Summer Sailing Events Lining Up: J/Fest, Round Orcas and Star Clinic

As the chockablock spring racing season winds down in the Northwest, lots of other racing is lining up.

J/Fest June 23, 24

J/Fest is back, and the folk at Sail Northwest are excited to have folks sign up. Here’s Sail Northwest’s intro:

Sail Northwest, your northwest J/Boat dealer, invites you to join us for the comeback of the original J/FEST.  For 26 years, we produced some of the best racing and after race socializing available on the planet.  This is a two-day regatta (with a Friday night PHRF fun race) is open to all J/Boats owners and crew.    Starts will be provided for ONE DESIGN, PHRF AND CRUISING classes.  The on the water activities are hosted by Sail Northwest and CYC Seattle.  Shoreside activities will be in the Courtyard west of the main building on Friday night and at the CYC Seattle Shilshole clubhouse Saturday and Sunday.

Here’s the website where you’ll find the notice of race and entry form.

 

 

Round Orcas June 23

If you don’t have a J/Boat, or just want to try a new and different course, check this out from the folks in the San Juans. Note that there will be several different divisions including a paddleboard/kayak division. This one sounds like a lot of fun for folks who’d rather go around an island than buoys!

Orcas Island Yacht Club is pleased to invite you to participate in the first annual race around Orcas Island. Held on the longest Saturday of the year, the race presents intriguing navigational challenges set against the splendid scenic beauty and tall, forested bluffs of the largest island in the San Juans. We look forward to you joining us!

The start is between a red flag on Orcas Landing and the flag pole on Shaw Island.

We are planning on a fully crewed division, a double-handed division, and a self-propelled paddleboard/kayak division.

Buchan Star Clinic This Saturday

Local sailors Derek DeCouteau and Jaimie Stewart working upwind. Local photo by Jan Anderson.

This Saturday is the Buchan Star clinic. In addition to all the Star aficionados out there, Laser and RS Aero sailors are invited to sit in as well. If you’ve never heard experts talk about setting up and sailing a Star, I’d recommend this as definitely worth the time. Of course much of it will be unique to the Star, but it will be great insight into perhaps the most sophisticated and challenging boat on the water. Here’s a brief description by Star sailor Dave Watt. 

Our agenda is as follows: We’ll be gathering next Saturday morning at about 10:00 A.M. in the dry storage area with Carl Buchan discussing and reviewing boat set-ups, followed by Carl speaking at about 11:00 A.M. about boat handling drills.  We’ll then go out onto the water for boat handling drills during Saturday afternoon, followed by a de-brief on-shore lead by Carl during the late afternoon and early evening.  We’ll resume next Sunday morning at 10:00 A.M. with a short land briefing, followed by short races on the water, and concluding with a post-racing de-brief on-shore by Carl. For more information contact Foss Miller at foss@pacific-research.com.

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