Shilshole Bay YC Passes Long Running Snowbird Series to Sloop Tavern YC
A new chapter of stewardship is ahead for this beloved winter series—and its legacy remains, as do the already published race dates for the 2025-2026 season. Sloop Tavern Yacht Club (STYC) and Shilshole Bay Yacht Club (SBYC)…
Race to the Straits 2025
With northerly winds, a strong ebbing tide and transient orca sightings, it was a Race to the Straits to remember. Here's the story from Santa Cruz 27, Norn. An 8:47 a.m. start on a crisp spring morning marked our third Race…
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.
Women at the Helm: Going the Distance
A collaborative race report from the crew of the Sierra 26, Dos
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…
Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s Carol Pearl Blakely Rock Benefit Race
It was an amazing day to be out sailing on Puget Sound for the annual Carol Pearl Blakely Rock Benefit Race on April 13! The wind was a steady 10 to 14 knots from the north, which determined the course would bring the fleet…
Race Your House 2023
Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s annual race for liveaboard sailors delights, as always.
Sloop Tavern Yacht Club Announces New Boxing Day Race
The fun crew at STYC is dialing up a brand new race over the winter holiday on December 26, 2023. It'll be casual and probably chilly, and TOTALLY worth it. Editor's note: If we're honest, adding new races to the Puget Sound…
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…
Down the Sound: Finding the Breeze to Tacoma and Back
The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s two-day Down the Sound race was back as a destination event for 2022, this time with a course to Tacoma’s Foss Harbor Marina instead of Gig Harbor. This single and doublehanded pursuit-style…
