Misc. Racing Information
Intro to Racing With PTSA – New to PTSA? Start here.
2026 Schedule of Races – A PDF file of all PTSA races for 2026 in a compact format.
The Mustang Sally Program – Information about using PTSA’s Thunderbird.
2025 General Sailing Instructions -This document pretty much covers all the details having to do with racing with PTSA. It covers the WEEKLY SERIES races and ALSO HAS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OTHER RACES, which will have their own addendum to these sailing instructions. UPDATES FOR 2026 IN PROGRESS.
Report Results – Click here to report your time in a race for which there was no one recording finishes, like distance races and some Friday night races.
Racing Rules – If you are going to race you should at least have a basic understanding of the rules. This page will help you out with a list of the top 10 rules and will provide links to more information.
Race Results – Here’s a list of the results for all the various PTSA and Maritime Center races over the years.
Safety – Sailing can be dangerous. Here’s a good write up of equipment you should have and things to consider when sailing in this area. It has information about sailing both in and out of Port Townsend Bay.
Crew Finder – If you are crew looking for a boat to sail on or a skipper looking for crew check here first
All Races and Regattas Run by PTSA
Individual Races and Regattas
(Each will have it own Sailing Instructions)
Feb 21, 2026 | Shipwrights Regatta
June 6-7, 2026 | Classic Mariner’s Regatta
June 27, 2026 | Three Fort Fiacso Race
Aug 8-9, 2026 | Small Boat Regatta
Aug 22, 2026 | Ted Pike Memorial Race
Sept 5-6, 2026 | Thunderbird PNW Championship Regatta
October 31, 2026 | Last Chance Regatta
Multi-race Series (General Sailing Instructions apply)
Monday Evenings –It’s dinghy night! Lasers, 505’s, PT11’s, Sunfish, PT15’s…all small boats welcome. Get wet, have fun.
- May – August | Small Boat Series
Wednesdays Evening Bay Series – These series run for one month each. Thunderbirds usually do two races each evening on windward/leeward courses. PHRF boats get their own windward start and more of a random leg course. Races are run from the committee boat.
- April | Whitecap Series
- May | Sunshine Series
- June | Midsummer Series
- July | Catspaw Series
- August | Dog Days Series
- Jan – March | Frostbite Series – casual practice racing, no committee boat.
- April – August | Once-a-month series for PHRF boats with a committee boat start.
- Sept – Oct | Nightcap Series – PHRF racing with a committee boat start.