Application and Race Dates Announced for Seventy48 and R2AK

The fine folks at SEVENTY48 and Race to Alaska HQ recently announced application and race dates for 2024, along with a new/old wrinkle for R2AK. Deciding to participate in either of the Northwest Maritime Center's adventure…

Sloop Tavern Yacht Club Announces New Boxing Day Race

The fun crew at STYC is dialing up a brand new race over the winter holiday on December 26, 2023. It'll be casual and probably chilly, and TOTALLY worth it. Editor's note: If we're honest, adding new races to the Puget Sound…

The Red Ruby Project: France to England and Back

IRC Doublehanded European Championship Alyosha kicks it off:

Pink Boat Regattas 2023

The Pink Boat Regatta (PBR) was back again in 2023 with a series of events up and down Puget Sound. As always, the mission was simple: be safe, have fun, and raise money to end breast cancer — and raise money we did!

Rum Run is On for September 30 Start!

Much to sailors' delight, the annual Rum Run on Puget Sound gets a new earlier date this year — Saturday, September 30. The start line will be between the committee boat and the white event mark outside of the Shilshole…

PITCH 2023 — A Tradition True to the Tagline

Nine races over two days with very different conditions, super fun parties, and generous hosts... That's what PITCH is all about! The Pacific International Ton Championship (PITCH) is a time-honored Pacific Northwest…

Opti Canadian Nationals Wrapping Up this Weekend at West Vancouver Yacht Club

After several days of racing in blue, white, red, and green fleets, 90+ of this continent's brightest young sailors have been divided into gold and silver fleets, and a Canadian National Champion will be crowned after…

The Red Ruby Project: Year Two

PNW Sailors Continue to Enjoy Learning and Racing Among European Competition

Counterclockwise Pays for Shaw Island Classic Racers

Sunshine, blue skies, fluky winds and a flood current set the stage for the 53rd annual Shaw Island Classic yacht race hosted by the San Juan Island Yacht Club on August 12. This race is unique in that Shaw Island is the…

Ideal Conditions, Good Times at Whidbey Summer Classic Regatta

Summer sailboat racing was back in Penn Cove on July 28-30 and it was about as fun as you could get! Presented by the Oak Harbor Yacht Club, the Whidbey Summer Classic Regatta saw perfect conditions with 7 races over the…