To promote the appreciation of sailing and foster a community and culture committed to advancing both sailing and sailing education in the Juneau area.
Fair skies and light winds made the circumnavigation of Grand Island a great challenge on Saturday. High Noon heads for home in the waning light (see photo) while Haiku, Optiminium, and Thalia waited for wind south of Taku Inlet. Cetus and Tango gave up after light winds stranded them North of Grand Isle. More race details to come as the reports come in from all the boats.
The sails are measured. The oil is changed. The gunk in the bottom of the Racor filter has been removed. What are you waiting for? GET OUT THE BOAT!! This Wednesday, May 7th you cannot use another excuse to let your main and jib fly free and cruise the flooded fault line we know and love as Gastineau Channel. This is it, last warm-up before the first race of the season on Saturday, May 10th. Let's go SEAS sailors and let it fly!
SEAS Handicapper, Brian Lieb, reviewed all boat ratings at the @360 studio at KTOO. Many of the boats of the SEAS fleet have registered with the Pacific Handicap Racing Fleet of the Pacific Northwest as well (http://phrf-nw.org/). Everyone will be rated and ready to go for the first race of the season on May 10th. Check the race schedule and register for the SEAS cup if you haven't already done so. Also, if you are interested in crewing on a boat, come out to the SEAS BBQ on May 9th at Sandy Beach, or keep an eye on the website and join us on Facebook.
Sailor Talk #4 will be Thursday, April 17th at 6pm. The topic for our discussion will be Safety and Seamanship.
Promoting again folks - getting down to the wire for entry! ....Boat owners who meet the eligibility requirements are invited to apply for entry in the Admiralty Island Rally (AIR).
This is a SEAS recreational event open to both racing and cruising sailboats, promoted in the spirit of adventure of all sailors. This is an incredible way to get away from town and into ship-board living for a week, testing both technical sailing skills and the basics of being prepared for anything and everything life on the water in our region can bring.
So skippers: Confirm you Crew, pack you coolers and join us June 21-29! 9am start at the Marmion Line, this next Saturday mornign!