by Deborah Bach
May 18 2012 in Currents, Racing by Deborah Bach
More than 120 boats will be out on Seattle’s Shilshole Bay Friday through Sunday racing in the 26th annual National Offshore One-Design (NOOD) regatta. Sailors will be racing in 15 classes of boats ranging from Thunderbirds to Lasers, International 6 Meters to F-18s and several classes of J/Boats and San Juans. There’s no handicap system for the regatta, but [...]
by Todd Dybas
May 16 2012 in Racing by Todd Dybas
Under forceful sun and a steady breeze, the top high school sailors from around the country competed on Seattle’s Lake Union last weekend during the 2012 Mallory Cup Double-Handed Championship. The 20-team regatta was held in Seattle for the first time in seven years and drew sailors from around the country, including the Virgin [...]
by James P. Mackey
May 10 2012 in Racing by James P. Mackey
North Kitsap High School sailors took first place in the Interscholastic Sailing Association’s Northwest District championships, held on Seattle’s Lake Union last weekend. More than 120 sailors from 14 high schools across the Northwest competed during the two-day event, racing 40 double-handed dinghies in 32 races. The weather was gorgeous but tricky, with light southerly [...]
by Ben Braden
May 6 2012 in Racing by Ben Braden
It might be a fiasco, but it’s sure to be fun. The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club and the Port Madison Yacht Club are hosting the second annual Three Buoy Fiasco next weekend on Saturday, May 12. The regatta drew 40 boats for its inaugural run last year, when it replaced the old format of the spring [...]
by Deborah Bach
Mar 8 2012 in Racing by Deborah Bach
Looking around at the teens on the docks and out racing in the waters off the Seattle Yacht Club on Saturday, Brendan Fahey smiled. It was a sight to see — more than 120 guys and girls from about 25 high schools racing on Portage Bay for the seasonal kick-off of the Interscholastic Sailing Association’s Northwest [...]
by Deborah Bach
Oct 10 2011 in Currents, Racing by Deborah Bach
There’s still time to register for one of the Northwest’s more unusual sailboat racing events, with one caveat — you have to be a liveaboard to participate. This Saturday, Oct. 15, the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club will host “Race Your House,” a regatta on Shilshole Bay that will include a short weather leg, followed by a [...]
Aug 9 2011 in Currents, Racing by Marty McOmber
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