I’ll Say It… The Best Vashon Island Race EVER
Temps pushing 80 and lovely sunshine doesn't always bring breeze, but it sure did for this year's excellent SYC Vashon Island Race. As the week wore on prior to May’s annual SYC-hosted circumnavigation of Vashon Island, the…
Editor’s Letter: The Course Less Traveled
Cruising means something a little different to everyone. There are as many unique definitions as there are cruisers out chasing their dreams. Thankfully, the waters of the Pacific Northwest accommodate pretty much any…
Editor’s Letter: Sail the Breeze You’ve Got
“We just have to sail the wind we’ve got.” I couldn’t begin to count the number of times I’ve heard or offered that ubiquitous suggestion on a sailboat. This message illuminates the limitations (and possibilities) of our…
Bright Sun, Beautiful Breeze, and a Big Ebb: Center Sound Race #3
The final race of CYC's Center Sound Series sent racers sailing a familiar course up to south Whidbey Island in lovely conditions. As March drew to a close, so did Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle’s Center Sound Series. Like…
Reaching There and Back — CYC Center Sound #2
Another great Center Sound Series race is in the books and, like the first one, it included an unusual amount of reaching for this area. A few years back, the course predictability of the second installment of CYC Seattle’s…
Blakely Rock Reach Report
The event that kickstarts the central Puget Sound sailboat racing season brought PNW sailors together again to play in some unusual breeze. The Blakely Rock Race — the first of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle’s Center…
Editorial: Shake the Cobwebs
Since I moved to Seattle 15 years ago, I’ve had a near-equal share of winters where I sailed very regularly, and those when I mostly stepped away from the water for a few months. As spring dawns around the Pacific Northwest…
Come Visit 48° North at the Seattle Boat Show!
The big Seattle Boat Show is underway, and we'd love to see you here! For 76 years, the Seattle Boat Show has been helping Pacific Northwest boaters find the boats of their dreams, and outfit them splendidly for the waters…
Boat Review: CWB’s Lake Union Swift
A New Sail Training Design, Built By Local High Schoolers Anyone who spends time on the pleasant waters of Seattle’s Lake Union will be familiar with the always-busy fleet coming and going from the Center for Wooden Boats…
Foulweather Bluff Protest and Resolution
An unusual situation unfolded during Corinthian Yacht Club (CYC) of Edmonds’ annual Foulweather Bluff Race in October 2022. While the fleet was sailing east-southeast between the northernmost turning mark at Foulweather…