Saturday’s Foul Weather Bluff Race seemed to start with whimper but end with a bang. We don’t have a report from Edmonds YC, and I was unable to attend, but we do have photos from Jan Anderson and a video from Boomer Depp who was sailing on the Davidson 34 Karma.
Jan’s Photos.
Yes, you need to visit her site to see the rest and, yes, BUY some.
Smoke (foreground) and Glory reaching fast and looking serious. Not too many colors in TP52 chutes these days.
Don’t know how this turned out, but White Cloud seemed resolute to climb over Madrona. Madrona won the class and White Cloud was second.
The Beneteau 38 Au Vent’s happy crew.
Alex Simanis’ Poke and Destroy was fast after some recent on-shore TLC, winning her class easily.
The J/105 fleet remains healthy and active with a five boat fleet at FWB.
The Freya 39 Freeflyte scooting along the shore.
Persistence, a Seascape 27, shows a bit of tenderness under A-sail, and again headed upwind (see video)
Tapes were left flying when Magic Button’s chute blew.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. 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.