FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Rutenis Paul 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WEST MARINE INC [ WMAR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP - Merchandising
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

500 WESTRIDGE DRIVE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/14/2017
(Street)

WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   9/14/2017   9/14/2017   D (1)    57571   (2) (3) D $12.97   (4) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Outstanding shares of common stock disposed of pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 29, 2017, by and among the Issuer, Rising Tide Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Rising Tide Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective September 14, 2017, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
(2)  Includes 2,939 shares received in April 2017 under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Associate Stock Purchase Plan. Also includes 41,410 unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") and does not include 6,477 performance-based restricted stock units ("PVUs") for which the applicable performance period has ended and a payout performance was achieved but remain unvested pending continued employment with the Issuer. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, all unvested RSUs and PVUs were assumed by the Issuer and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (i) $12.97 multiplied by (ii) the number of unvested RSUs and PVUs, less any required tax withholdings. The cash payout of the converted RSUs and PVUs will continue to vest and be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the RSUs and PVUs, including continued employment with the Issuer.
(3)  For PVUs with a performance period that by its terms has not ended, such PVUs will be assumed and converted into the right to receive cash assuming performance at 100% of target levels pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(4)  Outstanding shares disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for $12.97 for each share of the Issuer's common stock held by the Reporting Person.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Rutenis Paul
500 WESTRIDGE DRIVE
WATSONVILLE, CA 95076

EVP - Merchandising

Signatures
Pamela Fields, attorney-in-fact 9/18/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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