25th Annual Shipwrights’ Regatta
25th Annual Shipwrights' Regatta, February 27, 2016. 25th Annual Shipwrights’ Regatta to be held February 27th! The 2016 sailboat racing season opens with the Port Townsend Shipwrights’ Regatta on February 27th. A well-loved regional tradition is celebrating its 25th year. This year we look back and celebrate 25 years of winter sailing, in snow and sleet, gale force to flat calm, Port Townsend Bay has seen it all. This friendly regatta is sponsored by The Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC), Wooden Boat Foundation (WBF), Port Townsend Sailing Association (PTSA), and Edensaw Woods. Boats of all construction are welcome. As [...]
2016 PTSA Schedule Promises Fun Year
The 2016 sailing schedule promises a busy, fun year. The calendar is updated on the site with the exception of several events that are still being scheduled. They will be updated as we know more. If you'd like a paper copy of the schedule you can download a paper copy by clicking here. Sailing on the Bay starts with the Shipwrights Regatta on February 27th. A couple of events worth noting: The Distance Racing Series is growing with more races to get you out of the Bay. For some of us, the opportunity to sit on a long tack is [...]
Schedule Reminder
There will be a race on Sunday, November, 8th at 1pm. Plan on attending the PTSA Annual Awards Dinner & Party at the Maritime Center on Thursday, November 12th. Lots of fun planned, dinner $16 a person.
Schedule Changes to Note
The Sequim Hospice Regatta is actually on September 12th, not the 19th. Changing our calendar to reflect that allowed the start date of the PTSA Fall Nitecap series to be moved up to Sunday, September 20th from the 27th. So..... Sequim Hospice Regatta - September 12th. First PTSA 2015 Fall Nitecap race - September 20th. and, remember... Thunderbird Northwest Regional Regatta – Sept 5th and 6th 2015 The Thunderbird regionals will once again be held on Port Townsend Bay. We can look forward to two days of exciting racing and a tasty dinner at the Pope Marine building at 6pm [...]
Annie Too
Ted Pike on Annie, Too.
Monday Sailracing Seminar Update
Here is an update on the upcoming sail racing seminars - First meeting will be on December 15 from 6-8 pm. - The meeting will be located at the NW Maritime Center, an upstairs class room located over the shop. - The seminars will continue to meet every other Monday until we run out of topics. - Please review issue #128 of Speed and Smarts covering Starting Strategies and Tactics. Get ready to participate. It should be an exciting extension of our sail racing season. See you there! Cheers!!! Stig
Another Great Year for PTSA
The sun sets on the 2014 PTSA sailing season. Image lifted from the http://bethandcodylivethedream.blogspot.com/ site. Hope you had your share of Port Townsend Sailing Association fun on the water in 2014. Only a couple of months until the Shipwrights starts up the 2015 season, and don't forget the year end awards party and dinner on Thursday, November 13th.
Skipper and Crew Season Kick-Off Party
It won't be a party without you because they won't be there. The 2014 Season Kick-Off Party for Skippers and Crew will be on Thursday, April 3rd at 6PM at the Northwest Maritime Center. Beer, info and fun. Get ready for the first race of the year on Friday by getting in the spirit on Thursday.
Race Committee Releases 2014 Sailing Instructions
Dave Burrows and our hard working race committee have released the 2014 season race documents. As always there are a number of changes and clarifications. Now's the time to take a look. Among other changes the following was added for Weather Cancellations - "WEATHER CANCELLATION If the NOAA forecast contains Gale Warnings for Admiralty Inlet covering race time that race is automatically cancelled. Small Craft Warnings will be considered on a case by case basis. If the race is cancelled an "A" flag will be displayed on the picnic table in front of the Yard Office at the Boat Haven." [...]
PTSA Awards Party Thursday, Nov. 14th
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Join the Port Townsend Sailing Association for a Year Full of Fun on the Water
Improve your sailing skills, share in the fun. The Port Townsend Sailing Association had another great season in 2012. Thank you to all our members who made this year so successful & enjoyable. If you are not a current member, please consider rejoining us & catch up on all the fun you’ve been missing. If you are a 2012 member, please renew for 2013. We hope you’ll join again & help make 2013 another amazing year. If you are a new member, we look forward to some great times together on the water. This past year we: Sponsored [...]
