(Seattle, WA)- From May 16th to 18th, the one-design focused Sperry Top
Sider Seattle NOOD regatta will be held in the waters of Puget Sound.
One hopes the sailors will be blessed with great sailing on Friday with
sun and good breeze since the weekend forecast looks very “classic” Seattle (a bit of wind, some rain and misty southerly breezes.
Joining the fray are one-design fleets of J/24s, J/70s, J/80s and
J/105s. The most significant fleet happens to be the venerable J/24s,
with a dozen of the area’s veterans going at it hammer and tong.
Potential fleet leaders could be Chris Snow & Pat Dore on BABBA
LOUIE, Scott Milne on TREMENDOUS SLOUCH (a past NOOD 24 winner) and
Jasper Van Vliet from Mill Valley, CA sailing EVIL OCTOPUS!
The
J/70s are starting to prosper in Seattle and this will be their debut
in the Seattle NOOD. Hard to know how it will shake out for this fleet
other than the fact that Mike Pitt’s DaSPENCER has the most experience
so far. Andy Mesher’s PERIDOT and Bill Henry’s RIP VAN WINKLE will be
doing their best to overcome their experience deficit in the 70s with
plain smart sailing. Sailing photo credits- Jan Anderson and Tim Wilkes.com. For more Seattle NOOD Regatta sailing information
