Category: Championships
2013 Puget Sound Sailing Championships (PSSC)
October 5-6: Small Boat October 12-13: Large Boat Social The CYC Clubhouse will be open on Friday evening, and all day Saturday and Sunday on both Small Boat and Large Boat PSSC Weekends Dinner will be available post-racing both days. Saturday: Chicken & Spinach Lasagna Sunday: Smoked Salmon & Potato Chowder (Veggie options are available both [ MORE ]
Watkins Wins Hans Otto Giese Inspirational Award
Brian Watkins, the current rear commodore who initiated and led the “CYC Restart” meetings last fall, was named winner of the 2011 Hans Otto Giese Inspirational Trophy at the club’s awards party Jan. 20 at Shilhole. The Restart meetings were planned to find ways to invigorate the club in the face of declining membership and [ MORE ]
Flash Team Edged Out in Last Leg of U.S. Offshore Championship
By Josh May, Flash Bowman CYC member Steve Travis and his team from the One Design 48 Flash were selected this fall to take part in the US Sailing United States Offshore Championship. Each year US Sailing selects up to nine teams to compete in the three-day event based on an application process that takes into account [ MORE ]
Volunteers Needed for PSSC
CYC Needs volunteers to help with a variety of tasks at the Puget Sound Sailing Championships, a two-weekend event that will be held Oct. 1-2 and Oct. 8-9 at Shilshole. Sailing in the event will not conflict with your ability to help out with one of more of the following tasks. T-shirt sales & registration [ MORE ]
Blake Bentzen Near Top in Bay Opti Event
CYC Junior Blake Bentzen finished third in his age group and 12th overall in the 57-boat Opti Heavy Weather Regatta hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club June 17 – 19 on San Francisco Bay. Bentzen, son of Paige and Erik Bentzen, said the fact that he was bigger than many of the kids in his [ MORE ]