Naturalist Has Big Plan for Sailboat
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Check out this article in the Washington Post. The Old Man, the Mountain and the Sea
Naturalist Has Big Plan for Sailboat 15 years building a boat in the woods on Orcas Island 6 miles from a launching facility.The Old Man, the Mountain and the Sea
Naturalist Has Big Plan for Sailboat
By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Staff Writer
ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. -- At 85, App Applegate keeps pushing the limits of living off the grid.
Out here in Puget Sound, on the upper west side of the American dream, he lives in a shack without running water, listens to National Public Radio on a hand-crank radio and avoids outhouses as ecologically incorrect. He prefers a shovel and an open …
Scuttlebutt has some great photos of the recent Optimist Regatta held April 8-11, 2004 - at Lake Garda, Italy.
The Registration Meetings for Junior Week have concluded with 110 Juniors registered for OptiKids, Junior Week and Race Team Extended. OptiKids is already oversubscribed, so no mail applicants can be accepted for OptiKids, due to limitations on the number of Club Optis (13). Please register soon for Junior Week or Race Team Extended (Beginning Opti, Intermediate Opti, Racing Opti, Race Team, Race Team Extended, Group Sailing and Windsurfing).
VIMS (Va. Institute of Marine Science) will host a Raft Up Rendezvous at our club on May 8-9. VIMS mission is to provide research, education, and advisory service to promote sustainability of marine resources in Virginia and the world. Boaters, too, are interested in sustaining these resources that are so important to the quality of life on and around Virgina's waters. Join us at the Raft Up to learn more about VIMS and meet other boaters who share an interest in the marine enviroment.