Welcome to the Seattle Pipe Club

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary
2001-2026

 

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  WHAT: Seattle Pipe Club -- regular meetings
• WHERE: Smokey Joe's Cigar Lounge (high atop BJ's Casino)
  4411 Pacific Hwy E, Fife, WA 98424   tel (253) 922-0430
• DIRECTIONS: Google Maps
• WHEN: 6-10 pm, the 2nd Wednesday of every month (come early for good seats and enjoy the hospitality)

Next Meeting:  Wednesday November 11th 
6:00 - 10:00 pm 

SLOW SMOKE!  The slowest event of the year: the PNW Regional Slow Smoke Competition.  15 contestants, 3 grams of tobacco, 2 matches and a stopwatch.  The competition tests the smoking skills, the prizes are fantastic, the winner will represent the Club at the Nationals in Chicago.  And the Top 5 will have their names engraved forever on the Club's Perpetual Trophy.  You won't want to miss this great night.  Cheer on the contestants or compete if you have already signed up - the event sold out in 22 hours this year! So be sure to come to the Slow Smoke club meeting.  Join us this month and see who winds by being LAST.  

 Your 2026 25th Anniversary pipes should be ready for pick up at the October meeting.  They look amazing. 

In honor of our incredible 25th Anniversary all dues paid members will receive a special commemorative gift at the pipe club meetings.  You have to be there to get it.  What you may ask?  It's a luxurious custom made pipe cleaner sleeve made from cork and emblazoned with the Club logo.  Unavailable for anyone other than our esteemed members.  Made by hand from our own fabric artisan Lennea Wolfe.  Come to the meeting and get yours.  

Come join the warm embrace of your Seattle Pipe Club family for a few hours of pipes, tobacco, fellowship and cheer.   We've been overflowing with new folks and we love it.  The Club is growing again.  Bring a friend this month and share the love & pipe smoke!

Join our monthly meeting where we talk pipes, smoke them, argue about tobacco and all the finer things in life.  Imbibe an adult beverage and a good meal while you're at it.  Be sure to show up and relax with your friends & pipe -- there's nothing quite like it.   

The 25th Anniversary SPC Slow Smoke Contest
to be held on November 11, 2026  7-9 pm

The tobacco:  Coyote - A Joe Lankford Mystery Blend

Coyote is blend created by our late member and master blender, Joe Lankford. This is one of his private "mystery blends." Even Joe didn't know what was in it. The blend is a rich balkan that has aged over 20 years.

The pipe:  BriarWorks Apple

BriarWorks has once again provided us with pipes for our contest.  We keep choosing BriarWorks for their great quality, consistancy, and value.  This year's pipes are feature an brown sandblast apple bowl with a tortoise-shell saddle acrylic bit.  Don't forget that every contestant walks home with one of these brand new pipes, worth $170.  More photos of the pipe are available in the 2026 Slow Smoke photo album.

Contest registration is FULL.
But you can now sign up on our waiting list, in case there are any cancellations.
This year's contest filled up in less than a day.  


Register Here

SPC 25th Anniversary BBQ/Picnic...

WAS A SMASH HIT AND DELICIOUS TOO! 
MISSED IT?  THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR

Sunday, August 16th, 2026  1-5pm

The 25th Anniversary Seattle Pipe Club BBQ picnic was held on August 16th.  Always the highlight of our pipe-smoking summer.  The SPC Summer BBQ Picnic was held at the home of Tom & Lennea Wolfe in Fircrest.  It's a picnic so that means we all brought some of the food! 

  Click here to see more photos of the 2026 BBQ

SPC 2026 25th Anniversary Pipe... CLOSED!

We celebrate the 25th Anniversary of our dear Seattle Pipe Club with a very special pipe available exclusively to our members. Chairman Rick Willoughby carefully selected a wonderful American pipe maker whose skill, quality and imagination matched what the Chairman was looking for. The pipe maker is Dustin Franc and the pipe is as special as our Anniversary. Check out the 25th Anniversary Pipe and order yours today. Rick will bring back the sample pipe from Chicago and show it at the May pipe club meeting. Not a member yet and want this beautiful pipe? Simply sign up and enjoy the benefits of membership with the historic Seattle Pipe Club!

SPC 2026 25th Anniversary Pipe of the Year - 4/26/2026

24th Annual Slow Smoke Contest Results
November 12th, 2025  7-9 pm

To the Slowest Goes the Victory! 

Once again, the Seattle Pipe Club sponsored the UPCA Nortwest Regional Pipe Smoking Contest.  

Last year, we had a packed house with 15 contestants vying for the title of regional champ. Some were old-timers that had been participating for over 20 years.  Others were new to pipe smoking, but was willing to give it a try.

Everyone made it past the 20-minute mark, which is an achievement in itself.  Everyone walked home with their own Kaywoodie Berkshire pipe and a prize.  As was traditional, the first person to go out won 1,000 matches to practice with.

The winner of the contest was Rick Willoughby, with a time of 50 minutes and 17 seconds. Rick walked away with a trophy, first pick of donated prizes, and $250 for airfare to the 2026 UPCA National Pipe Smoking Contest in Chicago.

Click on the buttons below to see photos and the full results from the contest.

2025 Contest Results
Contest Photos

Seattle Pipe Club - The first 10 years