Ed. Note: All photos by Jan Anderson, and here’s her take on the weekend, “Oh, darn it, yet another fantastic weekend of weather. Early odds are that 2015 is going …
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We have had so much incredible sailing this spring, I just keep waiting for something bad to happen. Well, I don’t think it will be this weekend even though the …
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Good Golly, Miss Molly – what a wonderful weekend for sailing! BIG breeze, BIG seas, and BIG fun! Apparently it’s so: 2015 is The Year of Breeze. No thunderstorms, zero hail, no …
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The mighty Sierra 26 Dos just keep racking up the wins showing most of the fleet their stern boat for boat on a very regular basis. The conditions could not …
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Bruce’s Weather Brief: Special for Sloop Tavern Blakely Rock Benefit
Certainly one of the most fun races of the year and for a great cause. Plus, as of 1300 today, there were 92 vessels registered so as always, the Sloop …
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It’s a little hard to fathom how hard these Volvo Ocean Race boats, and crews, are being pushed. Yet, here’s video evidence. And if the video doesn’t do it for …
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WOW, what a great series and once again Mother Nature decided to be a bit of a contrarian. So what else is new? The Friday Brief had the conditions being …
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Bruce’s Weather Brief March 27: With Tips for Three Tree Point Race (TTP)
Last weekend was just another classic example of why they send weather people to the Pacific Northwest: To teach them humility. Forecasting here is tough on a good day and …
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So, you want to do the Volvo Race? Here’s a video of yesterday’s broach-to-leeward by Mapfre. She’s down for a long time, it takes a while to get the canting …
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Gig Harbor Islands Race Delivers a Bit of Everything
by Jan Andersonby Jan AndersonThe Day that had Everything! The rain turned to sun, breeze turned to better breeze, spinnakers all around, tactical challenges abound, and food and friendship at the club afterwards. We …
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Bruce’s Weather Brief: March 20, 2015 Special For Gig Harbor Islands Race
As we said last week, it was too good to last and sure enough the weather is turning more typical for springtime in the Pacific Northwest. That would mean rain …
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Yesterday’s blustery Scatchet Head Race left some indelible images, starting with Absolutely, getting rolled around by cross-seas, her mast nowhere to be seen. Another was of the Beneteau 45 Balance …