Need a good reason to get the boat off the dock this Saturday? Here it is!
2018 Benefit Race is scheduled for Sept. 22nd
Skippers–please mark your calendars for the 26th annual sailboat race to benefit Northwest Harvest! As in past years, the race will be held out of Shilshole Bay Marina starting at noon. The Skippers’ mandatory meeting will be at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of the Ballard Elks Lodge.
Race entry fee is $45 and that includes one ticket to the dinner/dance/auction. Each boat is also asked to bring 1 pound of food per boat length OR donate $1 per foot. SSYC volunteers will weigh the food during the skippers’ meeting and NWH will have a truck available to collect donations. After Sept. 17th, race entry fee goes to $55.
For skipper guests, the dinner/dance/auction party tickets are $50 per person. Ticket prices go to $60 per person after Sept. 17th. Race registration and additional party tickets can be purchased with PayPal below, or at any Monday night meeting.
In Summary:
Party Location: Ballard Elks Lodge, 6411 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle.
Race + 1 party ticket=$45.
Additional party tickets= $50.
Dance only tickets=$25 purchased at the door.
Race meeting 9 a.m. Race start noon.
No-host Happy hour and Silent Auction start at 5:30.
Race Awards 6:30 p.m.
Dinner 7 p.m.
Dancing 8:30 p.m
The Race Registration form is here:
REGISTRATION FORM
Seattle Singles Yacht club raised $34,000 in 2017, thanks to generous donors, skippers and club members.
The 2017 Race to Fight Hunger winners were:
Flying Sails:
First: Chuck Stephens on Panic, a J/105.
Second: Mike Sinclair on Surt, a C & C 41.
Third: Jerry Stephenson on Margo, a Delphia 33.
Fourth: Joe Grande on Whisper, a Catalina 320.
Non Flying Sails winners:
First: Alan Vogt on Blue Fin, a Catalina 42.
Second: Roger Drill on Caprice, an Ericson 29.
Third: Tom McPherson on Maestrale, an Ericson 32.
Fourth: Arnold Amenda on Fortune Teller, a Newport 28.
Half Fast:
First: Mike Hirsch on High Hopes, a Nauticat44.
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.
