One of the first major events of the sailing season in the Pacific Northwest is hosted by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club called the Race to the Straits—a 30.0nm dash from Shilshole Bay in Seattle up to Port Townsend, WA. It is principally a short-handed event, featuring both Single and Double-handed divisions. The full course length is 30.710 nautical miles Continue Reading...
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- 2023 San Francisco Bay J/105 Women Skipper InvitationalThanks to Nicole Breault for this report: On "Mothers’ Day Eve" Saturday, May 13, eight boats of J/105 Fleet 1 rallied for the second running of the San Francisco Bay J/105 Women Skipper Invitational, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club. The teams were led by women skippers who had been invited by boat owners to take the helm and Continue Reading...
- San Diego Yachting CupYachting Cup racing was blessed with champagne San Diego sailing conditions on the first day, presenting an average of 13 knots steadily through the day. Visitors from neighboring cities got lucky with blue skies and sunshine. Seven classes sailed on two ocean courses just south of Point Loma, with a special Classics/Navigator course that started in the "near ocean course" Continue Reading...
- American YC Spring RegattaAmerican Yacht Club hosted its 44th Annual Spring Regatta from May 5-7, kicking off the 2023 sailing season in the Northeast and Long Island Sound. The regatta committee moved to the increasingly popular three-day weekend format with a Friday Coastal Race on May 5, followed by the Spring Series on Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7. For the Friday Coastal Race, Continue Reading...
- The Inaugural ChYC J/105 Ladies Regatta was a Great Success!Thanks to Katie Mallory for this report: What started out as a fun idea, to an awesome grass-roots movement, we were able to get five J/105s with full female crews out for an amazing day of racing on the Charleston Harbor on April 29. The five boats headed to the racecourse on time but were met with light air and Continue Reading...
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