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Annual Shaw Island yacht race stymied by ‘Classic’ conditions | Around the Waterfront
Only 22 of the Classic’s 55 entries finished this year’s race as light winds and unpredictable currents joined…
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Around the Waterfront: new trick for salty dog, Hoeppner gets first-ever tow back to port
Well, it finally happened. I got towed home. Been pulling off grounded boats and towing in others with…
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It takes a village to launch a ‘Cup’; Orcas sails to victory | Around the Waterfront
Our editor put a shot across my bow saying that there would be some great sailing activity up…
Sports
Around the Waterfront: Simanis, ‘Little Blue’ claim 2011 Shaw Island title | Guest Column
Ho! We had the wind this year. Came in bunches, but we had it. This year’s Winter Shaw…
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A close encounter in Wonsan, North Korea | Around the Waterfront
In the early 1950s, it was routine to send destroyers into the port of Wonsan, North Korea, to…
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Kevin Lewis and young crew win Mitchell Bay International Regatta | Around the Waterfront
Well, the youngest and newest sailor in the club, Kevin Lewis, showed the rest of us how to…
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Friday Harbor Sailing Club’s final race of the season ends with DNF | Around the Waterfront
The final race of the Friday Harbor Sailing Club racing season Saturday, 28 August, ended without the bang…
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‘Tir Na Nog’ lone finisher in 40th Shaw Island Classic | Sailing
The 40th Shaw Island Classic hosted by the San Juan Island Yacht Club on Aug. 7 had the…
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Liberty wins annual Jack and Jill Race | Around the Waterfront
In this annual race of the Friday Harbor Sailing Club on Saturday, 30 July, LIBERTY, skippered by Howard…
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Possible Rudi Run title for Bacon and ‘Got to Run’ | Around the Waterfront
The Rudi Race sponsored by the Friday Harbor Sailing Club last Saturday, the 19th, was about as good…
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Reflections from the Swiftsure: ‘I’ve never been in seas like this’ | Around the Waterfront
Local sailor Norris Palmer became an international champion in the Swiftsure Race Series on 29 May when he…
Life
Drama unfolds at sailing club’s Spring Series | Along the Waterfront
The drama occurred just north of the San Juan County Park, as the Sailing Club’s Co-Fleet Captain, a…
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Wild Rumpus, Waioll top finishers in Shaw Island Winter Classic | Along the Waterfront
Nobody could complain about the lack of wind for this year’s Shaw Island Winter Classic. The annual sailing…