The good folk at Bellingham, and especially Mike Powell, put together a tremendously successful youth regatta this past weekend. Hopefully we can get some first-hand accounts from what went on on the water. Winners included Mira Anders/Cedric Kenniep in the 29ers, Peter “Alden” McGonagle/ Ella Barnard in the FJ class, Isabelle McNabb in the Laser 4.7 class, Max Doane in the Laser Radials and Dieter Creitz in the Optis.
Here’s Mike Powell from his Facebook Post: : “What an amazing weekend on the bay, I ran my first full regatta this past weekend. 86 boats, 102 sailors all raced hard and sent home wet. The Bellingham Youth Regatta was a great success thanks to the efforts of so many BYC members that made my job easy.”
Powell, a professional photographer, took the featured photos in this post and made an album available here. Full results are here.
Bellingham Yacht Club and all the parents should be commended for getting those kids on the water. Youth sailing is not just alive in the PNW, it’s booming.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.