EYC “Live on the Edge” Multihull Regatta Coming June 7-8

The 2025 edition of the Eugene Yacht Club's (EYC) "Live on the Edge" Multihull regatta is only 5 weeks away! The regatta also serves as the 2025 Weta North American West Coast Championship and is incorporated in the 2025…

Race to the Straits 2025

With northerly winds, a strong ebbing tide and transient orca sightings, it was a Race to the Straits to remember. Here's the story from Santa Cruz 27, Norn. An 8:47 a.m. start on a crisp spring morning marked our third Race…

Race Report: CYC POD and PSSR

It’s not really spring in Seattle until Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle (CYC) gets boats large and small around the buoys for their spring regattas. This year, CYC divided the fleets differently for several reasons…

Race Report: Southern Straits 2025

From a light air morning start to a full on gale building at night, this year's Southern Straits Race was a slow-motion, fast-motion affair. Southern Straits is always held over Easter Weekend and this year Easter was in…

Race Report: Blakely Rock Benefit Race

It was a light air coin toss in this year's lap around Blakely Rock dedicated to Carol Pearl.

Breaking the #1 Rule: An Overboard Survival Story

A harrowing and heartening first-hand account from one of the crew who was swept overboard during the CYC Seattle Possession Point Race on March 8, 2025, and the incredible rescue that ensued. "Well, I broke the first rule…

Editor’s Letter: When the Remarkable is Also the Expectation

There’s no doubt that the biggest story in the Pacific Northwest boating community from the last month is the successful recovery of two sailors who found themselves overboard during a blustery mid-distance Center Sound…

SDYC Women’s Winter Invitational: Flamingos, Karaoke and Sunshine!

Excellent competition and hospitality, along with some welcomed sunshine, greet PNW sailors at the Women's Winter Invitational in San Diego. Taking off from the snowy tarmac of SeaTac on February 14th, we were beyond excited…

Center Sound Series Rounds-out with Trip Around Blakely Rock

Enough breeze for a fun and fluky trip to the famous rock and back for the third and final installment of this years varied and exciting CYC Seattle Center Sound Series. Editor's note: Before we get into this story, I want…

Learn About the ORC System at CYC Seattle on April 11

If you’re an owner, tactician, crew member, race official, or just curious, come join Seattle's three most prolific racing yacht clubs for an informative evening with ORC pro, Dobbs Davis, at CYC Seattle on April 11 at 6…