The pandemic pause, a renowned racing coach, and sailors seeking the sea: Columnist DOUG HANSEN on the origins of an ultra-collaborative racing group that welcomes champions and novices alike.
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Despite the cancellations of most of the major regattas in the region due to COVID-19, Seattle area racers are getting back on the water to race — virtually. By Jared …
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There is no escaping the reality that the world shutting down put a serious hamper on global sailing. International regattas worldwide have been postponed or canceled, boats in foreign countries …
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With the ongoing global outbreak of Covid-19 and the enormous impact it has created on world travel, the 2019-2020 Clipper Round the World Race came to a halt in the …
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Legendary Thunderbird sailor Sanders (Sandy) Pratt succumbed to COVID19 on March 26th. He is survived by two children and four grandchildren. Sandy’s daughter, Barbara, said that he was admitted to …
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The Pacific Northwest boating community lost one of its shining stars on March 20, 2020. Stanley (Stan) Vint Butchart Jr. of Burien, Washington, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded …
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Words: Doug Hansen // Photos: Jan Anderson While some of the best sailors in western Washington claim there is no sailing south of Alki, clearly, they have not gone far …
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To kick off the opening of the 2020 boating season, the town of Ilwaco, on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula, has been chosen as the site of this year’s Pacific Northwest …
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US Sailing will be providing several one-day workshops for those interested in becoming Certified Race Officers. Becoming a RO means learning the best practices for running races and providing better …
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Words: Doug Hansen // Photos: Jan Anderson On January 11, racers joined for the first time in 2020 for the second race of the South Sound Series. Organized by Three …
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Sailboat racing can be simple or complex, expensive or even economical, highly competitive or casual and fun. How do you figure out a fair system of competition for everyone? World …
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Words: Doug Hansen // Photos: Jan Anderson Fall racing has come to an end in the Pacific Northwest, and, as is tradition, sailors gathered for one of the last big …
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