Category: Today At CYC
CYC Club Sailboat Usage Policy and Skills Test Procedures
CYC members must pass a skills proficiency test facilitated by a CYC board member, staff member, or authorized/skilled designee before using club sailboats. Separate skills tests will be performed for each type of sailboat (i.e., Opti and Vanguard 15), as well as for different types of wind conditions (i.e., light (<5 kts), medium (<10 kts), [ MORE ]
Cruiser Tips and Tricks
A multitude of innovative ideas were shared at our gathering on Thursday. As usual, boating crowds are tremendously creative in their problem solving! Ron and Peggy Watt have made plastic mesh sunscreens for their boat. These are mounted to the outside of their windows with Velcro. Paul and Erika Benson introduced us to Turkish towels. [ MORE ]
Good Turnout for Start of Seattle Racing Season: Beneteau 355, Reichel/Pugh 55 take Top Honors in Three Race Series
Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle kicked off central Puget Sound’s big-boat sailing season in March with the Center Sound Series, a three-race, long-course event that drew 75 yachts, the most in recent years. The overall winner in the PHRF fleet was Bodacious, a Beneteau 355 sailed by J Rosenbach of the South Sound Sailing Society. [ MORE ]
Mexican Cruise Recap
The first cruise of the year for the CYC cruising club was to Eagle Harbor this past weekend. The day started out cold and rainy in Seattle, but that all quickly changed once cruisers hit the Pudget Sound Waves. The rain tapered off and he Sun began to shine through. Cloudy it warmed up the [ MORE ]
Vanguard 15s
In February, an opportunity developed for CYC to take a large step forward in achieving several goals for the short and long term vibrancy of our club. The CYC Board of Directors seized the moment to purchase 6 matched Vanguard 15s, with two sets of sails each (one set for practice, one set for racing), two trailers [ MORE ]
