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Olympia Wooden Boat Fair, 2010
Sand Man participated in the festival in Olympia again this year, May 8-9, 2010. It's nice to be able to attend a major maritime festival without even having to start our engine! The event was well-attended with more than 950 visitors signing Sand Man's guest register.
Gig Harbor Maritime Festival, 2010
Sand Man again participated in the annual festival in Gig Harbor, June 5-6, 2010. There were many visitors to the boat, especially on Saturday, as the weather was perfect. The highlight of the event was the "Blessing of the Fleet" ceremony on Sunday afternoon.
Upcoming Events, Summer 2010
- Centennial Celebration, Port Plaza, Olympia, August 7
- Tacoma Maritime Festival, August 28-29
- Harbor Days, Olympia, September 4-5
- Port Townsend Wood Boat Festival, September 10-12
Highlights of 2009 (click event heading for pictures):
Altogether during 2009, Sand Man recorded 6,300 visitors to the boat. (This count is known to be low, because during busy events not everyone gets a chance to sign the guest book.) Cumulatively, during the past four and one-half years which the boat has been open to the public, more than 27,000 visitors have signed the book. The total includes visitors from all of the states and more than 50 countries.
Olympia Parade of Lights – December 2 & 5, 2009
The Sand Man participated in the annual Parade of Lights sponsored by the Olympia Yacht Club. The weather was clear and cold on both evenings for the 15 mile round trip tour of Budd Inlet with over 23 boats participating. The Sand Man was honored by the judges with a third place ‘Best Decorated’ boat award. The cruise included a lively and vocal crowd of merry wishers along Percival Landing, some shore-side fireworks near Boston Harbor and a flotilla of lighted kayaks on Saturday night.
Harbor Days, Sept. 5-6, 2009
As usual, Sand Man participated in the Harbor Days tug races over Labor Day. For the first time in many years, there was rain for the Labor Day races in early September. But, as always, the races were a lot of fun. Sand Man did not win its heat, but we had as much fun as any of the participants. More importantly, we had more than 600 folks visit the boat at the dock during the weekend.
