RTA - Retired Tugboat Association

Please see our Events Calendar, below, for events put on by the club and other groups. If there's an event you know about and would like to add it to our calendar, please do let us know!

SUNDAY BRUNCHES & INDUSTRY/MUSEUM TOURS

There seems to be enough interest in doing a dockside Sunday brunch and setting up some local marine industry or museum tours. If you have thoughts about either, send ‘em our way. Some ideas for a brunch spot are Ivar’s in Seattle or Randy’s in Anacortes. Both sound great. Any thoughts on where and when? As for industry visits or museum tours, please send your wish list our way (or best yet, let us know if you can help arrange something; thanks!!).

DIRECTORY REMINDER

We're putting together a membership directory, which will be sent out to members (only) later in the year. If you haven't already, PLEASE send in an update form or drop us a note, plus, as always, send us boat photos and histories or project updates. Thanks!!

We are trying to reduce the number of paper newsletters we send out (to save funds and paper) by sending out as many electronically as possible. Plus, if you read the newsletter as a .pdf, you'll get all the pictures in color! So, if you don't mind getting an email-only newsletter in the future, please let us know in email or by filling out a membership update form.

For more news and notes, check out our newsletter archive, below. We'll be adding past newsletters as we scan them in, so watch this space!

NEWSLETTERS & FORMS

April 23-24th, 2011

RTA Spring Rendezvous

The Center of Wooden Boats has graciously offered to host the RTA Spring Rendezvous at their docks in Lake Union. We will also have use of their gallery room for our potluck Saturday evening starting at 5pm, bring a dish to share. Please RSVP so we can figure out the dock space and Let us know if you need more information.

Address and directions: The Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley St, Seattle, WA

Jan. 29th, 2011

RTA Winter Party

We have reserved a space at Foss Waterway Seaport from 1pm until 5pm, with a potluck at 2pm. Please join us for an afternoon of talking tugs and great food. Let us know if you need more information.

Address and directions: 705 Dock Street, Tacoma - Driving go north from I-5 on 705, go past downtown Tacoma, turn right at the 4th Street light, cross the railroad tracks and swing around to the right on the road (the road does a 180 so you are headed back the way you came. We are the second building on the left

Nov. 26th - Dec. 24th, 2010

Holiday Festivus Alert

Pacific Marine Gallery 700 West Holly Street Bellingham, Washington 98225 (360) 738-8535 Everything and anything nautical for great gift giving ideas at Pacific Marine. Hours Monday thru Saturday 10 am to 6 pm Sunday 11 am to 5 pm Open every day from Friday November 26th to Friday December 24th Closing Christmas Eve December 24th at 3 PM

Artist James R. Williamson will be demonstrating watercolor painting at Pacific Marine Gallery Saturdays November 27 December 4, 11, 18 12 Noon to 5 PM Originals, Limited Editions Framed and Unframed FOSS Maritime Tugboat Originals Plus FOSS 2011 Tugboat Calendar Winning Entry On Display

Sept 2-4, 2011

Olympia Harbor Days

The de facto IRTA event of Late Summer, Olympia Harbor Days is a great opportunity to bring your boat or bring yourselves and meet up with fellow IRTA'ers, enter the tugboat races, admire the craftsmanship of the tugboat models on display, show your boat to the public, and attend the Harbor Days festivities. If you think you will be attending Harbor Days this year, let us know and we'll keep you updated on the IRTA potluck schedule, etc.

For more information on Harbor Days, including boat registration forms if you plan on bringing your boat, check out their web site: www.HarborDays.com

If there are other events that would be of interest to the group, please let us know, so we can add them to our calendar.

May 12-14, 2011

Seattle Maritime Festival

Featuring the 26th annual tugboat races on May 14, 2011. Below are the results of the 2010 U. S. Oil Seattle Tugboat Race Championships:

Class C:

Sterling	7.34
Parthia	7.36
Hornet	8.06
Reliable	8.26
Norene	8.31
Teal	8.39
Maggie B	8.43
Henrietta Foss	9.11
Thea Belle	10.26
Prudhoe Bay	10.45
Bull Pup	10.52

Class B:

Island Champion	6.18
Glen Cove	6.30
Redwood City	6.38
Patricia S	6.44
Glendyne	6.45
Glendale	7.05
Maris Pearl	7.41
Chief	10.13

Class A:

Hunter	5:39
Triton	5.59
Henry Knox	6.24
Chief	6.34

People's Choice Award: Glendyne

Tugboat Annie Award: Maris Pearl

Chairman's Award: Seattle Maritime Academy

Sprit of the Seattle Maritime Festival Award: Mike Wilcox

Of special note, the Canadian Navy sent both the Glendyne and the Glendale, sister ships, in celebration of the Canadian Navy's Centennial. This is the first year the Glendale has participated in the Seattle Maritime Festival.

For more information, check out the official brochure for this year's events.

News & Notes

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