NORTHWEST WINDJAMMER / CLASSIC YACHT RACING

The Summer sailing season is on it’s way and we are receiving a great deal of interest in MARTHA”S racing events.

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If you are interested in Classic Yachts or have always wanted to race on a Classic here is your chance.

Martha close hauled ist across the finish line

Martha close hauled ist across the finish line

We are fully booked for Swiftsure,  a Northwest iconic race event in Victoria BC,    there are  only 2 bunks left for the CLASSIC MARINER REGATTA in Port Townsend,  one of the countries most beautiful sailing towns and  3 bunks left for the Captain Raynaud International Schooner Race “CRISR”.

Anyone interested should check out the trip descriptions on our website,    http://www.schoonermartha.org/

specific trip descriptions.

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WHITE CAP RACE SRIES # 5 and 6

Race # 5 was a tough race for MARTHA and her crew,  light winds and a true windward/leeward course.

This was the first race that we flew both kites “the spinaker and the golliker,”    the crew did a great job of sail changes and gybing both sails.  A wind hole opened up near the tower by Marrowstone Island and we had a time of it trying to make it back to the finish.

16 boats sailed in race 5 MARTHA crossed the line in 9th place and corrected to 5th.

Race #6 was just as light with a 30 minute race postponement. MARTHA had a great start and kept the momentum going all the way to finish,  15 boats participated and MARTHA finished 5th and corrected to 4th.

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SO after 6 races MARTHA is tied with PEGASUS with nine points and the next boat is SIROCCO with 20 points. All and all we are proud of MARTHA and her OCEAN crew members for a job well done.

It is also stunning to have MARTHA tied with PEGASUS a modern ultralight race boat.

 

 

 

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MARITIME EDUCATION and YOUNG PEOPLE “SAIL TRAINING”

WHITE CAP RACE  #4 A while back we wrote about MARTHA and sail training with youth and I thought we would re visit this  topic for this post. MARTHA is competing in the White Cap Race Series organized by the Port Townsend Sailing Association and our crew is comprised of students, parents and teacher Daniel [...]

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WHITE CAP SERIES RACE 3

OCEAN school students are seeing a lot of exciting,  fast sailing conditions  which requires  attentiveness and skill;   the demonstration of which provides reward and satisfaction. Wind at the start was 18 to 20 knots with higher westerly gusts with a single reefed main, stays’ls and jib we had a good start and made for [...]

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NEW SAILS FOR MARTHA

Last week we tore a rent into the mainsail when we were deep reefed, the main is 12 years old and is getting a bit soft. We have repaired and fortified the leech several times over the past 3 years and,  well the hand writing is on the wall,  so to speak. Thank you NWSails [...]

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White Cap Series Race 2

No kidding about White Caps. Race #2 proved to be blustery,  cold and a little rain;  wind S to SE 15 to 20 knots. When we shook out the deep reef from last weeks race we found a tear in the mainsail out in the leech caused by the deep reef pennant. What to do? [...]

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White Cap Series

Well,  the White Cap Series lives up to it’s potential for the first race. Students from the Port Townsend School District alternative  “OCEAN” Class did a fine job of making the best of a very feisty SE wind. We had an on board dockside training day and two under sail training days to get acquainted [...]

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MARTHA launches 2013

After a trying two weeks MARTHA launches on a perfect spring day,  bright sun shine, light wind and warm temperatures.               A very auspicious beginning to the 2013 season, we are all looking forward to a warm sunny Summer of sailing. We also want to thank  the volunteers and businesses  that made all this happen.  Hats [...]

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Calm day to haul out

Martha had an easy time slipping into the ways for the travel lift to pick her Monday late morning.   The experienced crew of the Port of Port Townsend did a fine job of gently lifting her and blocking her up. Our space is near the ever-supportive Port Townsend Shipwright’s Co-op, and we are grateful to [...]

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Purchase a Limited Edition Fine Art Print of Martha

We are honored to announce that the artist Mark Heine has created a limited edition of fine art prints of a stunning oil painting he made of Martha.  All profits from each print sold, go to funding the work of The Schooner Martha Foundation Each hand-signed and numbered reproduction is printed using archival inks on [...]

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