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…
Red Ruby Project: La Drheam Cup 2024
A packed start gets off the line in Cherbourg.
The final Red…
Race Recap: Round the County 2024
A family affair at this year's half-lap around the San Juan Islands. The 2024 edition of the annual Round the County (RTC) race, hosted by Orcas Island Yacht Club and Friday Harbor Sailing Club, was eagerly anticipated as…
12 J/105s Battle at SYC Grand Prix
Seattle Yacht Club's classic three-day autumn sailboat racing event saw the full range of conditions and great competition across all fleets, and the 12 one-design J/105s had some of the best action. By the end of October,…
Applications are Open for WA360 and Seventy48 Races
Are you training yet? Do you have your boat picked out? How about your crew... or are you going solo? Those questions are important, but the time has come to register for the Seventy48 and WA360 races.
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The Destination Wedding Principle Revisited
On the eve of what is arguably the region’s consensus favorite sailboat race, Round the County, I’m updating an almost-10-year-old editorial exploring why I (and so many other sailors) point to this event as the highlight of…
Youth Sailing: The Joys of Camaraderie and Competition
Last summer, I was in the parking lot of the hatchery on the Washington side of the Columbia River, talking to a wingfoiler on the tailgate of his red pickup truck after a beautiful day on the water. I mentioned how I was…
A New Race to Round-Out 2024-25 Southern Sound Series
The Southern Sound Series is Puget Sound's biggest winter racing series, and the hosting club and race course are changing for its last stop in March 2025.
Underdog looking good on a reach.
For many…
Riding the High Tide with the Northwest Maivens
This write up has been composed in collaboration by the Northwest Maivens: Molly Howe, Stephanie Campbell, Taylor Joosten, Emily Bishop, JJ Hoag, Melanie Edwards, Emily Hawken, Genevieve Fisher, Elishia Van Luven, and Vikki…