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Words: Doug Hansen // Photos: Jan Anderson This July, the faithful headed to Oak Harbor for one of the longest running racing events in the region, the Whidbey Island Race …

Whidbey Island Race Week, now under caretakers Charlie and Schelleen Rathkopf, is doing just fine, thank you very much. There were seven races in the first two days! Following are …

Racers still have time to enter Whidbey Island Race Week, according to Schelleen Rathkopf. Under new management, it’s an exciting time for Race Week veterans and newcomers. Several one-design fleets …

Charlie and Schelleen Rathkopf promised changes for next year’s Whidbey Island Race Week, and they’ve already got a jump on them. Here are there detailed plans for the Kids Camp …

It’s one of those years when the Penn Cove conditions are slow to come through. On Monday just enough breeze came through to get a race started, which was later …

You’ve seen them run the races — now they own the event! Whidbey Island Race Week, which has survived and evolved through many changes in the sport, is evolving again. …

Doug Hansen recounts the 40th edition of Race Week, and all its successes, challenges, and glories.

DOUG HANSEN recaps the action in Anacortes over the course of Race Week in June.

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 …

In 1983, a lot of good things happened. Microsoft released Word, the Motorola Company unveiled the first mobile phone, and over 125 million of us watched the final episode of …

Words: Doug Hansen // Photos: Jan Anderson The early summer racing calendar is busy, and if you happen to be a weeknight racer, the schedule is downright silly. With the …

Point Roberts’ massive marina should be large enough to accommodate the race week fleet. Its location may draw even more racers from nearby British Columbia. Come 2020, Whidbey Island Race …