White Cap 5
14 boats came out for White Cap 5 and the first opportunity to use the new mark on the way to Indian Point to keep boats at a proper distance from the ferry dock. It worked! Rush and Dorado were OCS, and Rush restarted. The last boat to finish was Second Wind. Norma Mae and Vixen have been given provisional ratings of 150 and are now in the handicapped results. After the last race, John Bailey informed that Pinger’s rating had been changed from 166 to 165 and that change is now reflected in results for this series. […]
AC Action: Going, going, gone!
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SIGN UP NOW FOR THE 28TH ANNUAL CLASSIC MARINER’S REGATTA
Preparations are under way for another fun-filled weekend of sailing and camaraderie. The 28th annual WBF Classic Mariners Regatta is scheduled for June 3-5. The Port Townsend Sailing Association will be organizing the activities and the Northwest Maritime Center will host the event as usual. Other sponsors that have stepped up to help in the effort include: Spear Woodworks, Port Townsend Rigging ,Freyja Boatworks, Port Townsend Brewing, Sunrise Coffee, and Guy Hupy Design. This year’s itinerary will be similar to 2010, with a few additions. The 6-meters and R-Boats are participating this year, in addition to the usual [...]
PT High School Sailing Team Update
A quick update on our sailing team from coach Erik Coburn. As always, your financial support helps make it possible. We went up to Doublehand District Champs with the high school team and had a good showing. Varsity got a 4th out of 12 and we displaced one of the perennial powerhouses by 27 points over 24 races. We were 10 points out of 3rd. The 1st place team was head and shoulders above everyone but we had the youngest team by far, with two sophs vs all seniors in the top 5 teams besides us. We had a weird [...]
White Cap 4
At least there was wind, for 15 participants sailing a 6+nm course! In addition to the rated boats, the 11th boat to cross the line was Vixen at 19:20:06 and 15th was Norma Mae at 19:22:03. Seems there may have been some contact between No Name and Sirocco at the start line. […]
Matthias Pliessnig Show at the Renwick
What looks like a knockout show the Renwick Museum of American Crafts in DC. Matthias Piessnig using boat building techniques to produce some sculptural seating units. More images at his site here.
White Cap 3
14 boats battled it out in a slow motion, incredibly long 1.4nm race. In addition to the boats in the rated results, Attitude Adjustment crossed the line 10th at 19:51:23, Second Wind crossed 11th at 19:52:48, and Vixen participated but did not finish. […]
Light Air Running
The last couple of race days have seen wind and rain during the day, but around the 6 PM start time the sun has come out and the breeze gone away. The lesson here may well be don't let 4 PM's weather scare you away from an evening sail. Having made it out, now how do you sail fast to the leeward mark in low pressure? The link below will pull up a PDF of Stewart Walker's interesting and thorough thoughts on that very question. Light Air Running by Stewart Walker, a PDF file
Coast Guard Coming to Town to Answer Questions
Calling all boaters: sailors, paddlers, rowers, cruisers, racers, and fishermen. The boating season is about to officially begin and the Coast Guard is coming to town. Lieutenant Commander Robert Walls, Chief, Joint Harbor Operations Command (JHOC) Seattle will speak at 7:00 PM Tuesday, April 19 at the Port Townsend Yacht Club, sponsored by the Point Wilson Sail and Power Squadron. He will speak about areas of interest to all whether out on the water, or watching from shore. Topics will include search and rescue, transit of large vessels through the sound, submarines and security, and tsunami response. The JHOC is [...]
White Cap 2
13 boats came out for White Cap 2. In addition to the boats in rated results, Vixen placed 11th (19:32:55) and Second Wind placed 12th (19:40:38). The RC had a call from a very angry ferry pilot about boats sailing through his prop wash while he was docked. When running races from the dock, we can’t set many courses that stay away from the ferry dock. By law, boats should stay at least 500 feet from the ferry which is hard to determine, but sailing through his prop wash could endanger our permit to have races. The RC will be [...]
Wooden boat owners come play with us!
Saturday was the first race in the new Sirens' Wooden Boat Series which takes place on various Saturdays throughout the season. The next race is on Opening Day - Saturday, May 7th. See below for the results of Race One. Six lucky woodies enjoyed epic conditions: Plenty of sunshine and great breeze!
Opening Day 2011 is May 7th
Represent the Port Townsend Sailing Association on Opening Day on the Port Townsend Bay this year. The boat parade will begin at 12:45 after the ferry leaves the dock and will travel the city shoreline to the Northwest Maritime Center where Rob Sanderson will announce the boats as they pass by. The Port Townsend Yacht Club sponsors the event, which is open to all boats, power, sail, and oar-powered. The Point Wilson Sail and Power Squadron, Coast Guard, and rowing club, as well as the Yacht Club, will all be attending. The P.T.Yacht club needs to know who is planning [...]
Sirens’ Wooden Boat Series Race #1
From Dave Burrows of the PTSA Race Committee At noon on Saturday with the winds at Pt. Wilson being reported in the mid-to-high 20's, the first race in the first annual Siren's Wooden Boat Series got off to a rollicking start. The good breeze allowed Ted Pike's ANNIE TOO, a Lapworth L-45, to charge home first overall. The times reported below are the raw results. Handicapped results will be available next week. Start time 12:05, Saturday April 2 nd. Course distance 7.24 Miles
Spring Whitecap Series, Race #1
Race Night – Whitecap Number 1 Scoring submitted by Dave Burrows of the PTSA Race Committee. A day that saw steady rain and a cold wind had the inclement weather back off enough for some hardy souls to head out of their slips for race #1 of the PTSA Spring 2011 Whitecap Series. Watching them from the drier and warmer balcony of Sirens was a good representation of the less hardy crew who raised more than one glass in admiration. Wind that was forecast at 6 came in with greater pressure, taking the fleet from a NW Maritime Center shore [...]