25th Annual Shipwrights’ Regatta
25th Annual Shipwrights' Regatta, February 27, 2016. 25th Annual Shipwrights’ Regatta to be held February 27th! The 2016 sailboat racing season opens with the Port Townsend Shipwrights’ Regatta on February 27th. A well-loved regional tradition is celebrating its 25th year. This year we look back and celebrate 25 years of winter sailing, in snow and sleet, gale force to flat calm, Port Townsend Bay has seen it all. This friendly regatta is sponsored by The Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC), Wooden Boat Foundation (WBF), Port Townsend Sailing Association (PTSA), and Edensaw Woods. Boats of all construction are welcome. As [...]
Hone Your Racing Skills at Home
Screen shot of a SAILX race underway SAILX is a sailing simulator used by racers around the world. It’s free and is a great training tool that challenges one to use many of the same skills needed to do well in races out on Port Townsend Bay. Most races take between five and ten minutes and you are actually racing in a one-design fleet against other sailors at home on their computers. Races occur 24 hours a day and fleets could be as small as three boats or as big as fifty. The system models wind, including wind [...]
Revised Sailing Seminar Schedule Released
The seminars actually look and feel nothing like this. The upcoming Monday, January 25th seminar has been canceled, but the good news is that the revised seminar schedule has been confirmed. We got off to a late start organizing the talks this year, but the February dates and subjects are firm! Folks can attend one class, two, or all three. Simply show up at 6 pm at the Maritime Center upper floor classrooms and pay $5 to cover the cost of the room. Feb. 8 - Stig Osterberg will lead a discussion loosely based on David Dellenbaugh's most [...]
Free Boat Show Tickets & Buy 1, Get 2 Winches Boat Show Special
PTSA sponsor Port Townsend Rigging will be at the 2016 Seattle Boat Show, January 29th through February 6th, in Booth 12. All local sailors are invited to stop by and say hi. If you would like complimentary Seattle Boat Show tickets, or special event tickets for the two Friday nights of the show, get in touch with them. The Friday night tickets include tokens for either wine or beer tastings and are a fun way to view the show. During the show they are offering their 'Great Two-for-One Lewmar Winch Sale'! Buy one Lewmar winch, get a second one free. [...]
2016 PTSA Schedule Promises Fun Year
The 2016 sailing schedule promises a busy, fun year. The calendar is updated on the site with the exception of several events that are still being scheduled. They will be updated as we know more. If you'd like a paper copy of the schedule you can download a paper copy by clicking here. Sailing on the Bay starts with the Shipwrights Regatta on February 27th. A couple of events worth noting: The Distance Racing Series is growing with more races to get you out of the Bay. For some of us, the opportunity to sit on a long tack is [...]
Moorage Increases
Having paid our first moorage bill of 2016 with the imposed increase, it might be timely to read Bertram's thoughts from the Jefferson County Moorage Tenants Union blog, JCMTU.wordpress.com. By now you have received in the mail notification of a moorage increase. The mailing neglected to tell you that your total increase is 3.5%. Commissioner Tucker and his inner circle pushed hard for a 5.5% increase but were blocked thanks to Cathy Langley who reminded the Commission that there was already a motion for a 3.5% increase. Cathy’s presence at the meeting shows the great value of attending Port meetings. [...]
Sailing Off to Wild Places
A video record of Ashlyn and Russell Brown's sailing trip on JZERRO to Haida Gwaii and the west coast of Vancouver Island along with Alex Spear on VITA DUMAS. Well worth heading over to the PT Watercraft site to read the entire post. This last June and July, Russell and I sailed our multi-hull from Port Townsend to Haida Gwaii/Gwaii Haanas park (also known as Queen Charlotte Islands) and back down the west coast of Vancouver Island. There is really no way to accurately describe what it was like for me, or the feeling that we dropped off into another [...]