Frostbite Series March 13, 2021
March 13 when Ceaser’s galleys plied the Mediterranean was known as “two days before the Ides of March.” The ancient Roman calendar was derived from the lunar cycle: the […]
Shipwrights Regatta 2021
Video by Ashlyn Brown
Video by Dale Dunning
Over 50 boats crossed the start line in the 30th Shipwrights Regatta! On a […]
Shipwrights 2008 – A Flash From the Past
My First Race
By Karen Sullivan
By Karen Sullivan
Published in 48 North, March 2008
I’ve always been a cruiser and haven’t gone in much for racing because it always seems so intense and competitive, sort […]
Frostbite Series Udate 2/21/2020
After three weeks of foul weather and no racing we finally got a pretty nice day. The wind was fairly light from the northeast, but there was enough to […]
Sir Issac Wins Shaw Island Winter Classic Race 2021
On February 6th, twenty-three boats took off in big wind to go clockwise around Shaw Island for the Orcas Island Yacht Club’s 2021 Shaw Island Winter Classic. There were two […]
Frostbite Series, January 23, 2021: Chasing a Phantom Weather Mark and Fickle Wind
Frostbiting is about improvising…. The weather forecast was for a solid 6 – 9 knots from the SE all afternoon, and things looked promising as Owl set a nearly […]
Frostbite Race 1/16/2021
The wind was calm but wind vanes slowly aligned in a SE direction, responding to a breeze just sufficient to sail out of the harbor. Five boats made […]
First Frostbite Race 1/9/2021
Clear weather in the low 40’s and a solid breeze of 12-19 knots prevailed across Port Townsend Bay for the first Frostbite sail on January 9, 2021. Three Thunderbirds came […]
New Years Race Cancelled Due to Weather
In light of the forecast for Saturday afternoon of 21 to 37 knots of wind, the first Frostbite series be held Saturday 1/9/21. HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all. […]
Membership Drive Still Underway
In case you haven’t heard, Blackbird Associates is matching all memberships, either new, or renewals, thru the end of December. Sign up now and help refill the PTSA coffers for […]