(Seattle, WA)- The Pacific Northwest is full of fun-loving sailors
always looking for a reason to get out on the water, seeking out yet
another challenge and enjoy the shared experience afterwards over some
great food, BBQ, fresh salmon and the occasional beer. With over 200
days of "moisture" on average, the Seattle sailing crowd are a hardy
bunch and, all things considered, are some of the nicest group of
sailors you'll ever encounter around the world.Recently, one of the more notoriously fun group of sailors hosted their annual "Race to the Straits" Regatta. Imagine this, 100+ short-handed boats duking it out from Seattle to Port Townsend Saturday, then sailing back on Sunday. The first weekend in May and entries are capped at 100 boats!?! The Party is back at the American Legion Hall Saturday night. There's a keg at the skippers meeting, kegs at the party in Port Townsend, kegs at the awards. What more could you want? More to the point, who are these people? Well, the host is "Sloop Tavern YC" in Seattle, not exactly your classic "yacht club", in fact far from it! They're the equivalent of the East Coast's "Mystic River Mudheads", the spirit that drives them is being the ultimate underdogs in their local sailing circles-- pomp and circumstance be damned (unless, of course, it includes a kegger).
Class 9 Doublehanded Sails Division saw the J/70 DA SPENCER sailed by Mike Pitt take 4th followed by Dave Schutte's J/80 TAJ MAHAL in sixth. Awesome job, dudes! For more Sloop Tavern YC Race to the Straits sailing information
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