——-All Races and Regattas Run by PTSA ——-

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Individual Races and Regattas
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Multi-race Series’ (see sailing instructions for more information)
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Monday Evenings – It’s dinghy night! Lasers, 505’s, PT11’s, Sunfish, PT15’s…all small boats welcome. Get wet, have fun.

  • April – August (TBD) | Small Boat Series

Wednesdays Evenings – These series’ run for one month each. Thunderbirds usually do two races each evening on windward/leeward courses run from the committee boat. If PHRF boats want to race they will get their own start and more of a random leg course.

  • April | Whitecap Series
  • May | Sunshine Series
  • June | Midsummer Series
  • July | Catspaw Series
  • August | Dog Days Series

Fridays Evenings – These series run for six PHRF races each. They start a city dock and will follow a random leg course determined before the start of each race. Please bring a VHF radio tuned to channel 68 so you can get the course before the race begins.

  • April/May | Fridays Series 1
  • May/June | Fridays Series 2
  • June/July | Fridays Series 3
  • July/August | Fridays Series 4

Saturdays – When it’s too dark to race in the evenings

  • Jan – March | Frostbite Series – casual practice racing, no committee boat
  • Sept – Oct | Nightcap Series – PHRF racing, committee boat starts

Saturdays – Distance race series

  • April 19, 2025 | Protection Island
  • May 17, 2025 | Bush Point
  • June 14, 2025 | Smith Island
  • July 12, 2025 | Partridge Point

Funday Sundays – Casual racing oriented for beginners or those wanting to chill out.

  • April 13, May 25, June 22, July 27, August 17, September 21

  • Intro to Sailing With PTSA – New to PTSA? Start here.

  • 2025 Schedule of Races

  • 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.

  • 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.

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