LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, as an officer
of WEST MARINE, INC. (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Pam Fields and Linda Kennedy, and
each of them signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to:

(1)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of West
Marine, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and
the rules thereunder;

(2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Forms 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such forms with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be necessary, desirable or legally required
in connection with the foregoing authority, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and
5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as a confirming
statement of the authority granted herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 4th day of September, 2015.

Signature  /s/ Jeffrey Lasher

Print Name  Jeffrey Lasher

WITNESS:

Signature  /s/ Lisa Currington

Print Name  Lisa Currington