The Red Ruby Project: Cap-Martinique Race
Sending it with the kite up was great until 30…
Wild Weather in One Design Paradise: J/Fest Seattle Returns
No shade to those who love handicap racing. More boats sailing is always better—in all forms, sizes, and rating rules. Still, the simplicity, elegance, and fun of one design racing can’t be understated. And some of those…
Seattle’s Newest Circumnavigator: David Linger (Part One)
David Linger and I started at the…
SEVENTY48: 2024 Race Recap
The bells have rung, the oar blades have taken their final dip, and SEVENTY48 2024 is a speck in the gunwale-mounted rearview mirror. 128 teams, each packing months of prep and giddy anticipation, launched from a swanky new…
Swiftsure 2024: Always a Challenge, Definitely Challenging This Year
The region's most storied long distance sailboat race gave its participants a wide array of challenges this year—from gear busting wind to zero wind in opposing current. The 2024 version of the Swiftsure International Yacht…
Rough and Rewarding: Pacific NW Offshore 2024
Success! It definitely wasn't easy, but the Tachyon crew…
Norn’s Race to the Straits, Including C.O.B. Recovery
Norn's Report: Two Sailors and a C.O.B. Rescue The first weekend in May brings Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s immensely popular doublehanded romp from Seattle to Port Townsend and back, Race to the Straits (RTTS). This year was…
Two Very Different Tri-Island Races
The skipper of the J/99 One Life shares the story of a pair of dichotomous springtime distance races. They won their class in each event. Smith Island This season has been memorable for strong winds, including 50 knots true…
Human-Powered SEVENTY48 Race Setting Off from Tacoma May 31
The SEVENTY48 race brings paddlers, rowers, SUPers, and pedal-boaters from Tacoma to Port Townsend each year, and continues to grow in size and influence. For 2024, SEVENTY48 will start in late May instead of early June,…
Salish 200 Now Hosted by CYC Seattle, Registration is Open
The Salish 200 started as a seat-of-your-pants, "officially unofficial" adventure race. Creators Jason Andrews and Shawn Dougherty are thrilled to welcome Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle (CYC Seattle) as the event's new…
