Terremoto wins both days of Race to the Straits
The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s “Race to the Straights” is the Pacific Northwest largest shorthanded race of 2012. Nearly 100 boats are challenged by thirty miles of strong currents, ship traffic, variable wind conditions, the use of only two or four hands, and diminished brain capacity, to sail Saturday May 5 from Shilshole to Port Townsend and then on Sunday, May 6 to return from Port Townsend to Shilshole. The race is unique because each boat has its own start time based on its rating. The slowest boat started before 8:00 a.m., but Terremoto, with a PHRF rating of 39, started at 9:46...
Read MoreTerremoto blindly stumbles in dark to finish first in Smith Island Race
Smith Island is the first race of the 2012 Seattle Yacht Club Tri-Island Series. Smith Island is an 83 mile round trip race from Shilshole to a wreck of an island located at the entrance to Puget Sound off the north end of Whidbey Island. The race presents many challenging conditions including wind, tides, ship traffic, and crew mutinies. This was Terremoto’s first long distance race under new management. The boat fielded a crew of Canadians and Americans that were divided by a common language. The Canadians were Paul Henderson and Paul Hansen, who will be sailing on Terremoto to Maui, and...
Read MoreTerremoto Wins First Race Under New Management
Terremoto is the Spanish or English definition for earthquake, havoc, chaos, or uproar. It also describes the sailboat Terremoto’s new sailing team and owner. Bill Weinstein, a Bellevue, Washington, Etchells sailor, bought Terremoto at the urging of Mark Brink. Brink, a Northwest sailing legend, is known by many as “Dr. Speed” for his uncanny ability to diagnose and discover a boat’s swiftness. He knew that Terremoto was a Riptide 35, one of two fabled boats designed by Paul Bieker. Bieker helped design the BMW Oracle Racing Trimaran that won the 33rd America’s Cup. “The...
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