A Great Regatta in a beautiful setting.

Photo courtesy Stephanie Campbell

Results can be found here.

Congratulations to Michael George and crew on 'All In' from Marina Del Rey for taking home the Big M perpetual trophy.

Michael Clements and crew on Too Wicked  were second with Alex Fox and crew on Dark Horse, third.

 Michael George, Jen Arrington and Jen Hylander with Alan Field hidden

 Michael Clements, Mica Van der Heide, Michael Jarrott, Justin Hall

 3rd place: Alex Fox, Heidi Leckenby, Lou Hamel, Karl Forsberg

West Sound on Orcas Island was a terrific venue with friendly if shifty breezes and the Orcas Island Yacht Club put on a fantastic Regatta.  Congratulations to Ken Machtley and the organizing crew for raising the bar on hosting the North Americans in the Pacific Northwest.  Can't beat good food, good music, good weather, and catch up with old friends, to make a truly enjoyable event.  West Sound is a great venue and certainly on the map for more 242ers from now on!

It was a test for everyone - a fun test!

Matt Collingwood, Tim Murphy and Connie Leung taking care of business on Dirty Dog

"ON YOUR MARK, INC." GETS SET TO GO FOR RACEY WOMEN IN OREGON

Congratulations to On Your Mark, Inc., a new non-profit that was formed to encourage women in the Portland, Oregon, area to get more involved in the sport of sailboat racing. The organization was set up recently by Edie Felix and Karen Anderson, who accepted the donation of Wild Women from Marianne Thompson. Board members are serious racers and coach and train women who have some sailing experience and want to learn more about the skills involved. 

 

Martin 242s are terrific for training and "On Your Mark, Inc" has grabbed one of the relatively scarce Martins available to aid in their programme.

 

It is the 6th Regional transaction of 2019, and there are only 5 boats left for sale in the entire Region (Oregon, Washington, BC, Alberta) - a new low, and we know of two buyers at present that are looking at boats for sale.