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…

Red Ruby Project: Spi Ouest

Alyosha and Jonathan have sailed Red Ruby…

Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s Carol Pearl Blakely Rock Benefit Race

It was an amazing day to be out sailing on Puget Sound for the annual Carol Pearl Blakely Rock Benefit Race on April 13! The wind was a steady 10 to 14 knots from the north, which determined the course would bring the fleet…

First of Many – J/109 Spyhop’s Inaugural Southern Straits Race

An experienced Puget Sound crew heads north for their first ever Southern Straits Race.  It left the skipper "satisfied and inspired" and will be the first of many journeys to the springtime classic in the Strait of……

J/24 Worlds Coming to Seattle in September

Registration for the 2024 J/24 World Championships in Seattle is now open, and a partnership with Vakaros RaceSense has been confirmed. The regatta will be sailed September 28-October 5, and Puget Sound promises to provide…

Eastsound Spring Regatta Moving to West Sound for 2024

Due to Rosario's uncertain availability, this year's Eastsound Spring Regatta will be held on West Sound on April 13-14 and promises to be great fun! Sponsored by the Orcas Island Yacht Club (OIYC) and part of the North…