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…
Rainy But Fun, Windermere 2022 Didn’t Disappoint
Windermere 2022 provided great sailing, lots of laughs with friends, and truly apocalyptic rain.
Unexpected Course, Unexpectedly Pleasant: CSS #2
Adding a new twist in 2022, CYC Seattle's second event of their season-starting Center Sound Series didn't have a set course. Things started slowly and picked up from there for what turned into a great day of sailboat…
Delightful Duwamish Head
The 2022 Duwamish Head race delivered with sunny skies and more than enough wind to get around the course. What a day to be alive! Winter sailing is just like summer, if you put on an extra layer and a good hat. Any way you…
The Adventure We Got: PNWers Tackle the Fastnet 2021
This article was originally published in the September 2021 issue of 48° North. The whole adventure started with a call from my friend Mark Harang on a Friday night asking what I knew about sailing Beneteau 40.7s. Hadn’t I…
PNW Crew Gears Up to Do Fastnet Race in August
A group of Puget Sound sailors — including 48° North racing columnist, Stephanie Campbell — will soon head to the UK to compete in the world's largest offshore race, the Fastnet! It all started with a call from my friend…
Windermere Regatta 2021 – A Motherlode of Fun
Varied racing in tight fleets in a beautiful venue on Mother's Day Weekend. Windermere Regatta 2021 was held on Mother’s Day weekend for the first time ever. With a rebound in sailing regattas after a sparse 2020, the…
East Sound Spring Regatta: A New Tradition Rounds Into Form
When Orcas Island Yacht Club's East Sound Spring Regatta was created back in 2018, there were no guarantees it would become the perennial favorite that it is today. 2021 brought another resounding success... even rain and…