Things are heating up at the Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center and with the Mount Baker Sailing Team. Classes are already starting up and an early season regatta is on tap. This is an up and coming program with a great facility just south of I90 on Lake Washington.
Here are upcoming classes.
Middle/ High School Sailing Team
Sailing in FJ’s (two person boats). Open to beginner through advanced sailors in 7th/8th grade and high school – if younger may be able to join by invitation from coach Kaitlyn
Cost: $180
Tues & Thurs: 4:30-7:00pm
April 10th – May 17th
Please note: the dates for this course are incorrect in Seattle Parks’ online registration system. We are working on correcting this error.
Opti/Laser Race Team (Ages 8+ by invitation from coach Kaitlyn)
Please register through the office
Cost: $90
Saturday: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
April 14th – May 19th
Safety Note:
Please make sure your child has a wet suit, rain gear, and float test on file. For sailors new to Mount Baker, please schedule a day and time to meet with Coach Kaitlyn at mtbakersailingteam@gmail.com if you haven’t already.
And here’s the regatta…..
Mount Baker Open Regatta: April 15
We will be hosting our first event this Spring at Mount Baker and have over 100 sailors with 20+ FJ’s on the start line. It will be exciting and a great kick off to our season to sail the event we are hosting.
Cost: $10 per sailor entry fee (no coaching fees for this one)
Schedule:
8:30 am: Report time
9:15 am: Skippers Meeting
10:00 am: First Race
4:00 pm: Racing ends
Food will not be provided, so BYO lunch.
Parent volunteers are needed to help manage parking, dock traffic, setup and breakdown. We’ll have specific needs available next week.
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.