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Bring your boat to Poulsbo cruise-in Former hydroplane racer Chip Hanauer organizes winter rendezvous By RICHARD Walker Kitsap Week
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Chip Hanauer, aka “The Boat Guy,” is hailing all boat enthusiasts to get out on the water this winter. To help boaters brave the season, he is hosting a Winter Rendezvous in Poulsbo, a three-day event from Feb. 7-9, and including a whiskey night, a marine swap meet, brewery tours and poker run, an art walk, a pancake breakfast, and more.
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ne of the most successful hydroplane racers in that sport’s history has organized a winter boat rendezvous that will fill all guest-moorage slips at Port of Poulsbo Marina and bring a summer-like festival atmosphere to downtown, Feb. 7-9. “This is the biggest event of its kind since I’ve worked here,” Port of Poulsbo executive direcCourtesy of The Boat Guy tor Brad Miller said. Chip Hanauer, a Motorsports Hall of Famer who promotes recreational At a glance boating with his “The Name: Chip Hanauer, Boat Guy” online show Spin Your Meter Backwards with Solar International Motorsports (TheBoatGuy.com), Group Purchasing Program for Grid-tied Solar PV Hall of Famer and host of The organized the Winter Rebates of $500/kw and Level II Electric Vehicle Charging Option Boat Guy (TheBoatGuy.com) Rendezvous to promote Age: 58 Enrollment open until Mar 31, 2014 boating and cool places to visit in Puget Sound. The Home: Seattle Upcoming Free Orientation Workshops: rendezvous has spawned Career: Third most successful Saturday Jan. 25th, 11am-1pm, Port Orchard a weekend of events that Unlimited Hydroplane racer Long Lake Community Center, include a Whiskey Night in history. Driver of the Miss 5448 Long Lake Rd SE, Port Orchard at Hare & Hounds Pub, Budweiser in the early to mid-1990s. Won the APBA Gold This Port Orchard residence is one of the 50 participants in Solarize a marine swap meet, a Kitsap 2012-2013, generating rebates exceeding $185,000. Cup a record 12 times. Saturday Feb. 8th, 11am-1pm, Kingston Poker Run, Gloggfest, Art Power Trip Energy Corp 83 Denny Ave, Port Townsend, WA Kingston Community Center, 11212 Hwy 104 Walk, downtown historiPhone: (360) 643-3080 WA Lic # POWERTE964JN & POWERTE934QE cal tours, a Brewery Run, will not include hydrothe Historic Downtown www.powertripenergy.com www.solarizekitsap.com and a pancake breakfast plane races on Liberty Poulsbo Association. “It’s at the Sons of Norway. This Port Orchard residence is one of the 50 participants in Solarize Bay. “Not in February, at quality, fun entertainment The Poulsbo Vikings Kitsap 2012-2013, generating rebates exceeding $185,000. least,” quipped Sam Bisthat will be big for busiand the Seafair Pirates set, a Hanauer associate.) nesses.” will help kick off the The rendezvous will Since October, the Hisweekend with an opening 83 Denny Ave, Port Townsend, WA be a boon for downtown toric Downtown Poulsbo ceremony and bonfire in Phone: (360) 643-3080 Poulsbo, a tourismAssociation, or HDPA, Muriel Iverson Williams WA Lic # POWERTE964JN & POWERTE934QE Spin Your Meter Backwards with Solar oriented downtown with has planned activities Waterfront Park. The ViProgram for Grid-tied Solar PV to host inPurchasing concert with kings will escort Hanauer a Norwegian theme thatGroup the city’s ofthe$500/kw rendezvous. Theand Art Rebates Level II Electric Vehicle Charging Option to the bonfire and visitors acknowledges early immigrants. Walk will draw visitors will have an opportunity Early signs are that this into downtown art galto visit with him and get Enrollment open until Mar 31, 2014 is going to be big. All 250 leries, Gloggfest will autographs. tickets to the opening promote the area’s winerUpcoming Free Orientation Workshops: If those aren’t good night party are sold. All ies, and a bus will take enough reasons to visit guest moorage slips in visitors on a “Beermuda” Saturday Jan. 25th, 11am-1pm, Port Orchard for the rendezvous, conPoulsbo Marina are takTriangle Beer Tour, visitsider this: If you don’t, a Long Lake Community Center, en, and a water taxi will ing Poulsbo’s Slippery Viking tells Hanauer in a 5448 Long Lake Rd SE, Port Orchard provide shuttle service to Pig Brewery, Sound video, “trolls will come to This Port Orchard residence is one of the 50 participants in Solarize and from anchorages. Brewery, and Valholl your house, pull you out, Kitsap 2012-2013, generating rebates exceeding $185,000. “For Poulsbo in FebruBrewing. Marina Market drag you over here, and Saturday Feb. 8th, 11am-1pm, Kingston Power Trip Energy Corp ary, it’s a huge injection will host pickled herring once you’re here, if you 83 Denny Ave, Port Townsend, WA Kingston Community Center, 11212 Hwy 104 [of tourist dollars],” tasting. don’t have fun, it’s your Phone: (360) 643-3080 said downtown pub Meanwhile, visitors WA Lic # POWERTE964JN & POWERTE934QE own fault.” owner Tammy Mattson, can enjoy the diversity of ’Nuff said. www.powertripenergy.com www.solarizekitsap.com a member of the board of (By the way, events See Rendezvous, Page 9
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