Tacoma Yacht Club Races


February 26: Gov Teats Sailboat Race & Frostbite One Design Series Race 1 March 25: Frostbite One Design Race 2 April 29: Frostbite OD Series Race 3


One Design Sailing For Everyone


Cal 20 fleet 8, sponsored by Tacoma


Yacht Club invites you to come sail with them and learn how much fun Cal 20 sailing can be. With reasonably priced boats, small crews, and non-spinnaker racing, Cal 20's offer competitive sailing for sailors and their families from beginner to expert. Fleet members are more than happy to share their knowledge to help novices find Cal 20s, and learn how to race them. Races are held throughout the year with a picnic afterward, weather permitting. Fleet meetings are held on the third Friday of the month at TYC (club membership not required for fleet membership). Attend a meeting or contact


Joe Petrich at jfpetrich@harbornet.com for more information.


Guadalupe Island Race March 9


Pacific Singlehanded Sailing


Association‘s biannual single and doublehanded Guadalupe Island race will start off Marina del Rey and is normally sailed keeping Catalina and San Clemente islands to port, then Guadalupe Island to port, then back to a finish also at the east end of Catalina. The off wind leg to Guadalupe Island is about 320 miles south. The upwind, rhumb line return leg is about 250 miles, but can easily exceed 300 miles due to contrary winds. The Guadalupe Island Race acts a


qualifier for the Single Handed Transpac (SHTP) held by the Singlehanded Sailing Society (SSS). The race is challenging and requires thorough preparation, a well found boat, and strong seamanship and navigation skills. To qualify for the race, a skipper's vessel must pass a safety inspection and complete a qualifying offshore voyage of at least 125 miles. For information, see www.pssala.com or contact Whi tal l Stokes at whitall@gmail.com or (310) 387-3313.


“Casual Class” Starts


CYC Center Sound Series March 3: Blakely Rock March 10: Scatchet Head March 24: Three Tree Point


Corinthian Yacht Club’s 2012


long-distance sailing series starts on March 3 with the Blakely Rock race, the traditional beginning event. Running aground on the western side of the Rocks often happens as someone almost always tries to shorten the return trip just a bit too much, providing chuckles and sometimes sympathy from subsequently rounding boats. The race northward to Scatchet Head follows a week later on March 10 and, after a two week-break, the race southward to Three Tree Point will be held on March 24. Both of these races feature forecasted large tidal swings, so good navigation will be key. For each of these three races, CYC


will have a “casual class” start as an experiment to attract more boats to participate in this key Club event. The casual class will have separate starts, shorter courses and awards, and boats may use flying sails or race on a NFS basis. These starts are intended as a venue for less serious or less experienced sailors to have fun on the water in a more relaxed field. All Center Sound races are open


to non-members of the Club. For more information and registration, see the Club’s website: www.cycseattle.org or call the Club’s office (206) 789-1919.


STYC Blakely Rock Benefit Race April 14


The 32nd Annual Sloop Tavern Yacht


Club's Blakely Rock Benefit Race will have all proceeds benefit the Ballard Food Bank again this year. Please come out to participate in the famous blintz breakfast before the race (cheap 'n good), the well-attended race around the rock, and the post-race raffle and awards party at the Sloop Tavern and help us all in supporting the Ballard Food Bank! For more information, please see the


STYC website at www.styc.org or contact STYC Commodore, Tim Morgenroth at tcmorgenroth@msn.com


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