Spotted on the Sound: MarkSetBot
Sailboat racing is a popular pastime on the waters around Seattle and Western Washington. Especially during summer, fleets of sailboats congregate on weeknights and weekends for organized races, often using inflatable buoys…
December’s Winter Vashon is ON!
The famous Winter Vashon Race is back in December 2021, and it will once again kick off the Southern Sound Series Tacoma Yacht Club will host the annual Winter Vashon Race on December 4, 2021 with a clockwise rounding of…
SYC Grand Prix Will Not Require Qualifying
A notable change for this year's SYC Grand Prix is that qualification will not be required. You read that correctly! Open to all competitors, the 2021 Seattle Yacht Club Grand Prix Regatta takes place October 22-24 at…
Orcas Island’s Chris and Justin Wolfe Representing U.S. in Mixed Offshore Doubles World Championship
The pair from Orcas Island — who race locally on their J/111 Raku and J/70 Mossy — applied, were selected, and are presently in Italy to represent the U.S. in the Mixed Doubles Offshore World Championship, which takes place…
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…
Seeking to Understand more about the Crew Overboard Tragedy at Race Week
This article was originally published in the August 2021 issue of 48° North. Sailors, racers in particular, are a small community. I have only written these words one other time: a local racer lost his life on the water. A…
Anacortes Race Week Recap
This article was originally published in the August 2021 issue of 48° North. Race Week 2021 in Anacortes had so many unbelievably good parts — it is a grand Pacific Northwest tradition in a great new venue and lots of us…
The Northern Century Race is ON!
Anacortes Yacht Club invites all PNW sailboat racers to come out for the Northern Century Race, August 13th - 15th. Billed as “the hardest race you’ll ever love”, the 100 mile event features sailing under the August stars…
Glorious Ballard Cup: An Ode to Beer Can Racing
Sailing is great. Sailing with friends is even better. Sailing with friends as part of an amazing community is best of all! If there's one thing to know about me, it's that I love, LOVE, racing sailboats. I've been doing it…
New STYC/CYC Distance Race Set for Memorial Day Weekend
Brought to you by Sloop Tavern Yacht Club and Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle, the new 'Round the Sound' distance race kicks off on Sat & Sun, May 29th & 30th. STYC and CYC will jointly be putting on a long…