Race Report: Toliva Shoal 2025
Boats and sailors made their way from their home ports to Olympia for the annual Toliva Shoal Race on February 15, 2025. The southernmost of the Southern Sound Series is a February classic and marks the third of the four…
Race Report: Shaw Island Winter Classic 2025
The 2025 edition of the Shaw Island Winter Classic was on par with the prior runnings in almost every way, other than maybe the most important one, the direction. During the Summer Shaw, you get to choose your rounding…
The core four—two doublehanded Red Ruby…
48° North’s Top 25 Race Boats of 2024
2024 was a year for the record books! It seems like fewer races were called off for a lack of wind this year than any in recent memory, and a couple races gave us an unforgettable extra helping of breeze (and the…
Race Report: Duwamish Head 2025
Kicking off 2025 with a shortened course in a light-but-building breeze. Ushering in the new year, Three Tree Point Yacht Club’s Duwamish Head Race is the second event in the Southern Sound Series. While some don’t race in…
Changes Coming to 2025 Southern Straits Race
The 55th annual Southern Straits Race is scheduled for April 18-20, 2025 and the West Vancouver Yacht Club (WVYC) is looking forward to welcoming previous entrants plus newcomers wanting to take on the challenge. WVYC is…
TYC Winter Vashon: Damp, But Darn Fun!
Tacoma Yacht Club’s (TYC) Winter Vashon race is the first event of the four-race Southern Sound Series, and the official kickoff of winter racing on Puget Sound. As the weekend approached, the hardy racers who don’t box up…
Spotlight: Royal Van’s Salish Sea Regatta
Since it is one of the more unique new races on the Salish Sea, we are excited to draw some attention to one of the events near the top of our “Haven’t Done, But Can’t Wait To Do” lists. So, even though it’s a few months in…
Race Week Announces Move to Bellingham in 2025
Race Week sails into Bellingham! The region's premier week-long sailing regatta is moving from Anacortes to Bellingham in 2025, and there are a so many reasons to be excited about this development. With the change in venue,…
Race Report: Gig Harbor LeMans Race 2024
The most unique sailboat race on Puget Sound—the LeMans Race sponsored by the Gig Harbor Yacht Club (GHYC)—was held again on Saturday November 16, 2024. The event has been held annually for more than 50 years. The idea for…
