Once again Jan and Skip Anderson have provided some visual entertainment in the form of photos from the 2012 and 2013 Swiftsure races. Even as we start to emerge from stay-at-home, it’s worth a look back. Makes you want to get back out there, eh?
Speaking of stay-at-home, let’s share more cruising and racing stories about emerging! Let’s use this tragedy to remember what’s important and motivate us to do and enjoy more of it. Just email sailing story/photos me.
The following photos are courtesy of Jan Anderson, who makes it out for the Swiftsure starts no matter the condition. There are lots more photos of these and other recent Swiftsures here. I chose these few to remind us of some of the more beautiful, well known and memorable ones.
Dragonfly 
Icon 
Neptune’s Car 
Mardi Gras 
Doug Fryer’s Night Runner 
Martha 
Double Take 
Oriole 
Wasabi 
Strider 
Crossing tacks shortluy after the start
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.