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,…
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…
October Racing at its Best: SYC Grand Prix
Seattle Yacht Club's autumn classic delivers on every level for all three days! Seattle Yacht Club’s venerable Grand Prix Regatta is really unique in the variety it offers each year — falling in late October over three days,…
I’ll Say It… The Best Vashon Island Race EVER
Temps pushing 80 and lovely sunshine doesn't always bring breeze, but it sure did for this year's excellent SYC Vashon Island Race. As the week wore on prior to May’s annual SYC-hosted circumnavigation of Vashon Island, the…
Exceptional Tasar World Championship on Puget Sound
The Bergans take the top spot in a highly competitive Worlds fleet during a week that offered sun and wind for all five days of racing in central Puget Sound. The Seattle-based pair of Dalton and Lindsay Bergan won the Tasar…
SYC Grand Prix 2021
Sailors attending Seattle Yacht Club's Grand Prix Regatta enjoyed three days of diverse and exciting racing in varied conditions. Sails got worked. Foulies got tested. New names were etched into Seattle Yacht Club’s shiny…
SYC Grand Prix Will Not Require Qualifying
A notable change for this year's SYC Grand Prix is that qualification will not be required. You read that correctly! Open to all competitors, the 2021 Seattle Yacht Club Grand Prix Regatta takes place October 22-24 at…
Fluky and Fun: SYC Vashon Island Race
Every circumnavigation of Vashon Island holds some intrigue, and this year's second installment of the Seattle Yacht Club Tri Island Series was no different. Unlike many Vashon races, though... it was a mostly sunny, mostly…
SYC Cancels Opening Day Festivities for 2021
While we boat year-round in the Pacific Northwest, Opening Day is a regional tradition that many mariners look forward to every spring. A big part of these festivities is the Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day celebration on…
Neither Round Nor Rogue the County: Just Some Great Late Fall Sailing
Young Parents Take Their Fast Boat Out For a Fall Cruise With Their 10 Week Old As much as we wanted to, we didn't do Rogue the County. When Round the County was canceled, a number of racers decided to go…
