August: Friday Night Sail / Fest

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What: Friday Night Sail / Fest
When: The First Four Friday nights in August 1900 hrs, that’s 7pm
Where: CYC Clubhouse

A great excuse getting you and your boat out with friends and family!

Presented by: SEATTLEBOATSHOW.COM
Supported by:48 North, Sail Northwest, Seattle Sailing Club, and CYC of Seattle.

August 16: Piratefest! No Love for Fire Sea Songs

No Love For Fire and special guest percussionists present a set of pirate and sailor songs for your amusement as part of Friday Night Sail/Fest at Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle.

The club opens at 6:00; exact music set start times TBA. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available, as well as a no-host bar. For more information, see CYC’s Sail/Fest page

Friday Nights in August are about to get hotter. The Friday Night Sail / Festreturns to Shilshole Bay. This is a free fun event for all sailors. Bring your friends, your business associates, kids and kid’s friends for a fun filled evening on the water and ashore.

After the fun race / sail everyone is invited to the CYC Club House for door prizes, free hot dogs / hamburgers and a no-host bar.

Bring the kids there is no telling what prizes might be waiting for them.

The racing is designed for everyone to come out and sail for fun.

No ratings, just show up for a sail. There will be three starts: fast boats, not as fast boats and dinghy’s. First start is at 1900 hrs and subsequent starts at 1905hrs and 1910hrs.

Only three rules:

HAVE FUN
NO COLLISIONS
RULES OF THE ROAD

The first four Fridays in August 2, 9, 16, 23, Starting at 1900hrs (no race on the 29^th due to early sunsets).

Course will be:

Start / Finish will be between the YC V (The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle’s Red Committee Boat) and the mooring buoy (Horseshoe) off the north entrance to the Shilshole Bay Marina.
The start will be upwind
Marks of the course are to be left to your port.
In a northerly: the course will be Start, Meadow Point Buoy, Ballard Blinker (entrance to the ship canal), sailing through the Start / Finish line and continuing on for another lap to the Finish.
In a southerly the course will be reversed with the Start, Ballard Blinker, Meadow Point Buoy, Start Finish line and another lap to the Finish.

The course may be shortened at the finish of the first lap if the breeze is dying.

After racing come to CYC for free hot dogs, free hamburgers, no host refreshments, door prizes and fun.

For more information call Sail Northwest 206-286-1004 sales@sailnorthwest.com