BYC PITCH Regatta Celebrates 50 Years
If you’re into sailboat racing and fun hospitality, the Bellingham Yacht Club’s (BYC) PITCH Regatta is a great place to be on Labor Day Weekend every year. This year was the golden anniversary of the event, which made it…
The Sabre 426 Zen No Zen sails well…Anacortes Race Week 2024
The PNW's flagship summertime event for fun, friends, and competition certainly delivered, with racing each day across an array of fleets, including the 6 Meter North Americans. The sailing world converged in Anacortes once…
Optimism Delivers: CYC Pulley Point Race
Rounding out the mostly wild Center Sound Series—Corinthian Yacht Club's spring mid-distance series—the Pulley Point Race deviated from the trend with concerns about light breeze rather than a gear buster. In the end, it was…
Type 2 Entertainment: Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race 2024
An early season blast from Anacortes to Friday Harbor was great fun and faster than ever with a new course record. Not everyone would understand why my living room looks the way it does right now, but I’ll bet there are a…
Better Than Expected, As Always — Shaw Island Winter Classic 2024
The first North Sound race of the year is a predictably great tradition, the good times always surpass questions about the forecast.
PITCH 2023 — A Tradition True to the Tagline
Nine races over two days with very different conditions, super fun parties, and generous hosts... That's what PITCH is all about! The Pacific International Ton Championship (PITCH) is a time-honored Pacific Northwest…
Sweet Home Anacortes – Race Week 2023
Race Week in Anacortes — the skies are so blue, the boat racing is fun and competitive, and the parties returned to their previous glory. In year three, Anacortes Race Week really hit its stride and felt like home. For me,…
Beating the Odds — Eastsound Spring Regatta
Some "all-in" racing conditions made this year's Eastsound Spring Regatta (ESSR) an adventure to remember. Sailing in the spring can be a gamble, but odds are you’ll have a great weekend sailing on Orcas Island in any…
Come Together:
Girts Rekevics Memorial Foulweather Race
Eventual winners of PHRF 2, the…