The 42nd annual Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race started on May 10. The starting line was off the mouth of the Columbia River. Boats then proceeded north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and finished at Victoria, British Columbia, inside the harbor entrance. The course distance is 193 miles; 22 boats entered the race…
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Doublehanded J/105 Action at Race To The Straits
Every year, the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Ballard, WA holds its annual Race To The Straits Regatta. The format is essentially a double-handed race from Seattle to Port Townsend and back. This year, 101 sailboats sailed in the 18 keelboat divisions. The leg North had the fleet beating in 12-18 knots of breeze. The…
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Brisk J/Stop
San Francisco Bay gave sailors and race committee some of the usual course challenges, but the result was a great weekend of racing for the 23 J/105s that came out for J/Stop. The regatta commenced on Saturday, May 5, with overcast skies and raw conditions that had sailors commenting on the cold by the end…
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Stewart Cannon Earns Win at Yachting Cup
Seventy-nine teams competed in 10 fleets in the Yachting Cup, held May 5-6 in San Diego, CA. Stewart Cannon's J-OK topped the nine-boat J/105 fleet with 12 points in seven races. Donica Ryder & Rick Goebel's Sanity took second place with 18 points, and Hurlburt Driscoll's Juiced was third with 19. For complete results, visit https://sdyc.org/assets/results/results18/yachtingcup_res.htm.
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