Midsummer Regatta Offers Up Hot Competition In Spite of June-uary Weather
Saturday’s event saw thirteen boats from PT, Port Ludlow and Sequim duking it out in four short round-the-buoys races and then celebrating the solstice Swedish-style with the traditional pickled herring, new potatoes, and aquavit. It was all smiles, especially when the fleet heard that Stig Osterberg, the regatta’s progenitor and resident viking, was going to be okay. Big thanks to Stig Osterberg and Steve Scharf for sponsoring the event; to Dave Burruoghs, Anthony and Co. for their fine work as the race committee; to Jerry and Doug for opening up Goldstar Marine when the rain threatened the after-party; and to [...]
Mark Your Calendars Now: The 2012 MIDSUMMER REGATTA is June 23rd
The sponsors of the Port Townsend Regatta, see the bottom of the poster for specifics, have this this thing that it is just as important to socialize as it is to race (well, almost). So untie your boat from the dock and plan for a great day full of racing. Join us after the races for traditional Scandinavian food and drink, and Dean’s Grill ...mmmm. It is truly the best regatta party of the year! It's this Saturday, June 23rd. Note that there is NOT a race on Friday, June 22nd, so that you will all be fresh for Saturday’s [...]
What Are You Going to Do About Your Bottom?
Thursday night. Free for everyone. 2012 racing season skipper's meeting follows the talk.
Skipper’s Meeting Saturday at NWMC, Shipwright’s Regatta Racing Saturday or Sunday
You may have noticed it was a little windy lately and one forecast showed gusts to 50 for Saturday. That's good weather for fresh Sunrise Coffee, pastries and a skipper's meeting Saturday at 9 am at the Northwest Maritime Center. The Shipwright's Regatta race date isn't as certain. Myron and Ace have said that, “The forecast is pretty dismal for tomorrow, but everything has been checked out to be able to postpone racing until Sunday where the weather looks a little frosty but the wind is forecast to lighten up." "The plan is to have the skipper's meeting as planned [...]
Greg Fisher Goes Over the Basics
The first event of the year, the Shipwrights Regatta on February 25, 2012, is coming up at a good clip. Time to start thinking about what you need to do on the boat and to get your head back into the very basics of sailing a race on the Bay. In the video below, Greg Fisher, former North Sails One Design star and now a college coach, goes over the basics. And if your goal is just to get the boat out of the slip a couple times more in 2012, or maybe give racing a try, consider joining the [...]
First Draft of 2012 Racing Schedule Released
To download your copy of the schedule PDF file please click the link below. 2012 PTSA and Regional Sailing Schedule-1.pdf
Club Officers Elected for 2012
At the December 6th PTSA Board meeting elections for 2012 officers were held and the following people were unanimously voted for by all present: President: Satch Yarbrough VP: Steve Scharf Secretary: Kathy Grace Treasurer: Ed Edwards Positions are effective immediately. We are in desperate need of a picture of this esteemed crew in proper blazers and yachting caps. Apparently, no such picture exists at the current time. We can hope. And a thanks to Stig for all his efforts in the past year, especially for his championing of the Midsummer Regatta and in general raising the level of racing on [...]
Fall Nightcap Series starts Sunday, September 18th
The first of the 6-series Fall Nightcap Series will be this coming Sunday, September the 18th. The last will be Oct 23rd. Races start at 1:00pm either from the City dock or from a committee boat. Hope to see you out there! To clarify the status of the Wednesday Barcott beer can series, the series ends as of the Wooden Boat Festival. No races are scheduled on Sunday's as Pacemaker will no doubt be participating in the PTSA Nightcap Series.
New 2011 Sailing Instructions Posted
Dave Burrows of the Race Committee sent along the 2011 PTSA Sailing Instructions which you can download here in PDF format. All PTSA official race documents are available for download under the "Racing" tab, "Download Forms".
The Spring PTSA Party
Thursday, March 24th At the Northwest Maritime Center Festivities begin at 6pm and the Skipper’s meeting will commence at 6:30. Skippers, crew, and anyone interested is invited. Pick up a calendar of this year’s events, find crew (or a boat to sail on), hear from the Race committee, make suggestions or volunteer for activities, etc. Find out about the new Wooden Boat Series this year and about Dan Newland’s Design lecture coming up soon. See photos from the Shipwright’s Regatta. See your boating buddies and find out what they have been up to this winter. Do they have new equipment? [...]