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We’re nearing the end of the 2016 season as the weather cools and becomes wetter and windier.  We will battle this Sunday the 25th at Cle Elum.  Captains should aim to arrive around 10.  Spectators who are interested in the ships and possibly getting involved and would like to spend time chatting with us should be thinking 11.  Spectators who are primarily interested in spectating should aim for noon.  Based on past events we will likely be at the pond until 3 or 4, depending on the weather. Need directions?  Check out the Ponds page: http://nwnavalcombat.com/battles/ponds Wondering about an October battle?  Well, we’re not sure yet.Read More →

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Our next battle is scheduled for August 19th, at Cle Elum.  Directions can be found on our Ponds page. This is our first time back at Cle Elum in quite some time.  The winds can pick up a bit, so make sure to bring anchors for your furniture and canopies. Desired start time is 11am again, so captains, please arrive sufficiently early to set up and prep ships.  The goal is to run at least two battles of two sorties each, with a longer break between the battles for lunch and repair. Guests and spectators should consider arriving at 11 or later unless they areRead More →

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Our next battle is scheduled for July 29th, at Swan Creek in Tacoma.  Directions can be found on our Ponds page. Desired start time is 11am again, so captains, please arrive sufficiently early to set up and prep ships.  The goal is to run at least two battles of two sorties each, with a longer break between the battles for lunch and repair. Guests and spectators should consider arriving at 11 or later unless they are interested in aspects other than the combat.  Please do not bring small children or animals that will not wear safety glasses.  We do have a supply of safety-glasses forRead More →

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Our next battle will be May 20th, roughly 11am at Swan Creek in Tacoma.  Directions are available on the Ponds page for those who need them. Captains should plan to arrive early enough to have time to set-up and prepare for an 11am battle.  Suggested arrival is 10:30 or earlier.  As before, the goal is to have a minimum of two battles, each containing 2 sorties.  After the first battle we will have a longer break for lunch and repairs. Guests and spectators need not arrive before 11:00 if you are only interested in the action.  We do have sizable amounts of downtime as weRead More →

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April 22nd we will have our first battle of 2012.  Start time is 11am, location is Coal Creek.  Captains should plan to arrive by 10:30 to begin set up and prep work. Directions to Coal Creek Pond can be found on the Ponds page. As always, spectators and guests are welcome, please bring safety glasses and do not bring pets (they don’t like wearing safety glasses).Read More →

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Our next two battles will be October 2nd and 16th. Both will be at Coal Creek in Bellevue, and both will begin with the first sortie at 11am.Read More →

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Well, the labor day battle was.. interesting.. Our pond was really more of a mud hole as they were prepping to dredge and had diverted the waterflow upstream and broken out the dam that builds up the pond itself. As such it turned into a bit of a knife fight in shallow water and tight quarters. We had the Warspite, Richelieu, North Carolina, Scharnhorst, Inconcievable and Derfflinger on the water, Blue team was warspite, i-boat and Richelieu, red team was North Carolina, Derfflinger and Scharnhorst. We also had a photographer from the News Tribune out.  His gallery is here, the associated article is here. TheRead More →

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Our next battle will be Sept 18th at Coal Creek. Captains: We intend to begin the first battle at 11am, if you are not ready to be on the water by 11am and 4 ships are, you will not participate in the first sortie.  If you need time to set up and prep ships, come early.  I recommend arriving at 10:30 or earlier to give yourself enough time.  There will be a 20 minute break between each sortie to repair ram damage and make mechanical and electrical fixes to your ships as needed.  After the first battle consisting of two sorties is complete (roughly noon)Read More →

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We will have a battle on Monday Sept 5th – Labor Day – at Swan Creek in Tacoma.  Plan to arrive for set-up at 10am with an intent to be battling by 11.  As always, spectators and guests are welcome so long as they will wear safety glasses.   Guests and spectators who are not coming with captains are encouraged to arrive at 11 or later.Read More →

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On Saturday August 20th Hovey will be hosting a workshop day at his place.   Please RSVP ahead for directions and if you want steak.  On Sunday the 21st we will have a battle at Swan Creek in Tacoma.  Directions are available on the Ponds page.  Captains please plan to arrive at 10am.  As always, guests and spectators are welcome.  We highly suggest if you are intending to invite folk who will not be traveling with you, or if you are a person interested in coming to see the battle, that you show up at 11-11:30 as it can take some time for us to getRead More →