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! Photo…
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…
The Red Ruby Project: Year Two
PNW Sailors Continue to Enjoy Learning and Racing Among European Competition The busy start of IRC 2 at the De Guingand Bowl. May 2023 found us all back in Hamble, exactly one year after meeting Red Ruby for the first time…
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…
Double Damned Racers Battle Light Winds to Halfway Finish in the Gorge
The infamous Double Damned brings sailors to the notoriously windy Columbia River Gorge for what’s supposed to be a 40-mile downwind rip full of planing, wipeouts, and as much fun as you can have on a sailboat. The forecast…
The Adventure Artists of R2AK 2023
Team We Brake for Whales at the start of Race to Alaska. Photo by Joe Cline. When the Race to Alaska fleet took to the water in Port Townsend on June 5, 2023, the sunrise was having a beauty face-off with the full moonset in…
Valkyrie Flies Again – 2023 Women at the Helm 1
A perennial favorite, STYC's Women at the Helm returned with great competition in light conditions, and so many incredible women sailors having a ball. Here's the report from Synergy 1000, Valkyrie. I’m happy to report that…
Paddle Path: A Pursuit All its Own
Shelby Mass and the author at the Seventy48 finish line. After writing about my solo Seventy48 adventure last year, I realized I was not alone. Any experience of this 70-mile human powered race from Tacoma to Port Townsend…
Sweet Home Anacortes – Race Week 2023
Race Week in Anacortes — the skies are so blue, the boat racing is fun and competitive, and the parties returned to their previous glory. In year three, Anacortes Race Week really hit its stride and felt like home. For me,…