his wife K cruised via the Azores to England, to the Med via the European
canals and then home via the Canaries and Caribbean.
Chuck Steward grew up sailing scows, X-boats and Snipes. He has also crewed aboard
the USCG training ship Eagle. He campaigned the Cal 40 Legend both locally and in the
Vic Maui race. With wife Peggy he cruises Alert, a Sequin 44.
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Ed Sweo has cruised along the coast from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico. In 2004 he
purchased Mystic Rose, a J-46, in Annapolis and with his wife Sharon, cruised along the
Atlantic coast. He sailed from Honolulu to Seattle in 2002. He is actively involved in
helping with junior sailing.
Station Activities:
The Spring cruise visited areas of the South Sound in May, including Olympia and
Tacoma. The Fall “Fresh Water Cruise in Desolation Sound” began in Gorge Harbor and
culminated with a lovely dinner at the Mink Island home of Doug & Ti and Dick &
Gretchen Scheumann. Both cruises were ably planned by Fleet Captain and spouse
Dave & Sharon Heaps.
The speakers at our November dinner meeting were CCA member Roger Swanson and
his wife Gaynelle who shared their story of a successful transit of the Northwest Passage
aboard Cloud 9 the previous summer, this after two prior failed attempts.
Several PNW Station members made presentations at our monthly meetings. Tony
Gooch told about his recent cruising in Newfoundland and Labrador. Baird Tewksbury
shared pictures of his cruise from Panama to the Galapagos. Chris Otorowski gave an
overview of his visit to the America’s Cup in Barcelona. Doug Cole showed photos of
his cruise in Chile aboard Starfire, and Rod & Jill Hearn gave us an overview about
their several years of cruising in Central America.
Member News:
Glenn Wakefield departed Victoria September 23 aboard Kim Chow for a solo non-stop
east to west circumnavigation. As of December 31st he had covered 12,000 miles and
was about to enter the Indian Ocean. Just after New Year’s, Kaspar & Trish Schibli
aboard Starfire paid a visit to Cape Horn. From the Horn they cruised around Staten
Island, the Falklands and Argentina before wintering over in Buenos Aires. Gil & Judy
Middleton spent five months cruising Alaska aboard Far Out, including two months in
Prince William Sound. Tony & Coryn Gooch spent the summer cruising the coast of
Labrador, not making as much northerly progress as hoped due to ice. Tony and a friend
then sailed Taonui over to England. Cam & Marilyn Hinman spent the season sailing
Makali’i around Hawaii. Larry & Maxine Bailey, occasionally in company with Mike
& Linda Duffy, cruised in Alaska. Rod & Jill Hearne cruised the Western Caribbean
from Panama to Guatemala. In the fall Don & Meredith Roose cruised down the coast
to San Diego and on to La Paz aboard Patricia. Mike & Lee Brown cruised the Bahamas
aboard Wings. Baird Tewksbury transited the Panama Canal and sailed to the
Galapagos aboard the chartered sailboat Mustang, did the Bluenose CCA cruise and then
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cruised in Croatia, Greece and Turkey aboard Star Flyer. Mike & Penny O’Byrne
cruised around Norway via ship.
On a sad note we report the passing of Bruce (Bropo) Katter, the PNW station’s most
senior member. He had done a circumnavigation in 1966 and was the third CCA member
to receive the Circumnavigator Award. He was often the lead guitar at our songfests.
Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former R/C’s.
The Pacific Northwest group was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a Station in
1972. Two-year terms commenced in 1991.
1964
1965
1972
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
Phil Smith – Post Captain
Jack Graham – Post Captain
Jack Graham – Rear Commodore
Doug Fryer
Howie Richmond
Bob Sylvester
Gary Horder
Dick Philbrick
Henry Kotkins
Bill Whipple
Bob Carter
Dick Gilbert
Rondy Dike
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1985 Bob Thieme
1986 Mike Gibbons
1987 Howard Gee
1988 Dick Marshall
1989 Alan Forsythe
1990 Dennis Black
1991 Jack Lidral
1993 Dick Marble
1995 Bill Whitney
1997 Barrie Arnett
1999 Jim Beebe
2001 Roger Wheelis
2003 Gary Meisner
2005 Brian O’Neill
R/C Brian O'Neill addresses the attentive fleet at the 2007 Fall Cruise
closing dinner, hosted by the Scheumann's on Mink Island.
Cruising Club of America
Pacific Northwest Station
2008 Historian’s Report
Station Officers:
Rear Commodore – Tad Lhamon
Membership – Michael O’Byrne
Secretary Treasurer – Gil Middleton
Program – Roger Rue
Fleet Captain – Gary Coard
Historian – Doug Cole
New Members:
Susan Corenman (Friday Harbor) - Sue started sailing in 1980 and did her first
ocean crossing two years later. She and husband Jim raced their Nordic 44 to
Hawaii and double handed back to San Francisco. Sue later skippered their custom
52’ Schumacher / Concordia Heart of Gold on four Hawaii races which was followed
by a nine-year circumnavigation. She is a director for Sailmail, an email program
for sailors.
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Hal Farley (Sequim) – Hal sailed a Catalina 27 in Southern California and later
circumnavigated (minus one leg) on Airborne, a Mason 43 with his wife Ellen. They
now live aboard their 38’American Tug, Good Vibrations and spend summers cruising
between Sequim and Alaska.
Scott Fuller (Seattle and Sun Valley) – Scott grew up sailing in Maine. He sailed his
current boat, Scoots, an Apogee 51, from Seattle to Hawaii in 2006 and then
double-handed to French Polynesia, the Tuamotus and Society Islands and back to
Hawaii.
