MHN Calendar: Mason Lake Cruise, Norm Blanchard; Mistral Profile

Here's selected special events from the Maritime Heritage Network Calendar for Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2006.

• 9/30/2006: Cruise, Mason Lake Cruise, FiberGlassics Northwest, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Price: Contact FGNW, Mason Lake, Washington, Sunny Slope Beach Club, 360-538-1750, marty@islandboatshop.com, FGNW boats meet on Mason Lake near Belfair, Washington.
• CANCELLED: 9/30/2006: Cruise, Oktoberfest Beer & Bratwurst Cruise, Steamer Virginia V Foundation, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Price: $50 members; $55 non-members, Virginia V, South Lake Union Park, 206-624-9119, info@virginiav.org, Cruise sponsored by Red Hook Brewery, including oompah band and fall colors
• Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2006: Race, Norm Blanchard WOOD Regatta, Center for Wooden Boats, Price: FREE, Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley St., Seattle, 206-382-2628, betsy@cwb.org, Annual regatta honoring one of the Northwest's finest boat designers

MHN is always looking for more events for listing in its Calendar page. If you know of a maritime-related event in the Pacific Northwest, please send details to info@maritimeheritage.net.

The Seattle Times published an extensive article on the restoration of the wooden sailboat Mistral at the Center for Wooden Boats, chronicled in the blog From the Dock, which the MHN Blog links to. See our "Feeds" list in the right hand column of this page.