September 2023 Newsletter December 1, 2023 - Happy Fall Everyone!
It’s that time of the year where PNW boaters are wrapping up the summer cruising season and digging into those big fall projects. If you find yourself crammed into an engine compartment or other tug tight spot, hopefully the memories of flat calm days and sun drenched bays will sustain you. Usually after a few weeks of rain we start thinking and planning for next year’s adventures and the board of PaNNTOA are doing likewise. So here is what’s happened and happening with the association.
Mini Vous 2023: Friday Harbor
We had a fantastic and mostly dry mini rendezvous at Friday Harbor this past September 22-24th. Many thanks to Jeff Redmond for putting it together and to Gerry and Barb for cooking for all of us! Highlights of the weekend were the welcome BBQ, steak dinner and “square table” discussion, where Nordic owners shared their tips and questions with other boaters. This form of discussion was a popular request in the 2023 rendezvous survey so a more formalized version of this will likely be appearing in the 2024 rendezvous. Which brings us to...
PaNNTOA Rendezvous 2024: June 6-9
The date has been set for another exciting rendezvous this year at the lovely and central Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes Washington. This is the PaNNTOA event of the year with a ton of fun, food, learning and tug-ogling. Be sure to mark this on your calendar and spread the word! There will be much more information on this coming your way.
During the Friday Harbor Mini Vous Debbie Kochel volunteered to take over as Membership Director. We would like to thank Mark Malnes for his work as the Director over the last several years and we welcome Debbie to our organization.
Lastly, if you haven’t done so already, please take the time to log into the PaNNTOA website and ensure that your contact information, particularly email address, is up to date so we can keep in touch.
Thank you,
PaNNTOA Board
It’s that time of the year where PNW boaters are wrapping up the summer cruising season and digging into those big fall projects. If you find yourself crammed into an engine compartment or other tug tight spot, hopefully the memories of flat calm days and sun drenched bays will sustain you. Usually after a few weeks of rain we start thinking and planning for next year’s adventures and the board of PaNNTOA are doing likewise. So here is what’s happened and happening with the association.
Mini Vous 2023: Friday Harbor
We had a fantastic and mostly dry mini rendezvous at Friday Harbor this past September 22-24th. Many thanks to Jeff Redmond for putting it together and to Gerry and Barb for cooking for all of us! Highlights of the weekend were the welcome BBQ, steak dinner and “square table” discussion, where Nordic owners shared their tips and questions with other boaters. This form of discussion was a popular request in the 2023 rendezvous survey so a more formalized version of this will likely be appearing in the 2024 rendezvous. Which brings us to...
PaNNTOA Rendezvous 2024: June 6-9
The date has been set for another exciting rendezvous this year at the lovely and central Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes Washington. This is the PaNNTOA event of the year with a ton of fun, food, learning and tug-ogling. Be sure to mark this on your calendar and spread the word! There will be much more information on this coming your way.
During the Friday Harbor Mini Vous Debbie Kochel volunteered to take over as Membership Director. We would like to thank Mark Malnes for his work as the Director over the last several years and we welcome Debbie to our organization.
Lastly, if you haven’t done so already, please take the time to log into the PaNNTOA website and ensure that your contact information, particularly email address, is up to date so we can keep in touch.
Thank you,
PaNNTOA Board
Searching for a slip? Willing to share your slip? March 17, 2023 - As we cruise this year, many of us will leave our slips empty for months at a time. Slip Share allows members to share their vacant slips with other PaNNTOA members.
Slip holders post their slip availability* and contact information via Slip Share Instructions and Calendar located on the PaNNTOA home page. If you have not already logged into the PaNNTOA site, you will be prompted to do so before access to registration or the calendar is granted. *Please check with your Marina to ensure you are allowed to share your slip while you are away. Many marinas will allow for 30 days of sharing without doing sublet contracts.
Members looking for a slip (requestor), access the same calendar. The requestor clicks on the desired date to see the slip owner's contact information. The requestor emails the slip owner to confirm availability and work out the details. The slip owner is responsible for updating the calendar to show the slip is no longer available.
As a general practice, stays should not exceed 48 to 72 hours. Limitations are at the discretion of the slip holder.
DISCLAIMER: The Pacific Northwest Nordic Tug Owners Association (PaNNTOA) will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information, nor for the availability of this information. PaNNTOA will not be liable for any losses, injuries or damages from the display or use of this information.
Slip holders post their slip availability* and contact information via Slip Share Instructions and Calendar located on the PaNNTOA home page. If you have not already logged into the PaNNTOA site, you will be prompted to do so before access to registration or the calendar is granted. *Please check with your Marina to ensure you are allowed to share your slip while you are away. Many marinas will allow for 30 days of sharing without doing sublet contracts.
