Thunderbird West Coast Championship Regatta – Sept 1-2, 2018
Labor Day will see the west coast Thunderbird fleet back in Port Townsend Bay for a fabulous two days of racing. Don't miss out. Sign up, and get the Notice of Race, on-line at the Regatta Network page for the event.
Ted Pike Memorial Regatta 2018 – Results
Nine boats came out to honor and celebrate Ted. Limfiord, Pacifica and Sparkle have participated in all three of these annual races. As usual there was a variety of means of beach access. Pacemaker and Falkor improved their handicaps by swimming in. BetsyD (a CB Sharpie Cat Ketch) won points for dropping anchor, grounding her stern and stepping ashore. She lost them again for not furling her sails. Limfiord gained points for the extraordinary quality and scarcity of her entry fee. Wind at the start was steady Northwesterly but not yet up to the 6 kts forecast. Course #2 (SMBTBGCBMBF [...]
The Ted Pike Memorial Regatta – Next Saturday
Next Saturday, August 18 th., is the third Ted Pike Memorial Regatta. Here PTSA celebrates and honors Ted's life and contributions to the sailing community. The format of this regatta is as unique as Ted was. The key features are:- ● 12:00 - Boats arrive and anchor off the beach in starting area. ● 12:15 - Skippers arrive on beach by any un-motorized means. -- Entry Fee of one (1) fifth of good quality Rum deposited in keg. (Non alcoholic beverage OK if necessary). -- Racing and Cruising classes assigned. -- PHRF ratings invented for those without. Modified for various [...]