Race to the Straits 2025

With northerly winds, a strong ebbing tide and transient orca sightings, it was a Race to the Straits to remember. Here's the story from Santa Cruz 27, Norn. An 8:47 a.m. start on a crisp spring morning marked our third Race…

Norn’s Race to the Straits, Including C.O.B. Recovery

Norn's Report: Two Sailors and a C.O.B. Rescue The first weekend in May brings Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s immensely popular doublehanded romp from Seattle to Port Townsend and back, Race to the Straits (RTTS). This year was…