Boating Kids

Whidbey Island Race Week has certainly had its ups and downs over the years, with many different helmsmen. This year marks the beginning of a new era with Charlie and …

Once again, the good waterfront folk of Tacoma seem to be able to pull it all together. This year’s Tacoma Maritime Fest, set for July 18-19, has an impressive set …

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 …

Our friends at Boat US are having a competition. As you can see from the video, above, there are new ideas out there for life jackets, and it’s definitely time. …

Our friends at the  Gig Harbor YC are putting together a quick fund raiser for the junior sailing program. There are a number of interesting items, including small outboards. See …

If you haven’t been paying attention, you might have missed the fact that youth sailing is making a resurgence. Just this past weekend, about 170 high school sailors from around …

Charley and Schelleen Rathkopf, the new owners of Whidbey Island Race Week, are doing a lot more than talking about a kids camp. They’d already named a camp director, and …