Category: Championships
Kiteboard racing is taking off in Seattle in 2011 at CYC
A number of local kiteboard racers, whose organizers include Melges 32 owner Darrin Towe and former CYC board member Michael Cenname, are building a kiteboard race fleet to participate in the weekly CYC Sunday and Thursday night series at Shilshole off Golden Gardens park. CYC welcomes kiteboard racing as a class of sailing in the Sunday/Thursday [ MORE ]
Standing-Room-Only Crowd for Ullman Seminar
I just got home from the Ullman Sails Seminar Series. I enjoyed the presentation and got refreshed on “Unlocking” the race course just in time for the Thistle MidWinters in San Diego. CYC hosted the event and Ullman sails donated $5 for each ticket to the CYC Junior program. CYC Members got a $5 discount [ MORE ]
CYC Sailors & Yachts Dominate 48 North’s Top 25
CYC dominated the “Top-25 Sailboats of 2010” rankings published this month by 48-Degrees North magazine, taking three of the top five slots and placing more than twice as many boats on the list as any other yacht club on Puget Sound. Taking best-boat honors was Flash, a One-Design 48 owned by CYC member Steve Travis, who [ MORE ]
PSSC 2010: A Perfect Weekend for Light Air Boats
Corinthian Yacht Club’s Puget Sound Sailing Championship Regatta (PSSC) began beneath stormy skies Saturday October 9. Conditions allowed 4 to 6 races each day for each of 10 classes. It was a perfect weekend for boats that do well in light air and less ideal for those who need heavier air. Saturday it rained a [ MORE ]
CYC Member’s Boat was among 25 from U.S. at 505 World Championship in Denmark
Bruce Van Deventer Kaløvig Sailing Center, Aarhus, Denmark – I knew I was in for an interesting regatta when I put my new Dacron mainsail on the measurement table, and one of the German sailors standing next to me said, “Vhat did you come here in, a time machine?” Jon Henderson and myself, Bruce Van [ MORE ]
