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…
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……
Optimism Delivers: CYC Pulley Point Race
Rounding out the mostly wild Center Sound Series—Corinthian Yacht Club's spring mid-distance series—the Pulley Point Race deviated from the trend with concerns about light breeze rather than a gear buster. In the end, it was…
Blowing Dogs Off Chains
CYC's Center Sound Series Blakely Rock and Possession Point races were wild, and then much wilder. The series wraps up tomorrow with the Pulley Point Race and, for now, looks a bit more civilized in the breeze department.…
Type 2 Entertainment: Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race 2024
An early season blast from Anacortes to Friday Harbor was great fun and faster than ever with a new course record. Not everyone would understand why my living room looks the way it does right now, but I’ll bet there are a…
Better Than Expected, As Always — Shaw Island Winter Classic 2024
The first North Sound race of the year is a predictably great tradition, the good times always surpass questions about the forecast.