Tagged with 'sailing'

WATERLAND BLOG: Local Sailors Race To Duwamish Head From Des Moines

WATERLAND BLOG: Local Sailors Race To Duwamish Head From Des Moines

If you were anywhere near the water this morning, you couldn’t help but notice the large fleet of colorful sailboats just offshore. The occasion was the Duwamish Head Race hosted by the Three Tree... [Read more]

Three Tree Point Yacht Club Sets Sail For Special Race

Three Tree Point Yacht Club Sets Sail For Special Race

This Saturday from 1 to 4 PM the Three Tree Point Yacht Club will be conducting a very special race in the waters just outside the Des Moines Marina. Nine boats from the club will be participating, and... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Rain, Wind and Sailboats… Oh My!

PHOTO FRIDAY: Rain, Wind and Sailboats… Oh My!

The winds died down but the dark clouds in the distance indicate that this was the proverbial calm before the storm. They say that if you don’t like the weather here in the Puget Sound region, just... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Saturday’s Sailboat Race Off Three Tree Point

PHOTOS: Scenes From Saturday’s Sailboat Race Off Three Tree Point

Saturday (March 27) had temps in the low 60s, occasionally “scattered sunny skies,” and a smattering of colorful sailboats cruising past Burien en route to the turnaround at the Three Tree... [Read more]

Hospitality House’s Spring Fling & Boats For Beds Fundraiser Is Mar. 6th

Hospitality House’s Spring Fling & Boats For Beds Fundraiser Is Mar. 6th

Burien’s Hospitality House will be holding its Spring Fling Dinner and Boats for Beds Fundraiser on Saturday, March 6th at the Cove in Normandy Park beginning at 6pm. Located in Burien, Hospitality... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Saturday’s Three Tree Point Yacht Club Sailboat Race

PHOTOS: Scenes From Saturday’s Three Tree Point Yacht Club Sailboat Race

Last Saturday (Jan. 9th), the Three Tree Point Yacht Club (TTPYC) held its “Duwamish Head Race” from the Des Moines Marina to Duwamish Head in West Seattle, which of course required their passage... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Three Tree Point Yacht Club’s “Summer Social” Sailboat Race Fundraiser

PHOTOS: Scenes From Three Tree Point Yacht Club’s “Summer Social” Sailboat Race Fundraiser

Last Thursday night (Aug. 6th), Photographer Michael Brunk was lucky enough to be invited to sail on board the “Liberte” with Pat and Sue Waters and crew for the Three Tree Point Yacht Club’s... [Read more]

Three Tree Point Yacht Club Sails Into The Sunset For Hospitality House & Des Moines Food Bank

Three Tree Point Yacht Club Sails Into The Sunset For Hospitality House & Des Moines Food Bank

by Janet Grella In their 4th annual Mid-Summer Social, members of the Three Tree Point Yacht Club are raising money for Hospitality House. “We hope to raise $8,000 which will support four women through... [Read more]