Volvo Ocean Race Fleet Doubles Cape Horn
Brunel and MAPFRE are neck-and-neck as they round Cape Horn. Photo courtesy of VOR/Rick Tomlinson After racing from New Zealand to Cape Horn, BRUNEL and MAPFRE round the Horn two minutes apart with AZZAM a mere 15 minutes behind. And you thought T-Bird racing on the Bay was competitive.
Spring White Cap – Race 1
This was the race that nearly didn’t happen. The PRO loaded all the gear on the committee boat, inflated the marks, set up the flags and reader board well ahead of time. The Captain was called when he hadn’t shown up by 6 pm and said PRO (probably senile and certainly embarrassed) was reminded that he had been informed that the boat was unavailable this week. He then remembered the conversation and that it should have been a dock start. It being too late to shift the gear to the dock a call was made to the fleet that the [...]
First Race of the Season “Blown Away”
The first race of the Spring Whitecap Series was cancelled due to Gale Warnings in Admiralty inlet. For once the Weather Service was correct. A quick check of local reporting stations at 4 pm. showed the ferry dock reporting average southerly winds in the high 20's with gusts in the high 30's and wind-shifts around 30 deg. The Mill also reported wind southerly in the high 20's to high 30's but with an occasional gust well over 40. Wind-shifts at the mill were as much as 60 deg. and very rapid. All-in-all a beautiful day to watch the water from [...]
THE 2015 RACING SEASON IS STARTING ALREADY!
The PTSA Race Committee at the 2015 Shipwrights' Regatta. The first race of the PTSA Spring Whitecap Series celebrates the equinox next Friday, March 20th., starting at 6:30 pm. In preparation, there will be a skipper's meeting (open to anyone who wants to sail with us, skipper or crew) on Thursday, March 19th., 6:00 pm. at the Northwest Maritime Center. Links to printable advance copies of the updated Sailing Instructions, Starting Sequence and Course Marks are available below. 2015 Sailing Instructions for PTSA Events Starting Sequence,Signals and Flags 2015 Marks and Their Labels-revised 2015 Race Marks Chart-revised 2015
Sailrace Seminar Reminder, Monday the 9th, Sail Trim for Speed
The T-Birds get a solid start at the Shipwrights'. Photo, one of many great ones, by Wendy Feltham. Dear Sailors, For those of you participating in the Shipwrights' regatta, let's hear what you learned from our sessions this winter! Did you repack the spinnaker? Did you hoist the spinnaker on the way out to the racing course? First beer already!!!!! Did you practice jibing a few times? Did you go up wind and check you jib leads. Did you check the wind direction on either tack ? Was there any osscilations any pattern to the shifts? Did you [...]
Rounding Goes Pear Shaped In Etchells’ Race
From the 2015 Etchell's Sid Doren Race. Watch the whole mess unfold in a One Design melee. Sequence on Scuttlebutt here, photos by John Payne whose web site is here. One design madness at the mark. Photo by John Payne
2015 Shipwrights’ Photos
Mt. Baker watching the fun on Port Townsend Bay as the 2015 Shipwrights’ Regatta took place under sunny skies and a good breeze. Photo by Helen Leenhouts. A great day brought out lots of boats and some wonderful photographers to capture the fun. Photos by a number of photographers follow. To see all the photo’s click the link below. […]