Pressure Drop - Pacific Northwest

All Clear In Puget Sound

Published on 08-29-2018 09:17 AM

All is clear after a circa WWII mine surfaced in waters off Puget Sound on Tuesday.

A shelter in place alert had been in place since the ordinance surfaced in wither off the Port of Brownsville.

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Hood River Moore Mania 2018 From The Horses Mouth

Published on 08-14-2018 03:37 PM

[Note: One of the Moore 24's Class rules loosely instructs that the winner of said regatta is honored by receiving the task of writing the report
of said event. This year we are fortunate that the champion also is unofficial PNW class scribe Ben Braden, owner of Moore 24 "Moore Uff Da"
who works the keyboard as easy or easier than a wet tiller or a cold Rainier. Enjoy]

The Set –

Straight outa Wikipedia – Hood River is considered a “sports mecca” and offers some of the best spots for windsurfing, kitesurfing, Moore 24 Racing, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, skiing and mountain biking—all for which it draws considerable national attention from many media outlets, such as Sail Magazine, Pressure Drop and Sailing Anarchy.

Moore 24 Nationals in Hood River, Oregon, one of the most consistently ...

An Even Dozen Battle In Hood River For 2018 Moore 24 National Title

Published on 08-13-2018 09:25 PM

6 Teams from the SF Bay Area and 6 from the PNW converged in Hood River for the 2018
Moore 24 Nationals. Gorge like conditions prevailed with winds in the mid to high 20 knot range
and gusts in the 40 providing the classic conditions people travel so far to enjoy!

8 Races in 3 days provided the fun and entertainment, and when ...

Slainte Delivers A Spanking

Published on 08-06-2018 11:06 AM

"We Spanked Richards A$$" declared a gleeful Paul Sutchek in a text on Sunday.

Paul and crew of Eric Thompson and Cathy McCallum in the Cal 20 Slainte had just completed the 2018 Double Damned,
The 36nm up river but down hill race from Cascade Locks to The Dalles on the Columbia River.

Paul, had sailed with Richard von Ehrenkrook for ...

Orca Drags Sailboats Fur Fun

Published on 08-02-2018 09:39 AM

A killer whale that’s been observed swimming around a Vancouver Island marina for several days exhibited some unusual behavior on July 29.

Video of the incident, recorded at Comox Marina, ...

Three Peat For Ekono Juan

Published on 07-20-2018 05:14 PM

Ekono Juan from Orcas Island Takes Third Straight San Juan 24 North American Championship
Grauer Geist of Seattle and Renaissance of Oak Harbor Are Second and Third
Words by Kenneth Johnson

Fifteen San Juan 24s from around the Salish Sea lined up in Penn Cove on July 14th and 15th for the Fleet’s North American Championship but one, Ekono Juan from Orcas Island, dominated the event with 8 bullets in 11 races to claim its third consecutive championship. Despite Ekono Juan’s wins, the races were closely matched – six other boats ...

Vic-Maui 2018 Wrap Up" Joy Ride Takes The Cake!

Published on 07-17-2018 05:06 PM

While results are not yet official, it looks like Joy Ride will win Vic-Maui 2018 as the 1st Overall based on corrected time. Firefly wins Line Honours and 2nd Overall and Salient takes 3rd Overall.
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Half Way Home: Vic-Maui Fleet Looking For Trades

Published on 07-10-2018 03:42 PM

Kraken Log - Day 9

0405 HST; the sun is just coming up on the Eastern horizon and the darkness is slowly being taken over by the light. At first it's black, then dark gray, then lighter gray then lighter gray again, until it's finally light.

One of the things that is interesting about off-shore sailing is that you are out all night every night. In our terrestrial lives most of us normally sleep through the night. We only see the start and the finish. Ask yourselves; how many entire nights have you actually seen in your entire lifetime? How many sun rises? How many times have you seen the moon rise AND set?

Sailing into the night always brings on a certain feeling of anxiety while sailing out of it brings relief. I guess it has to do with the fact ...

Vic Maui Day 3 Updates

Published on 07-03-2018 10:16 AM

TRACKER

Ocean weather, never a dry topic, is getting more interesting - we have a High, we have a Low, which way to go, don’t you know?

The North Pacific High is established and centered at about 43N 155W. It’s strong – about 1036mb – which is good, and about 600-800nm in diameter. There is a Low developing ...

Out THe Chute And Turn Left

Published on 07-02-2018 05:11 PM

TRACKER

After a great run down Strait of Juan de Fuca, most of the fleet rounded Cape Flattery before the sun set and got to see a sight that most people never get to. Cape Flattery is the very northwest corner of the lower 48 states and a major landmark. But it ...

