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…
TYC Winter Vashon: Damp, But Darn Fun!
Tacoma Yacht Club’s (TYC) Winter Vashon race is the first event of the four-race Southern Sound Series, and the official kickoff of winter racing on Puget Sound. As the weekend approached, the hardy racers who don’t box up…
Spotlight: Royal Van’s Salish Sea Regatta
Since it is one of the more unique new races on the Salish Sea, we are excited to draw some attention to one of the events near the top of our “Haven’t Done, But Can’t Wait To Do” lists. So, even though it’s a few months in…
Race Report: Gig Harbor LeMans Race 2024
The most unique sailboat race on Puget Sound—the LeMans Race sponsored by the Gig Harbor Yacht Club (GHYC)—was held again on Saturday November 16, 2024. The event has been held annually for more than 50 years. The idea for…
Red Ruby Project: La Drheam Cup 2024
A packed start gets off the line in Cherbourg.
The final Red…
Race Recap: Round the County 2024
A family affair at this year's half-lap around the San Juan Islands. The 2024 edition of the annual Round the County (RTC) race, hosted by Orcas Island Yacht Club and Friday Harbor Sailing Club, was eagerly anticipated as…
12 J/105s Battle at SYC Grand Prix
Seattle Yacht Club's classic three-day autumn sailboat racing event saw the full range of conditions and great competition across all fleets, and the 12 one-design J/105s had some of the best action. By the end of October,…
Underdog looking good on a reach.
For many…