2026 Southern Straits Race: Fast and Furious!
The 2026 version of the Southern Straits Race hosted by West Vancouver Yacht Club over the Easter long weekend will go down as one of the fastest in the race’s 56-year history. Bruce Hedrick’s pre-race weather briefing…
#8 • Panic • Mike Cain • J/105 • Sloop Tavern YC •…
Center Sound Series 2026: A Springtime Sailing Variety Pack
With due respect to the region’s Opening Day celebrations, Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle’s Center Sound Series is Puget Sound's official season opener for the racing community. It’s the time to bust off the rust, slap a…
Light Air, Long Course — Islands Race 2026
The second running of the new course for the Islands Race closed out the Southern Sound Series for 2025-2026 in challenging light-air conditions. The Islands Race is the last of the four-race Southern Sound Series, and this…
Downtown Sailing Series Returns for its 22nd Season on Elliott Bay
One of Seattle’s most recognizable summer sailing traditions returns in 2026 as the Downtown Sailing Series enters its 22nd year at Elliott Bay Marina. The fun starts June 4. Beginning Thursday, June 4, the series will once…
Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race 2026
The early-season North Sound classic stayed true to its name, and provided all the wild winter racing fun you'd expect, and then some! “Did we just do Girts… or did Girts do us?” I’m not sure who asked the question first,…
Cascadia Sailing: Taking Team to the Next Level
Think about the people you’ve sailed with for years—thousands and thousands of miles. You know what makes them tick. You know their strengths, their weaknesses, and how they act when they’re frustrated, nervous, or upset.…
Race Report: Toliva Shoal 2026
The 55th annual Toliva Shoal Race was held on Valentine’s Day 2026, attracting sailors who love winter racing with the passion of Cupid’s arrow. This third race of the four Southern Sound Series events is jointly sponsored…
Race Report: Windy Winter Shaw 2026
The yearly trek into the San Juan Islands for Orcas Island Yacht Club’s Shaw Island Winter Classic was complete with all wind and the joyful early season chaos we needed, and only half the rain we were warned about.
48° North’s Top 25 Race Boats of 2025
What a year for sailboat racing in the Pacific Northwest! Many of our qualifying events saw upticks in attendance and it seemed like there was a little more even distribution of winning results across the fleets. More boats…