Race Report: CYC POD and PSSR
It’s not really spring in Seattle until Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle (CYC) gets boats large and small around the buoys for their spring regattas. This year, CYC divided the fleets differently for several reasons…
Race Report: Southern Straits 2025
From a light air morning start to a full on gale building at night, this year's Southern Straits Race was a slow-motion, fast-motion affair. Southern Straits is always held over Easter Weekend and this year Easter was in…
Race Report: Blakely Rock Benefit Race
It was a light air coin toss in this year's lap around Blakely Rock dedicated to Carol Pearl.
SDYC Women’s Winter Invitational: Flamingos, Karaoke and Sunshine!
Excellent competition and hospitality, along with some welcomed sunshine, greet PNW sailors at the Women's Winter Invitational in San Diego. Taking off from the snowy tarmac of SeaTac on February 14th, we were beyond excited…
Center Sound Series Rounds-out with Trip Around Blakely Rock
Enough breeze for a fun and fluky trip to the famous rock and back for the third and final installment of this years varied and exciting CYC Seattle Center Sound Series. Editor's note: Before we get into this story, I want…
Sabotage’s Center Sound Series #1 and #2
With an Olson 29 that's new to them (and newly refit), the Sabotage crew's first two races of CYC's Center Sound Series showed the breadth and challenge of spring racing conditions in the Pacific Northwest. Last summer,…
True to Its Name: Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race 2025
The traditional February memorial race through the islands was particularly sporty this year. I think we’ve all heard the saying, “We put it up and God takes it down!” During the 2025 edition of the Anacortes Yacht Club…
Race Report: Toliva Shoal 2025
Boats and sailors made their way from their home ports to Olympia for the annual Toliva Shoal Race on February 15, 2025. The southernmost of the Southern Sound Series is a February classic and marks the third of the four…
Race Report: Shaw Island Winter Classic 2025
The 2025 edition of the Shaw Island Winter Classic was on par with the prior runnings in almost every way, other than maybe the most important one, the direction. During the Summer Shaw, you get to choose your rounding…
Race Report: Duwamish Head 2025
Kicking off 2025 with a shortened course in a light-but-building breeze. Ushering in the new year, Three Tree Point Yacht Club’s Duwamish Head Race is the second event in the Southern Sound Series. While some don’t race in…