Lee Hedge (Orcas) - Lee started racing dinghies in junior high school. He sailed a
C&C 38 Ma Jolie in the 1970s and later Fury, a Baltic 42, aboard which he sailed ten
Swiftsure races and six Strait of Georgia races. With his wife Susan, he has
cruised with others in the Caribbean, the South Pacific and the Mediterranean.
John McVae (Bellingham) - John did a circumnavigation from 1995 to 1997 and with
his wife Donna, recently completed a two-year circle of the Pacific. John also has
spent several years in the Bering Sea in the fishing industry. He has a USCG 100
ton masters license with both sailing and towing endorsements.
Mark Peckham (Edmonds) – Mark has sailed his Passport 40 Elysuim throughout the
Pacific for 15 years. With his wife Bev, they have sailed to Mexico, the Marquesas,
Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and New Caledonia.
Daniel Schwartz (Seattle) – Dan is both a sailor and a power boater and with his
wife Kay, own Compass Rose, a Grand Banks 32 and Nyora, a 27-foot sailboat aboard
which he lived for seven years. He has been skipper and master on numerous
transatlantics and has commanded various NOAA research ships.
Station Activities:
In February, members of the PNW station traveled overland to the mouth of the
Columbia River to visit the Astoria Maritime Museum and the Coast Guard lifeboat
training facility at Ilwaco. Following this was a thorough briefing and demonstration
of rescue techniques by Coast Guard helicopter crewmembers at Station Astoria.
The trip was ably organized by Roger Barnhart and Tom O’Brien.
The Spring Cruise covered an area from Hoods Canal to Sequim, including visits to
Bill Whitney’s home, Port Ludlow and Port Townsend. The Fall Cruise was held in
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the Broughton Islands on the British Columbia Up Coast. Both cruises were well
planned by Fleet Captain Gary Coard.
PNW members making presentations at the monthly meetings were Fred Hayes,
Mark Schrader, Alan Forsythe, Dick Anderson and Gil Middleton.
The
presentation at the November dinner meeting was by cinematographer Laslo Pal,
who shared footage of his recent documentary, “Sailing the World Alone.”
After years of planning, the PNW CCA and SYC realized the goal of acquiring two
Naval Academy 44s, Lively and Vigilant which will be used in conjunction with the
UW ROTC for cadet training.
Fourteen PNW members attended the CCA National Cruise in Antigua in March.
With great sadness we report the passing of two PNW members, David Cuckler and
Dick Marshall.
Awards:
PNW member Pete Passano was awarded the CCA Blue Water Medal for his years
of extended cruising. Gillian West was presented the Far Horizon award for her
recent circumnavigation.
Member News:
Without a doubt, the most significant voyage this year was by PNW member Glenn
Wakefield aboard his Offshore 40 Kim Chow. He departed Victoria in September
2007 in an attempt to set a record as the first Canadian to sail a solo west about
non-stop circumnavigation.
Members enjoyed monitoring Glenn’s progress via
satellite uplinks. Unfortunately, while nearing Cape Horn in late April, weather and
sea conditions prevented Glenn from reaching his goal; he was taken off Kim Chow
by the Argentine Navy. It was an incredible voyage and all are thankful for his
safe return.
Michael & JoAnne Gray continued their circumnavigation aboard Destiny with
stops in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu. Tony Gooch chartered in
the Antarctic and sailed Taonui in Scotland with Coryn, then single-handed down to
the Azores. Rod & Jill Hearn started the season in Guatemala and ended at St.
Mary’s, Georgia. Kaspar & Trish Schibli started the season in Buenos Aires, sailed
along the coast of Uruguay and Brazil, up to Bermuda, the Chesapeake, then
downeast to Maine and St. Andrews, New Brunswick before heading back to
Oxford, MD where Starfire will spend the winter. Scott Fuller spent the season
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sailing Scoots in the Hawaiian Islands. Tom & Barb White cruised aboard Jo in
the areas around Bella Bella and Rivers Inlet. Chuck & Peggy Stewart sailed Alert
from Seattle to San Francisco and on to La Paz. Brian O’Neill joined as crew for
the first leg. Cam & Marilyn Hinman cruised in the Hawaiian Islands aboard
Makali’i. Cam also made two trips on Marimed Foundation’s 96’ tops’l schooner
Manaki Olu. Fred & Mike Hayes cruised aboard the Corinthian II, a 4200-ton
ship, from Ushuaia, stopping in the Falklands and South Georgia before proceeding
to Cape Town. Baird Tewksbury & Susie sailed the Society and Tuamotos on the
Star Flyer and chartered a Beneteau 51 to sail St. Marten and Bequia. Ever the
CCA traveler, past Commodore Bill Whitney attended national cruises in Antigua
and Norway. Chris Otorowski has taken over the editing and publishing of the CCA
GAM.
Past PNW Rear Commodores:
As a means of recognizing those who have served, the following is a list of former
R/C’s. The Pacific Northwest group was organized as a Post in 1964 and became a
Station in 1972. Two-year terms commenced in 1991.
1964
1965
1972
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
Phil Smith – Post Captain
Jack Graham – Post Captain
Jack Graham – Rear Commodore
Doug Fryer
Howie Richmond
Bob Sylvester
Gary Horder
Dick Philbrick
Henry Kotkins
Bill Whipple
Bob Carter
Dick Gilbert
Rondy Dike
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1985 Bob Thieme
1986 Mike Gibbons
1987 Howard Gee
1988 Dick Marshall
1989 Alan Forsythe
1990 Dennis Black
1991 Jack Lidral
1993 Dick Marble
1995 Bill Whitney
1997 Barrie Arnett
1999 Jim Beebe
2001 Roger Wheelis
2003 Gary Meisner
2005 Brian O’Neill
- Sing along on the Fall Cruise in the Broughton Island. Michael O’Byrne photo.
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