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Five From CYC Attend U.S. Sailing Summit
The U.S. Sailing Yacht club summit April 2-3 in Chicago had over 365 attendees from over 185 yacht clubs. The summit covered a number of ideas to increase participation and membership in yacht clubs and sailing. Two full days of seminars and breakout sessions covered many aspects of yacht club activities and provided information on [ MORE ]
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 ]
Cruisers Plan Active 2011 Season
The CYC Cruising group kicks off the 2011 season with a Pizza Cruise to Kingston April 9 and 10. The group also has posted its full schedule of cruises for 2011. Cruisers had an excellent planning meeting Wednesday, March 16, at the CYC Shilshole clubhouse. The meeting started with some snacks, wine and cheese with [ MORE ]
Scatchet Head: Wet and Windy
This year’s Scatchet Head race on March 12 was, in one way, exactly the same for all divisions—wet. Very wet. It rained from the first start to the last finish, but such things just don’t bother the dauntless sailors aboard 73 yachts gathered for the second race of the CYC Seattle Center Sound Series. Almost as [ MORE ]
Club Seeks Volunteer Whaler Drivers
Corinthian Yacht Club is looking for members to volunteer as whaler drivers. Our Boston Whalers are used for mark setting and retrieval along with safety boat operations, and volunteers are needed for both Puget Sound and Lake Washington events. It’s a fun, exciting, and rewarding way to serve your fellow sailors. We will be providing [ MORE ]