Members looking for a slip (requestor), access the same calendar. The requestor clicks on the desired date to see the slip owner's contact information. The requestor emails the slip owner to confirm availability and work out the details. The slip owner is responsible for updating the calendar to show the slip is no longer available.
As a general practice, stays should not exceed 48 to 72 hours. Limitations are at the discretion of the slip holder.
DISCLAIMER: The Pacific Northwest Nordic Tug Owners Association (PaNNTOA) will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information, nor for the availability of this information. PaNNTOA will not be liable for any losses, injuries or damages from the display or use of this information.
Seattle Yachts Service – Labor Discount March 17, 2023 - 
Just in time for spring, Seattle Yachts Service is offering PaNNTOA members a 10% discount off labor only. If you have questions, contact Joanie Martin, Seattle Yachts Service Writer, 360-245-1326.
Just in time for spring, Seattle Yachts Service is offering PaNNTOA members a 10% discount off labor only. If you have questions, contact Joanie Martin, Seattle Yachts Service Writer, 360-245-1326.
Waggoners Webinar Redux March 17, 2023 - For those who missed it, and for those who attended and thought, “Hey, knowing which marinas in Canadian waters have closed or changed hands, is a helpful bit of knowledge,” our eminently useful Vice-Commodore Jeff Redmond, recorded Mark Bunzel’s recent PaNNTOA Webinar. It is available for your viewing pleasure HERE
Our thanks again to Mark, from the Waggoner Cruising Guide, for his presentation. Mark reminds us that the Waggoner Guide contains a link for updates made after the 2023 Guide went to press. Just saying…nobody wants to show up at a marina and find a one-eyed cutlass-wielding seagull and no moorage.
Our thanks again to Mark, from the Waggoner Cruising Guide, for his presentation. Mark reminds us that the Waggoner Guide contains a link for updates made after the 2023 Guide went to press. Just saying…nobody wants to show up at a marina and find a one-eyed cutlass-wielding seagull and no moorage.
Commodore’s Corner – January 2023 January 15, 2023 - Welcome to the 2023 boating season ... okay, the very early, armchair cruising part of the season. It's the ideal time to start knocking documentation and planning items off the checklist. For example, now is the perfect time to
check your passport/Nexus card/other trusted traveler program expiration dates. Crossing the border is pretty much back to normal but there is a bit of a back log if you’re applying for any of these programs. Fortunately, there’s still time to get a passport before our 2023 Rendezvous in Sidney, BC, June 1-3. Waggoner Cruising has a great post related to border crossings (both directions).
And speaking of Waggoner, be sure to check out an exclusive PaNNTOA webinar being hosted via Zoom on February 15th. Experienced mariner and author of the Waggoner Cruising Guide, Mark Bunzel, will be giving a seminar on longer cruises in Canadian waters. Whether it’s your first trip or your fifteenth, you’re sure to learn something useful.
Before the bright work needs to be polished and the oil changed, while the weather is less than conducive to relaxed boating, visit the PaNNTOA forum topics. Add a question, answer a question, or just share your $.02. You may have already solved a problem someone else has, or maybe you know the perfect destination for an April shakedown cruise. If you have a question, chances are so does someone else. Please share. Your knowledge and thoughts are valuable and valued.
Stay warm, stay healthy, and we’ll see you on the water soon.
Aloha,
Sandra P., PaNNTOA Commodore (in case you were confusing me with some other commodore)
And speaking of Waggoner, be sure to check out an exclusive PaNNTOA webinar being hosted via Zoom on February 15th. Experienced mariner and author of the Waggoner Cruising Guide, Mark Bunzel, will be giving a seminar on longer cruises in Canadian waters. Whether it’s your first trip or your fifteenth, you’re sure to learn something useful.
Before the bright work needs to be polished and the oil changed, while the weather is less than conducive to relaxed boating, visit the PaNNTOA forum topics. Add a question, answer a question, or just share your $.02. You may have already solved a problem someone else has, or maybe you know the perfect destination for an April shakedown cruise. If you have a question, chances are so does someone else. Please share. Your knowledge and thoughts are valuable and valued.
Stay warm, stay healthy, and we’ll see you on the water soon.
Aloha,
Sandra P., PaNNTOA Commodore (in case you were confusing me with some other commodore)
Commodore's Corner
PaNNTOA Burgees For Sale
PaNNTOA burgees are $35, check or cash, available for pickup in Anacortes or mailed directly to you. Please email Mike Russell, treasurer@panntoa.com
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