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Sleepy Joe The Push Tug Pilot Makes A Mess In Gig Harbor

Published on 03-16-2021 09:47 AM

image © Chris Smith

Coast Guard responds to barge collision in Gig Harbor, WA

Private docks, residences struck by barge in Gig Harbor, Washington

SEATTLE — Coast Guard members from Sector Puget Sound responded Monday ...

Center Sound Series Kicks Off In Style

Published on 03-09-2021 05:03 PM

Report by Kurt Hoehne / Sailish.com

Corinthian Yacht Club's Blakely Rock Race, the first race in the Center Sound Series, is certainly not the first race of the year. However, it always seems to force racers, and race committees, to officially shake out the cobwebs for the coming year. Saturday's race was no exception.

The day started out breezier than expected, ...

Going Rouge In The PNW

Published on 11-04-2020 10:48 AM

Round the County may be cancelled, BUT...

Yeah, COVID-19 sucks. Most of the big regattas this year were cancelled and now RTC is too. But that doesn't mean we can't go sailing around the San Juans in November! A rogue group of hardy sailors are planning to "cruise" the RTC course. Maybe we'll see you out there?

the schedule
Saturday, Nov. 7
Start a clockwise cruise of San Juan County at Lydia Shoal. Use VHF 67 to chat with friends.

Note your start time when you head south across an artificial line east of the Lydia Shoal buoy ...

Race Week PNW Moves Again

Published on 10-28-2020 10:10 AM

SEATTLE, Washington, October 28, 2020 – Whidbey Island Race Week LLC, the organizing authority of Whidbey Island Race Week and Point Roberts Race Week announces a new venue beginning in 2021: Anacortes, Washington. Anacortes is located on the north end of Fidalgo Island in Washington State, and will be the new venue ...

Lightning knocks Washington state ferry out of service

Published on 10-12-2020 09:25 AM

Photo: Randi Lee / KOMO News Photo

Lightning strikes behind a Washington State Ferry boat as it sailed on the Puget Sound near the Edmonds ferry dock, Sept. 7, 2019. ...

A New Record The Wrong Way

Published on 09-10-2020 03:07 PM

The easterly winds that whipped up flames and smoke across the western states provided a vehicle
at least for some Shitz & Giggles for 3 locals from the Hood River Area to embark on a rare downhill AND downriver
romp from Hood River to Cascade Locks. The 20/20 Challenge record was the desired target!

Sean Doogie Couvreux, Andrew Estcourt and Spike climbed aboard Andy's ...

Round The County A Go With Restrictions

Published on 08-12-2020 12:47 PM

Round the County organizers are hoping to run the 33rd annual race with modifications for Coronavirus
The Orcas Island Yacht Club and the Friday Harbor Sailing Club are aiming to get the 33rd annual Round the County sailboat race off on November 6-8, 2020 in ...

WotH 2020: The Ladies Take Over Puget Sound

Published on 07-28-2020 11:58 AM

Women at the Helm
by Kurt Hoehne

The Pacific Northwest has a proud tradition of women "being at the helm." All woman racing crews have participated in all of the areas major events including the Vic-Maui race. The Seattle Women's Sailing Association and Tacoma Women's Sailing Association have both been successful ...

Inaugural Salish 200 A Rounding Success

Published on 06-29-2020 12:16 PM

"The first (annual) Salish 200 is now complete with all boats safely off of the course! It was an epic run up and around the San Juans, and an equally exciting adventure for the handful of boats that went for the Puget Sound 100. Congratulations to Jonathan McKee and Matt Pistay on Dark Star for winning the Salish 200, and to Ben Glass and team ...

Racing Returns To PNW

Published on 06-08-2020 08:54 AM

West Vancouver Yacht Club & Royal Naval Sailing Association Single/Double Handed Race – 2020
Words by Peter Salusbury

Idiopathic

Who would have guessed six months ago that the traditional June single-handed race hosted by WVYC and RNSA would be over-subscribed with a waiting list of participants wanting to enter and ending up being the most anticipated yacht race in British Columbia? Well, with the pandemic grounding all formal racing ...

A Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Published on 05-18-2020 11:27 AM

In a bit of a throwback to days gone by of racing, the singlehanded dinghy sailors came out in force on Thursday off Shilshole in Seattle.
Yes, Virginia, there IS racing while simultaneously social distancing.
The Seattle Laser Fleet - which includes the RS Aeros in town, ...

i991 Emergency App Implimented in PNW

Published on 05-15-2020 06:19 AM

News Release
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
Contact: 13th District Public Affairs
Office: (206) 220-7237
After Hours: (206) 819-9154
13th District online newsroom

Coast Guard offers new i911 system for ...

Not Cancelled: Just Delayed A Wee Bit

Published on 04-24-2020 09:40 AM

There are two ways to say this:

R2AK and SEVENTY48 are canceled in 2020.
R2AK and SEVENTY 2020 aren’t canceled, but you can’t cross the starting line until 2021.
Either way, Race to Alaska and SEVENTY48 are not running ...

2020 Vic Maui Cancelled

Published on 03-26-2020 10:02 AM

Shackles & Cotterpins - The Vic-Maui Newsletter

Vic-Maui announces cancellation of the 2020 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race

Vic-Maui has completed a review related ...

Big Currents And Big Wind Challenge Toliva Shoals Sailors

Published on 02-19-2020 09:13 AM

Olympia Yacht Club's Toliva Shoal Race is always a challenge. Sometimes the challenge is making the time limit, sometimes withstanding February temperatures. This past Saturday the challenge was dealing with a serious blow interrupted occasionally by some truly light wind conditions. Bruce Hedrick predicted the blow for those who checked Sailish on Friday evening. Jan Anderson provided the photos below. Results.

We have two reports, one from PHRF 3 class winner Robert King on String Theory, ...

Dismasted Sailboat Near Cape Disappointment

Published on 01-05-2020 08:07 AM

Long Beach, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued a man after his sailing vessel became disabled dangerously close to the surf near Peacock Spit Friday about one mile from the shore near Cape ...

2019 Round The County: Slow Down And Enjoy The Scenery!

Published on 11-13-2019 02:41 PM

Report from Kurt Hoehne WWW.Sailish.com

It seems the Round the County race always serves up one marginal race day and one great race day. This past weekend, Saturday was truly marginal and Sunday could be called “OK,” especially if you were playing the shore along San Juan Island.

Saturday’s start verged on silly. Some boats were barely able cross the start before the time limit for starting expired. A lot of boats were stuck not far from the start line for hours. The race turned into a nice ...

Meanwhile North Of Alki Point In Puget Sound

Published on 10-31-2019 11:54 AM

The Seattle YC's Fall Classic Dials Up Epic Winds

Verbs visa Kurt Hoehne www.sailish.com

Grand Prix may not be the focal point of end-of-season sailing that it once was, but it can still cook up some great conditions. With winds topping 30 knots on Saturday, crews got a workout and gear ...

Beloved Portland High School Counselor Perishes In Sailing Incident

Published on 10-02-2019 01:48 PM

Body of missing Franklin HS counselor found off Oregon Coast
OREGON COAST
Hoang Minh Tran was reported missing Saturday night after sailing out of Newport earlier in the day
KOIN's Amy Frazier REPORTS

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A body found off the coast of Yaquina Bay belongs to a Clackamas man reported missing on Saturday evening, ...

Puget Sound Water Dragon Devours Another Victim

Published on 08-20-2019 10:21 AM

Legend has it that in a certain stretch of Puget Sound, there lays a paranormal phenomenon
which rises from the depths and takes it unwitting ...