Sailing the Northwest

Congratulations to all who braved the record-breaking temperatures in the Seattle Area and participated in the Sloop Tavern’s 2008 Spring Regatta this past Saturday.  Here are the Top 3 finishers for each class:
Class 1 - Non-flying Sails Division

Boat Name
Skipper
Corrected Time

1
Magician
Brian Berg
3:19:42

2
Runner
Dan Randolph
3:24:54

3
Araminta
Stapleton/Peterson
3:44:42

Class 2 - Non-flying Sails Division

  Boat Name 
 Skipper  
Corrected Time

1
Penetration
K. Jones
3:04:48

2
None (J100)
Ed Schulman
3:13:25

3
Whistling Swan
Bill [...]

Many people will line up on Montlake Cut on Saturday, May 3 to watch the UW crew races in the 24th Anniversary running of the Windermere Cup.  But Opening Day in Seattle is best known for the Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day Boat Parade.
An annual tradition since 1920, the Boat Parade is the largest regional [...]

We previously posted links to online NOAA charts for Puget Sound and the Northwest, and today wanted to point you in the direction of an online site that publishes waterproof charts for Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest.
I personally have always found these handy charts to be very useful for everyday cruising and racing on Puget Sound [...]

The WA DOT Ferries Division series of Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) public meetings begin tonight from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Bainbridge Commons on Bainbridge Island.  New Assistant Secretary David Moseley will be introduced to the public and the meetings will discuss current operational issues and talk about the work leading up to a revised long-range plan for [...]