Orcas Island’s Chris and Justin Wolfe Representing U.S. in Mixed Offshore Doubles World Championship
The pair from Orcas Island — who race locally on their J/111 Raku and J/70 Mossy — applied, were selected, and are presently in Italy to represent the U.S. in the Mixed Doubles Offshore World Championship, which takes place…
The Adventure We Got: PNWers Tackle the Fastnet 2021
This article was originally published in the September 2021 issue of 48° North. The whole adventure started with a call from my friend Mark Harang on a Friday night asking what I knew about sailing Beneteau 40.7s. Hadn’t I…
Full Send to Point Roberts: Northern Century 2021
Billed as the "toughest race you'll ever love", Anacortes Yacht Club's Northern Century saw its racers get around the challenging 100-mile course quickly this year. Northern Century is growing up. What started as a fledgling…
Seeking to Understand more about the Crew Overboard Tragedy at Race Week
This article was originally published in the August 2021 issue of 48° North. Sailors, racers in particular, are a small community. I have only written these words one other time: a local racer lost his life on the water. A…
Anacortes Race Week Recap
This article was originally published in the August 2021 issue of 48° North. Race Week 2021 in Anacortes had so many unbelievably good parts — it is a grand Pacific Northwest tradition in a great new venue and lots of us…
PNW Crew Gears Up to Do Fastnet Race in August
A group of Puget Sound sailors — including 48° North racing columnist, Stephanie Campbell — will soon head to the UK to compete in the world's largest offshore race, the Fastnet! It all started with a call from my friend…
Salish 200: Fun in the Full Range of Breeze and Seas
J/125 Hamachi's owners, Jason Andrews and Shaun Dougherty, founded the Salish 200 race and share the story from the 2021 edition. Editor's Note: Fun fact not directly related to this story, Jason and Shaun are presently…
Grateful for 360 Miles of (Type-Two) Fun
Team Gratitude was one of 56 teams who challenged themselves in the inaugural WA360 Race from Port Townsend to Olympia to Point Roberts and back to Port Townsend. After much deliberation and possibly a dark-and-stormy or…
Seattle J/80 Owners are Sailing at Nationals and Worlds in Denmark
Three Seattle J/80 owners have combined forces to charter a boat and bring some of the fun J/80 fleet spirit in the Puget Sound region to world-level competition for the 2021 J/80 Danish National Championship and the J/80…
Raku’s Winning PNW Offshore Experience
Chris and Justin Wolfe share the story of their epic and podium-topping effort on the J/111 Raku in this year's PNW Offshore Race from Ilwaco to Port Angeles. Formerly known as the Oregon Offshore Race, the new Pacific…
