Pacific Cup 2022:An Offshore Dream Achieved
Sailing across the ocean has always been on “the list,” but for some reason, I wasn’t sure it would actually happen. It just seemed like such a far-fetched and crazy idea — and how many people really do something like that?…
Down the Sound: Finding the Breeze to Tacoma and Back
The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s two-day Down the Sound race was back as a destination event for 2022, this time with a course to Tacoma’s Foss Harbor Marina instead of Gig Harbor. This single and doublehanded pursuit-style…
Clockwise Racers Take 50th Shaw Island Classic
In a race that goes two directions, clockwise was the way to go in the 50th edition of the Shaw Island Classic. Blue skies, sunshine and predictions of uniform, northerly winds of 8 to 10 knots in San Juan Channel had racers…
Little Boats on the Big Stage
The Gorge delivers for Optimist Nationals! When I told people in 2019 that the Columbia Gorge Racing Association (CGRA) was thinking about putting in a bid for the USODA Opti Nationals, I got a lot of responses, usually…
PNW Teams Win Big in 2022 Pacific Cup
The 2022 version of the Pac Cup saw a large contingent of boats from the Pacific Northwest on the start line, and they didn't disappoint. In what proved to be an exceptionally tricky year weather-wise to race from San…
‘Too Wicked’ Wins 2022 Martin 242 North American Championships
The 2022 Martin 242 North American Championships were held in light air in Nanaimo, BC on July 2-3 with a fleet of 15 boats. Many top regional teams attended the event, including 3-time winner Michael Clements, 2-time…
Video: Stories of the R2AK Soloists
For those who tackle the 750-mile Race to Alaska alone the experience is deeply personal, yet not always lonely... R2AK Field reporter Lynnette Oostmeyer interviews the solo teams that competed in this year's R2AK.……
Pac Cup Begins with Strong Pacific Northwest Presence
The 2022 Pacific Cup from San Francisco to Hawaii has begun and there are 17 boats representing the PNW. We're not sure about past years, but that is a lot of racers from the Salish Sea joining the "Fun Race to Hawaii". The…
R2AK UPDATES: A Fitting Finish to a Wild R2AK
Check back here for running updates and analysis of R2AK 2022... After a two year hiatus, R2AK 2022 was a wild and epic voyage... When Team Fix oder Nix and Team Sockeye Voyages rang the finishing bell in Ketchikan on…
SEVENTY48 by SUP: Team SEASTR’s Race Odyssey
SEVENTY48 is a 70-mile race with a 48-hour time limit from Tacoma to Port Townsend with intentionally few rules: no motors, no support, and no wind. Human power only, pedal, paddle, or row. This was my second time…
