MARTHA and crew have enjoyed a great season of sail training, good weather and good friends. We now set our sights on the Round The County race and then the up coming winter maintenance projects which include a new suit of sails.
The new Fisherman is up and sailing and the Golly should be ready for Round the County.
The new Sails will be built with Challenge ” Marblehead Weave” sail cloth, Sean Rankins of North West Sails will donate design and loft space, Carrol Hasse of Port Townsend Sails has agreed to donate computer plot cut table time, Doug Jones has donated all the sail cloth cost and Dr Art and Mary Jo Atkinson have made a donation to help build a new fisherman stays’l.
We have some exciting plans for 2014 -2015.
MARTHA will be sailing down the coast to San Francisco to visit her birth place, race in the Great San Francisco Schooner Cup, spend the winter in Southern California and Mexico, Racing in the Yesteryear Regatta in San Diego, Master Mariners Regatta in San Francisco and if plans go well Transpac 2015 and then home the Port Townsend August of 2015.
The ball is now rolling, along with the new sails MARTHA is also seeking funds to up date and add needed safety equipment.
On the safety equipment end the big number is $25 000.
Most of these items represent shipboard safety/ communication equipment that is mandated by the ISAF regulations for off shore Category 1 racing.
In each area the brand of item chosen represents the best value. In the communication area Single Side Band radio was chosen over a Imersat satellite system for reasons of cost and flexibility.
Winslow
12 Person ISO 9650-1 Life Raft in Hard Container with Cradle
Part number: WINISOGR.12C
Price: $6,893.00
GlobalFix™ iPro CAT 1 EPIRB, GPS Enabled
Price $1,000
Switlik / Survival Technologies MOM8-A man overboard module with lifting recovery harness .
Price $ 700.00
Lifesling 3 recovery system.
Price $300.00
Kannad SafeLink R10 SRS AIS
List Price $299.95ea.
12 units $3600
Garmin AIS 600 Transceiver
Price $ 999.00
Icom m 802 marine transceiver
price $ 2000
price $500.00SCS P4 DR-7400 modem kit
price $1700Spinlock pro sensor deck vest auto inflation harness.
$350.00 ea.
12 units @ $ 4200Spinlock safety line DW-STR /3L
$140 ea.
12 units @ $1680These safety items will not only satisfy the ISAF and ORC Category 1 Regulations but will provide a superior level of safety to all of MARTHA’s sail training programs.So we are ready to launch a fundraising campaign to make all this happen, if you are interested in supporting Martha and the Sail training Programs she offers, please donate to the cause! Any amount is welcome and together we can make a good thing happen.
Go to the DONATE button on our website or mail a check to the Schooner Martha Foundation P.O. Box 1811 Port Townsend, WA 98368