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 cockpit, camaraderie in a beautiful setting, like Catalina Island, “25 miles across the Sea,” if we add a tack or two. But, alas it’s more fun in summer than in Junuary…. the weather may be better than January, but not exactly what we expect of summer. The forecast for this weekend is more of the same: temperatures in the low 50’s, rain, clouds, no sun, and very light winds [...]
No Organized Racing Today, Friday April 8
The forecast for this evening is strong gusts of 24 knots building to 30 knots in Port Townsend Bay. The Friday night series will commence next week, Friday April 15--Tax Day! Come join us April 15 for a strong kick-off to this casual racing series.
Too much wind for Friday’s race
Kind-of what it was of like in PT on Friday evening. It was blowing in the 20's and seemed to be building at race time on Friday (4/8/2016). Several crews decided to go out anyway and the race committee (Dave Burrows) went off to City Dock to set up the course. However, after mulling it over, and listening to the wind howling in the masts at the marina, it was decided that a better idea would be to consume the race beer and other refreshments at the dock. John Lynes rode his bike down to City Dock to [...]
October 11th PTSA Fall Nightcap Races Canceled
There will be no races held on October 11th so that PTSA members can attend the memorial service for Ted Pike, scheduled from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday, October 11th, at the NW Maritime Center. Ted was an extraordinary mariner, and an extraordinary friend. No one had a better smile or gave it so often, or freely. Below is lovely remembrance of Ted by Anna Nasset in Three Sheets Northwest. Ted in a PT11. Photo from the Port Townsend Watercraft blog, photo by Ashlyn Ecelberger Brown On Monday, August 24, there were more tears on the docks of [...]
High winds cancel White-cap race – again
After a light and variable morning the wind began to rise rapidly around midday. When the Race Committee decided to cancel in late afternoon the wind at the ferry dock was southerly, averaging high 30's and gusting over 50 mph, making the decision easy, even though an official Gale Warning had not been issued. The Bay was a mass of whitecaps with breaking rollers across the Boat Haven entrance (it was low tide) making exit difficult. Ironically, around race time the wind suddenly switched to a Westerly and dropped below 10 kts., making the RC feel foolish. However this was [...]