Offut Lake Boat Race/Seattle Victoria Boat Race 1928 Ad

Offut Lake Cootie Outboard Winner Gale Roose 1928 Ad 

Offut Lake Boat Race/Seattle Victoria Boat Race 1928 Ad

"Ralston Cunningham's "Cootie" od Seattle was the star performer at the second series of outboard motor boat races held at Offut Lake, near Olympia, Washington June 10 under the auspices of the Northwest Outboard Motor Association. Driven by Gale Roose, this lively little speedster, with a Giant Twin Johnson mootor, cleaned up in both Class C and free-for-all events, winning without difficulty, in straight heats......"

"Mary-Mar-Anne" Wins Rudder Trophy "The 1928 power cruiser race for the Rudder Cup held by the Seattle Yacht Club June 12 was won by Frank Seidelhuber in his new 47-footer Mary-Mar-Anne, with a variation over his estimated time of less than a minute........."

Blanchard Cup Race to Victoria

"Ten of Seattle's crack motor cruisers turned out for the handicap race from Seattle to Victoria on June 2 for the Blanchard Cup. First honors went to R.A. Boucher's "Janelva"....Quent Williams "Kay-Dee" was second, followed by Commodore Griffith's Sueja III, Dr. J.M. Blackford "Sally Bruce", Norman Blanchard "Weepah", S.J. Seidelhuber Mary-Mar-Anne, Stephen Berg "Lillian and E. Michelson "El Mistico".   At Victoria, the Seattle yachtsmen were the guests of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, which was holding the opening regatta of the season on Cadboro Bay. After the arrival of the cruisers, all hands turned out for a good time ashore."

This is a rare glimpse into early NW boating - nice clean 1 page article

1928 Vintage Publication Article ~ Approximate dimensions 8 1/4" X 11 1/4"

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