The Loss of Kelaerin

Published on 06-27-2018 04:34 PM

The Loss of KELAERIN (JUNE 17, 2018)

Earlier this month, the USCG reported an incident involving the rescue of a man and his wife 180nm off the Washington Coast

The vessel in question, Kelaerin was owned by Jim and Joy Carey, who set out on a global circumnavigation on their Omega 45' Cutter Kalaerin years ago from their home in Bellingham, WA. In their words:

We bought Kelaerin in 1991 and almost immediately set out cruising with our two daughters down the coast of the Pacific US to Mexico, Central

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Sail like A Girl Wins 2018 R2AK

Published on 06-24-2018 09:59 AM

Team Sail Like A Girl for the win! Arrived at 12:17 am AK times, 6 days 13 hours, 17 minutes. Congrats!

Team members: Aimee Fulwell, Jeanne Assael Goussev, Allison Dvaladze, Anna Stevens, Haley King Lhamon, Kate Hearsey McKay, ...

Ketchikan In The Cross Hairs

Published on 06-23-2018 06:02 AM

http://tracker.r2ak.com

2018 Day 5: It’s a vortex, man.
There are places in the world that are their own centers of gravity. The great garbage patch of the Pacific gyre that collects the downstream accumulation of our plastic world, the beaches that unexplainably ...

2018 Day 3: Fresh Race, Stale Breeze, Ketchup Soup

Published on 06-20-2018 03:18 PM

2018 Day 3: Fresh race, stale breeze, ketchup soup

image:Katrina Zoë Norbom

Did you know there is such a thing as competitive Tai Chi? That thing you did in college and/or during yard time at the Senior Center, that slow-mo martial art that is scientifically proven to be three times more likely to be in a heart medication commercial than your day to day—they’ve got competitions for that. We’ve ...

2018 Day 2: The Narrows Cometh

Published on 06-19-2018 02:47 PM

image: Katrina Zoë Norbom

Day Two of the R2AK offered the same kind of dull excitement as the first. Teams were still dealing with the fat man of a high-pressure system that was squashing the Strait of Georgia under its sweaty mass. Teams sailed, stalled, rowed, pedaled, advanced, and retreated on the tides. Most faired well enough, but at least one team spent four hours ...

Breeze On In Bellingham

Published on 06-18-2018 04:17 PM

32 5o5 teams showed up to the Bellingham Yacht Club located on Bellingham Bay in Northern Washington for 3 days of racing
just south of the Canadian Border. They got in 7 races and loads of fun in that short period of time. Here is a piece written by Paul Phil,
representing the host yacht club and the PNW!

Article originally posted at Sailish.com

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Dropouts and Leaders Emerge in R2AK

Published on 06-18-2018 09:35 AM

Mknotcrazy has dropped out due to a restless night and rougher conditions than they expected.

http://tracker.r2ak.com/

Peninsula Daily News Rovides the 1st update:

VICTORIA — The customized Gougeon 32 catamaran from Port Townsend that won the “proving ground” stage of the Race to Alaska held the lead during the start of the second leg of this year’s race Sunday.

“Russell Brown [of PT Watercraft] as a solo sailor is doing amazingly well,” ...

R2ak 2018 Is Underway!

Published on 06-14-2018 12:00 PM

The start of leg one of the 2018 R2AK, Port Townsend to Victoria BC!

Racing underway!

Finish times.

1 PT Watercraft 9:10am

2 First Federal's Sail Like a Girl 9:51am
3 Strait to the Pool Room 10:04am
4 Ptarmigan 10:05am
5 Swan Song 10:10am
6 BlueFlash 10:13am ...

Breeze On For Melges 24 World Finale!

Published on 06-10-2018 12:19 PM

June 9, 2018 - Victoria, BC, Canada - On the final day of the 2018 Melges 24 World Championship the international Melges 24 fleet of forty one teams from five nations finally received what they were expecting from Victoria - 15-20 knots wind, blazing sunshine, blue skies and great speed to put on the show while surfing the waves in Victoria Waterfront. A final day of racing yielded three more races to conclude the 10-race series at the Melges 24 World Championship 2018, hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in co-operation with the Canadian Forces Sailing ...

Day 2 Victorian M-24 Worlds

Published on 06-08-2018 09:26 AM

June 7, 2018 - Victoria, BC, Canada - The breeze eventually fills in on the race course of Victoria and the Melges 24 fleet takes home a full day of sailing, with three races completed in the third day of the 2018 Melges 24 World Championship.

The first victory of the series today went to the home-players Canadians on board of MiKEY ...