With the J/24 World Championships set to start here in the Northwest later this month, Doug Hansen outlines the many attributes and accolades of the high-flying J/Boat fleet.
Racing Sheet
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Doug Hansen recaps Anacortes Race Week, where the convivial atmosphere on land is balanced by fierce competition on the water.
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Doug Hansen recaps the rollicking, rolling Swiftsure International Yacht Race, where only the intrepid and bold prevailed.
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Doug Hansen recaps the dramatic and thrilling first race of the Seattle Yacht Club’s Tri Island Series, the marathon that is the Smith Island Race.
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Oh, Canada! Doug Hansen breaks down the Southern Straits Classic Yacht Race weekend, a true thriller through British Columbia waters.
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Doug Hansen recaps a windy, wild, and woolly Blakely Rock race, always a much anticipated kick-off to the spring sailing season, that this year really tested team’s fortitudes.
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A new chapter begins for Doug Hansen as he joins the ranks of the growing local J70 fleet with the purchase of his own racing boat.
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Little Wing’s big adventure: Doug Hansen introduces a restored raceboat that logged some serious miles in 2023, including to San Diego for the heralded Hot Rum Series.
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Doug Hansen wraps up 2023 with a recap of Seattle Yacht’s Club Grand Prix Regatta, always a competitive, celebratory, and culminating event on the local sailing calendar.
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Doug Hansen and the Seattle-based Smoke crew take the show on foreign waters for a chance at the thrilling Le Voiles de St. Tropez regatta in Southern France.
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Doug Hansen reflects on two of summer’s most memorable races—Corinthian Yacht Club’s Moonlight Race across Lake Washington and the Pacific International Ton Championship in Bellingham Bay.
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Doug Hansen reflects on a summer tradition like none other; the Tuesday evening Duck Dodge races on Lake Union.