Beneteau First 36.7 Racing

The Windermere Cup is a great regatta put on by Anacortes Yacht Club and Andy Schwenk. This was my first year that I was able to participate and I recommend the event highly to any sailboat racer who wants to do some fun around the buoys racing.

There was about 40 boats this year and I was fortunate to trim the main on Dave Steffen's brand new Beneteau First 36.7 "Vitesse". This boat has been expertly prepared and sports a beautiful set of Doyle Sails. This was their first regatta and they finished a respectable fourth out of nine boats.

I had an excellent time on the boat and the rest of the crew was fun to sail (and party) with. Everyone on board seemed to have a good time and we had some moments of greatness, like in the picture above where we are just slightly ahead of Carl Freund's "Veloce", another Beneteau First 36.7 that sailed a great regatta and won the event.

You can learn more about these boats at http://beneteaufirst367.org

Sabre 38 Sailing

Today I had the pleasure of sailing a 28 year old Sabre 38. This is a very nice boat that almost all sailors would admire. As we sailed along smartly at 4 knots in 5 knots of wind, I was reminded of the joy that can be had in a nicely crafted sailing vessel. This particular boat is uncommon in the Pacific Northwest, but quite popular on the East Coast, particularly the northern parts as the boats are built in Maine.

I have done some great cruising on a slightly larger Sabre 42 and have sold several Sabre 386s recently. All of the Sabres are superbly crafted and feature nice design elements like wide side decks, a sailor's cockpit and just enough teak to give the boats a higher level of elegance. You can learn more about them athttp://www.sabreyachts.com

Summer Solstice 2009

I figured this was as good a day as any to start a blog about sailing in the Seattle Area. This has always been one of my favorite days of the year, as the sun sets tonight at 9:11pm in the Seattle area and it won't be dark until after 10pm. A great night for sailing, drifting or doing some sort of activity on the water.

This year's solstice happens to fall on Father's Day and what fun for me to have my two boys all excited about the WeedEater they got for me. Admittedly, I'm all excited about it too!

I'm going to attempt to post some things in this blog that I find interested in the sailing and sailboat world in and around Seattle. I will also profile some of the boats for sale and interesting offerings that I see in my work as a broker at Signature Yachts.

Let's see where the wind will take us. -Allan