2027 Round the County is this weekend!

Weather is looking spicy. Possible gale gusts down the Strait + 20’ seas. I will be on a J/111 this weekend. We have a solid crew and tons of practice, but the other boats in our class are serious competitors (some at the Olympic level). I am very excited. Anyone else here done RTC? We are going clockwise this year. Any tips?

  • JayleneSlide@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Good luck this weekend! I was supposed to crew on Andromeda two years ago, but had a family emergency come up. :/ Hopefully my own refit will finally be completed next summer and I’ll be shaken out in time for RTC.

    • SisyphusIsHappy@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Thanks it was just a random pic I took in the Puget Sound on the way back from some weekday racing!

      The race encompasses racing around San Juan County, which is a series of small islands near the Strait of Juan De Fuca. The race can be quite tricky as there are lots of strong currents. It’s a fairly large race for the Pacific North West. This year we have over 120 boats signed up, and more than 800 people. The full race is about 65 miles split between two days.

  • SisyphusIsHappy@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    8 days ago

    update: woke up at 3am to transit to Anacortes. We were taking 50kts gusts almost the entire time. fortunately wind was at our back along with the tide so we were able to hit 10kts surfing some of the waves so made good time. still pretty exhausting. docking was very challenging and we had a mishap that almost ended with someone in the water… except for that i caught her. laying on the boat now after a nice dinner and some whiskey. weather looks good for the race!