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 [...]

The Pelicans are Racing Again! Phinney Bay (South end of Dyes Inlet) will again be the site of the 2nd Annual Bremerton Pelican Regatta April 26 and 27. Viking Fleet #3 is a Northwest sailing club that sails 12′ lug rigged San Francisco Bay Pelicans (pdf). These heavy-weather dinghies were designed in the 50’s for [...]

Racing sailors know how frustrating it can be when, during a race, they have to change course not because of shifting winds but because other non-racing recreational boats, ferries or freighters, oblivious of the race, insist on crossing ahead of them. Similar situations arise during so-called “log races” which are, in spite of all the [...]

It is truly amazing how many racing opportunities sailors have on Puget Sound, and many of these opportunities have little to do with Seattle. Last time, we discovered racing in West Sound. Now let the incoming tide take us down past Gig Harbor and through the Tacoma Narrows. Believe or not, we found the SSSS, [...]

UK-Halsey sailmakers have a great animated series of quizes for you to test out your sail boat racing knowledge. This series of animated online quizzes is an easy way to learn the rules of racing.
The quizzes are based on common situations when sailboats come together on the race course. The questions are not about obscure, hard [...]

In case you did not know yet, there is some serious racing going on in West Sound between Port Orchard and Poulsbo/Port Madison. For details, please consult the Website of WSSA, the West Sound Sailing Association.
2008 WSSA TROPHY SERIES
RACE SCHEDULE
SPONSORING YC RACE DATE
Port Madison West: Sound Invitational — February 23
Port Orchard: Spring Shakedown — March [...]

As the days are getting longer, it’s a reminder that the racing season is once again upon us.  Here are the links you need to know for the local seattle race organizers:
Seattle Yacht Club
SYC Race Information and Schedule
SYC Online Registration Form
SYC Race Book 
2008 Race Events

April 19th - Smith Island (Tri-Island #1)
April 26th - SYC Jack [...]