Steve Nevey, Executive Director of Washington State Ferries. Photo: WSF
Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, March 22nd. We’ll be meeting at the new Center For Wooden Boats building, upstairs in the “Sail Loft” room for lunch and a terrific program.
Steve Nevey, Executive Director of Washington State Ferries, will be our main speaker, taking us through his remarkable maritime career. From his graduation from UK’s Warsash Maritime Academy to his time as a deck officer on Chevron vessels, ferries in Scotland, private yachts, and cruise ships, taking his seagoing career to all seven continents.
In 2008 he joined Holland America’s Seattle office to eventually become its Director of Marine Operations. When Covid hit the planet, his responsibility, as the line was shutdown, was to make sure all of Holland America’s employees from all over the world were returned to their home country.
Then, taking on an even more difficult task, he came aboard WSF in 2021 as the Director of Operations. Every bit of his long maritime experience along with a large dash of management skill was required to get the system back to a reliable service.
Leading into Steve’s presentation will be a look back on the history of our ferry system, presented by naval architect and PSM president, John Waterhouse.
So, mark your calendar, mention the luncheon to friends, and get your tickets.
Tickets: Buy your tickets early as we do expect to sell out. Tickets include pasta buffet from It’s All Good catering.
Ticket are $40 for members, $42 for non-members
(Note: If buying a combination, our PayPal service requires buying each type separately. Not ideal, we know).
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No need to bring proof of purchase; your name will be on the Guest List at the door.
Time & Date: 12-noon, Saturday March 22nd, 2025
Location: The Center For Wooden Boats, Wagner Education Center, Sail Loft, 1010 Valley Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Parking: Public parking is available throughout South Lake Union, adjacent to CWB and across the park along Westlake. For further parking tips, visit CWB’s parking guide.
ADA Access: The building does have an elevator for those who wish to avoid the stairs.
2024 Golf Tournament
11:30-3pm
Buffet Luncheon and Program Celebrating the
150th Launching Anniversary of
The USRC Bear
at the Coast Guard Museum Northwest in Seattle
March 2023
March 22, 2023
6:00 PM on Zoom
Captain Elaine A. Collins is a native of Seattle, Washington. She is a 1996 NROTC graduate of Washington State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in Human Resources/Personnel and Management. She also has a Master’s degree in Business Administration in Managerial Leadership from City University.
In her presentation, Captain Collins will talk about her experiences at sea, working her way up from the engine room to Commodore of Destroyer Squadron NINE. Her deployments include time in the Arabian Gulf, Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, Operation Active Endeavor, and others.
Captain Collins will also share her experiences ashore, which include serving as an NROTC Instructor at the University of Washington, working at U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Global Force Management, and as the Deputy Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commander. She most recently served as the Deputy Executive Assistant and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel.
Her awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various unit and service awards.
Join us on March 22 at 6:00 PM on Zoom to hear about Captain Collins’ life in the Navy. This will also be the first gathering of the membership in 2023, so we’ll be voting in our new Board members and officers!
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElde2grj8oHtdPjsvvij7FR8lrWovfzdPG
September 2020
Join us on September 18 at 6:00 for our Uncharted Waters Fundraiser!
We Need You! As we begin to navigate these uncharted waters of social distancing and limited in-person opportunities, we ask for your support. This year, we hope to raise the funds needed to :
- increase our digitized collections accessible online
- develop new outreach programs
- fund a minimum of 7 YMTA scholarships to maritime students
Despite the uncertainties of these times, we would like to chart our course to the future with optimism and innovation.
This event will begin with our online silent auction, which can be found at https://www.32auctions.com/pugetsoundmaritime.
Bidding opens Saturday, September 12 at 10:00 AM and closes during our live event on Friday, September 18, at 7:00 PM.
When you purchase a $20 ticket for our live Zoom event, you’ll automatically receive one free entry into our raffle drawing – we’re raffling off four (4) tickets to the upcoming PSM exclusive Salmon BBQ at Pacific Fisherman Shipyard (a $400 value)! Your $20 event ticket also includes a suggested menu featuring recipes from Duke’s Chowderhouse cookbook As Wild as it Gets, a signature cocktail, and a fun chart scavenger hunt! During the event, we’ll enjoy a presentation about the early cartography of Puget Sound presented by author and chart enthusiast, Dick Blumenthal. We’ll also hear from YMTA scholarship recipients, hold the Salmon BBQ raffle drawing, close the silent auction, and “raise the paddle”.
We hope you’ll join us in raising a glass and a paddle to help us navigate these uncharted waters!
The Program for the evening:
6:00-6:10 – Welcome, showcase shared menu
6:10-6:20 – Chart activity and giveaway
6:20-6:25 – Raffle drawing
6:25-6:30 – Dick Blumenthal introduction
6:30-6:55 – Program and questions
6:55 – Brief break/make closing silent auction bids!
7:00-7:10 – Silent auction closes! Winners announced
7:10-7:20 – YMTA scholarship recipients present
7:20-7:30 – PSM President’s remarks
7:30-7:50 – Raise the Paddle
7:50-8:00 – Closing remarks
About our program:
As we face uncertain times and uncharted waters, we’ll hear from local maritime history enthusiast and author, Dick Blumenthal about the early European explorers in Puget Sound and the interesting names they gave the places we still see on our charts today.
Dick began boating on the north shores of Lake Washington at age five. His “yacht” consisted of an eight foot homemade dingy and a pair of oars. From this early exposure to the water, Dick’s interest continued to grow. He began cruising in the San Juan Islands and points north with family and friends, learning of the secrets held by the numerous islands.
Because of his long-time experiences on the water, in the late 1990s, Dick became more interested in local maritime history. Through his investigations he located the original journals of our earliest explorers. He transcribed this material to get a better sense of their efforts, the hardships they faced and the places they visited. These journal transcriptions are now available in four of his books.
Maritime Place Names is his fifth book. It incorporates information from the first four plus a great deal more in his study of the origin of our place names. His latest book is a history around Lake Washington.
Aside from boating and writing activities, Dick enjoys woodworking and spends most of his retirement time with home and garden activities, research, chasing after his six grandchildren and traveling.
