Casual Racing

SSYC Race to Fight Hunger

Kurt Hoehne Casual Racing, Community 0 Comment

Seattle Singles Yacht Club’s NW Harvest Benefit Race is coming up September 21st. It’s another great way NW sailors can have a little fun while helping the community. For all of us Elliott Bay Thursday Nighters, Duck Dodgers, Friday Take-your-timers etc., this is a great chance for a fun race when all the evening racing has been “blacked out.”

Here’s the NOR.

Here’s the course.

Have fun!

Let’s Get Festive, Casual Racing Off Shilshole and a Look Back at J/Fest

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Bob Ross (Sail Northwest and Seattle Sailing Club) has taken the tack that simply getting people out on the water is good business.

Ross’s companyie are sponsoring the Friday Night Sailfests, free casual racing off Shilsole Bay Marina on the first four Fridays in August. It’s a chance for sailors to enjoy Fridays with friends and family who might not enjoy the more white-knuckle type of racing that often goes on. All boats welcome and there are no ratings to deal with. There are three rules (have fun, no collisions, rules of the road) and three starts (Fast, Not-So-Fast and Dinghies). Between Duck Dodge, the Downtown Sailing Series and Sailfest, a casual sailor can have his/her fill right though August. Be sure to bring the chips. Here’s the website, or call Sail Northwest at (206) 286-1004.

This year Ross also brought back J/Fest after a 7-year hiatus. The event, specifically for J/Boats, light winds Saturday, and lots of socializing. It was a chance for the J/109s to hold their Pacific Northwest Championship, a cruising class and two of the three J/97es to enjoy some one design racing. Click here for results. Here are some photos by Jan Anderson. You can see the rest here.