Watmough Bay No; Friday Night Racing Yes!
All who participated in last year’s Watmough Bay overnight distance race/outing came away saying “Wow, that was fun; and what a beautiful place.” Camp-fires on the beach, cocktails in the […]
Awards and Thank You’s
Pacemaker/Ed Barcott Award – Jeff Brantley. Jeff seemed to be everywhere help was needed in 2022. Committee Boat […]
Other Races and Regattas
This race, started by a bunch of shipwrights in 1991 has become the signature winter sailing event in Port Townsend. The only winter sailing event, really. It’s a fun race, […]
Windy Weekends!
Mother Nature seems to think that the racing season is over, having provided an excess of wind the last two Saturdays, let’s hope she relents this Saturday for the last […]
The Fall Nightcap Series Starts Saturday Sept 18, 2021
Weather permitting the first race of the fall Nightcap series starts Saturday at 1:00pm. Look for the committee boat out on the bay. There will be two courses and two […]
It’s Electric!
House mechanic Dan Ginther removes the old tankage
Committee won’t be needing these buckets of piping anymore
The Elco EP-40 awaiting the final installation
The final install […]
Committee Boat Gets Closer to Done
Master sailor and boat fixer Dan Ginther (on the left), and his apprentice Steve Scharf (right), are working hard to get the committee boat back together. […]
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 […]
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. […]