Swiftsure 2026: Good Advice and the Cape Flattery Win
Year in and year out, the Swiftsure International Yacht Race hosted by Royal Victoria Yacht Club, seems to teach me lessons about preparation. Of all the races in the Pacific Northwest, preparing for Swiftsure most closely…
Anchors, Breakage, Building Breeze, and Delight: Swiftsure 2025
The biggest, grandest distance race in the region provided a whole lot of variety this year, and allowed long course boats to test out some seldom used gear—anchors—before those who continued were rewarded with more classic…
Terramoto sailing under jury-rig toward the finish in…Swiftsure 2022 Aboard the Corsair F28R Aliikai
After a two-year postponement due to COVID, the Swiftsure International Yacht Race was back on in 2022. When I asked Mats Elf about doing Swiftsure, he said he was headed to the Gorge to pursue his latest wind powered water…
2021 Swiftsure International Yacht Race Canceled
We certainly understand and respect the decision — but like the organizers, we're disappointed that the 2021 Swiftsure International Yacht Race has been canceled. The Swiftsure International Yacht Race is circled on most…
