Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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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