From The Archive – Video of Racing in 50+ kts and BIG Waves
Take a ride with the RVYC J109 crew onboard Astral Plane during the Southern Straits race from Vancouver to Parksville, CA, April 2nd 2010. A 98.0 millibar low made it very interesting.
Sir Isaac Continues Her Winning Ways
Ann and John Bailey sailing Sir Isaac got first in their division in last weekend's Foulweather Bluff race. They were sixth overall on elapsed time among 46 boats doing the long course. Sir Isaac heading for Foulweather Bluff On September 19-20 they competed in the Round the Island (Bainbridge) Race. They finished second overall on corrected time on day one, and sixth on day two, for a combined overall finish of fourth place. They got 2nd in their class and 1st among those boats racing single handed. Ann and John neck and neck with [...]
Sir Isaac Rocks Winter Vashon Race 2024
The Winter Vashon Island Race is hosted by the Tacoma Yacht Club and is a clockwise race around Vashon Island, starting at the south end of the island. This year's race was held last Saturday, and Sir Isaac, skippered by John Bailey, again had a great finish, taking 2nd in her class. She also did well overall. Congratulations John.
Beam me up, Scotty. I Don’t Want any Part in This!
The front rank looks a little ragged. How would one identify the OCS's? A General Recall could be mayhem.
Raven in 1st after day three of the T-bird internationals in Boston
The Raven crew, sailing on the loaner boat called Atomic Salsa, is currently in 1st place after nine races in the 2019 Thunderbird International Championship regatta. Today they got a 1st, a 2nd and a 1st! One more day to go. Let's hope they bring home the big trophy. Go Steve, Simon, Jon, Jeff, and Angie!
Summer series starts tonight Friday 6/9/2017 (dock start)
The summer Catspaw Series starts tonight. Please note that the race will start from City Dock (at 6pm, as usual). And don't forget the Port to Port race is next weekend June 17-18. Race to Port Ludlow on Saturday. Stay the night, eat and party. Sunday eat breakfast and race back. What could be better than that? Call Port Ludlow marina to reserve moorage (360-437-0513). For more racing fun the Midsummer Regatta is Saturday June 24th. A full day of racing to celebrate the longest day of the year. Details to follow.
Meanwhile: Down South – –
The same day as our Smith Island race the Double Handed Farallone Islands race was run from San Francisco. They had a two hour postponement and then light airs through the Golden Gate. Later it became much more fun, as described in this .pdf report from the J105 Lightwave. Lightwave Race Report - DH Farallones 2016-2