On a Mission to Maximize Participation!
Maybe in 40 – 50 years there will be enough of these, cheap enough, to replace the Thunderbird. And enough local sailors to crew them. On a Mission to Maximize Participation Published on September 9th, 2018 The late great Paul Elvstrom said it best: “It is much harder to build a solid class organization than to design a new boat.” But commerce motivates people to try, and while we may get excited at the latest shiny new object on the water, class building remains hard. […]
Raven Wins 2018 Thunderbird West Coast Championship Regatta (updated)
Steve, Stig, Simon, and John dominated the regatta with four firsts, three seconds, and one fourth place finish. And in late breaking news Magic Bus has been declared the third place winner. They tied with Invader in points and there was some confusion as to the tie breaking criteria, which as now been cleared up. Here are the official, final, results: It was an excellent two days of racing with better than predicted winds and good weather (after the fog burned off).
Radio-Controlled Sailboat Regatta
On Saturday April 16, the Port Townsend Yacht Club will host the 2016 T37 Regional Championships at Port Ludlow. This annual race, which is typically held at the Seattle Yacht Club, will be the first time these radio-controlled sailboats have raced in a Championship event on the Quimper Peninsula. At present, there are over 2,750 boats worldwide, 750 in the Puget Sound area, and 50 boats registered to our local fleet. These 37-inch long wooden boats are built from a kit available from Tippecanoe Boats, modelsailboat.com. The T37 RC Racing Sloop is a fully sanctioned one-design class in the American Model [...]
T-Bird Regionals A Big Success
The starting line got crowded with 17 boats fighting for a spot. Photo by Steve Scharf. A total of 17 T-Birds showed up for a really fun weekend of Thunderbird style one-design racing at Fleet 33's Northwest Regional Regatta. What they got was a big does of fun and a little of everything else: 10 races, aggressive starts, general recalls, sun, rain, fog, big wind, light breezes, a river of current, busy mark roundings, a couple of noisy discussions on what boat was allowed in there, highs, lows, a terrific dinner, a beer or three. Everything you could [...]
Two U.S. teams on the Podium at the 2015 SAP 505 Worlds in South Africa
https://youtu.be/OkDLXPTF2vc
Volvo Ocean Race – Great analysis of Sanya to Aukland by Juggy and Matt
http://youtu.be/Bky_oTOB_c8
Ian Walker on One-Design Racing
http://youtu.be/CFUczd9DNkg Walker brings Azzam home to Abu Dhabi on Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Podium for Leg 2: Team Brunel, Dongfeng Racing Team, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.