Classic Mariners Regatta

Points for style

Belle Starr sailed west to view the Port Townsend Classic Mariners Regatta yesterday. This event is for wooden sailboats. Wooden motorboats are welcome to participate in the event as a spectator fleet. Wooden rowboats, dinghies and kayaks are encouraged to participate in Sunday morning’s informal race.

The regatta on Saturday was light to no wind. Regardless, the Race Committee managed to get off the advertised two "races".  Long distance photos are difficult to take when you are sailing, let alone when your subjects are also sailing.

The pick of the shots are available on Doryman's Flickr site. I hope this gives you a sense of the day.

Traditional Small Craft at Fort Worden

Saturday last, we headed north to the confluence of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet. Port Townsend, Washington is on the northeastern corner of the Olympic Peninsula, in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains. If it's wet all over the rest of the northwest Pacific rain forest, it will most likely not be raining in Port Townsend.




Last weekend was no exception. Alas, whistle though we may, it was in vain, there was no wind. Some of the rowing or paddle boats left on an excursion and the sailboats stayed close to shore.




The annual meeting of the Puget Sound TSCA occurred on peaceful shores. Good company, good food and a beautiful beach in any weather.




Thank you to our good friends in the PSTSCA!

And now to the slideshow:



This video gives some indication of wind(?) vs tidal current:




Thank you, Marty Loken and Mary McCall for all the great photos (and for covering my back while I was out having too much fun.)
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