OK - It’s not Puget Sound or the Strait of Georgia, but we’ll peek at some great Bay sailing any time. Especially when it involves our sponsor West Coast Sailing and their nifty RS 21. By the way, there were three of the 21s at Annapolis doing some dubious but still interesting racing next to the US Sailboat Show venue.
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.
Sailish.com is totally proud and very grateful that West Coast Sailing has signed on as a sponsor. I know West Coast Sailing as a customer, sailor and supporter of Laser and all small-boat sailing in the region. And believe me, supporting Lasers is no small task these days. Their boundless energy and focus have put more butts in boats than can be counted. They know that what’s good for sailing is good for business. West Coast Sailing works closely with community sailing centers in the area to get kids (and adults) on the water.
You’ll see the West Coast Sailing logo proudly displayed on sailish.com, and that will of course be linked to their site. If you don’t know already, WCS deals in RS Sailing boats, Laser (or is it ILCA??) Hobie, Weta and others. They’re also experts in parts, clothing and assorted gear. Check them out.
This is good incentive for sailish to make sure we get the small boat scene covered properly. Any of you small boat sailors who want to contribute, please do! Racing, sailing, programs. Whatever will further our sport and make it accessible to more people.
With that said, alert reader Nate Creitz pointed out this video on the RS Feva (his son Dieter and crew Conrad Miller gave the British kids a good run for their money a couple years ago at Worlds). Alert reader Mike Johnson pointed out that the video creator was note cited - so we’ll take care of it. It’s Charles Dasher and his website is https://www.dasherfilms.com/.
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.
It’s very exciting to welcome CSR Marine as a Sailish.com sponsor. Over the last couple of years I’ve come to rely on their insights into the racing, new boat and marine industry scenes. The quality of their work is top notch, and their commitment to the sport unwavering as evidenced by their sponsorship of this site. Click on their logo anytime to visit csrmarine.com. If your company would like to sponsor sailish.com, or you want to contribute as an individual sailor, please click here to visit the Patreon site. If you have any questions or concerns about the process, please click here to email me.
In the meantime, I’m happy to share a promo video from the CSR web site:
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.
I’m very pleased to announce that my good friends at Swiftsure Yachts are my first corporate sponsors. They see the value in what sailish.com is trying to do for the PNW sailing scene and have ponied up a monthly sponsorship. If truth be told, Brad Baker and Ryan Helling have already provided plenty of support in their writing contributions and tales of derring-do, from navigating the mighty catamaran Fujin to racing the Tri-Island cruiser-racer class.
Pete McGonagle
The least I can do is tell you a little about them. They deal both in new boats (Allures, Garcia, Hallberg Rassy, Outbound, Outremer) and high quality brokerage boats. Brad has cruised the Pacific for two years with his family, Pete McGonagle has cruised his own boat in the Caribbean for two years and Ryan Helling lives aboard his own boat Velella which he both cruises and races. They are joined by PJ Baker, Bob Schoonmaker, Judy Nasmith, Andy Schwenk, John Sanford and Andy Cross in various spots around the Northwest. They’re all extraordinary sailors with real offshore miles under their keels, and I can say firsthand that I’ve learned a tremendous amount sailing some of those miles with them.
Brad Baker
One important facet of these sailors is that they’re both excellent cruisers and top-flight racers.
I know the folks at Swiftsure to be focused on making the boat buying experience a really good one for each of their clients, both in the moment and (importantly) throughout subsequent years.
Their real offshore experience has helped launch many world cruises and more than a few race wins. Just click the Swiftsure Yachts logo if you ever want to get in touch.
Ryan Helling
And while this is not an ad per se, I gotta say they’ve got a seriously cool Farr 50 cruiser for sale. Check it out.
If your sailing-oriented company wants to sponsor sailish.com, please go to my Patreon page and sign up, or email me directly.
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.
