October 26, 2019
Its back! Join us, at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club, every Thursday night for pizza and a movie, starting November 7th 2019 through February 2020.
New this year! We will be adding 30 minutes of racing rules discussion to kick off each night starting at 5:30 sharp. Pizza and the movie will start at 6 pm. Bring about $5 per person if you want chip in on pizza. Money is not required to join us for the racing talks or the...
September 24, 2019
It’s hard to believe the official racing season is nearly done. With the end of August came the conclusion of our Summer Race Series.
After six weeks of fun racing and record numbers of participants, we again ended up with close results. In the PHRF class, we had Chad Holcomb’s Yeah Dogg in first place. In second place was Dave Steckman’s boat Juan Solo. Finishing out the podium in third place was Dean Vandament’s Wind Warrior.
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July 30, 2019
Only two local boats competed in the final Whidbey Island Race Week Regatta July 23-27, but the pair left a positive stamp on the event which is ending after a 37-year run.
Lemonade, skippered by Jason Polly, and Pearl JEM, with Larry Munns at the helm, finished 1-2 in their class, the Performance Handicap Racing Fleet Time-on-Time division.
In all, 59 boats over eight classifications competed in the event.
Race owner Schelleen R...
July 19, 2019
Can’t believe it’s already nearing the end of July! The Magic Juan Series and San Juan 24 North Americans are already in the history books, the Summer Series is in full swing and Race Week is just around the corner. We must be having fun because time is definitely flying by this season!
The Magic Juan Series finished a few weeks ago. It was another series marked by great sailing conditions and close competition. The p...
July 1, 2019
Photo Credit: Dale Hendrickson
Oak Harbor’s Dave Steckman and his boat Juan Solo finished second to Seattle’s Mark Bradner aboard Return in the San Juan 24 North American Championships Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30.
The Oak Harbor Yacht Club hosted the event for the ninth consecutive year, with the regatta taking place on the waters of Penn Cove.
The fleet of 12 boats competed in 12 races in the two-day event, with the poo...
July 1, 2019
Nick de Ru rides aboard Juan Solo as skipper Dave Steckman leads the boat to two wins Thursday. (Photo by Dave Steckman)
Wind Warrior skippered by Dean Vandament finished first in the overall standings in the Flying Sails division of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club’s Magic Juan Series, which finished its season Thursday, June 27.
In the Windseeker division, Sojourn (Bruce Eastman) and Malolo (Ron de Ru), the only two boats to compete...
June 3, 2019
Thomas Buys, left, and his Wildcat Sailing Club teammates competed in Vertigo last week. (Photo by Victor Paru)
Dean Vandament piloting Wind Warrior finished first overall in the Oak Harbor Yacht Club’s Thursday night racing series May 23 and 30.
Vandament won three of the four Flying Sails Fleet races held on the two dates. He finishing fourth in the other for an overall score of 7.
Dave Steckman aboard Juan Solo earned 10 point...
May 20, 2019
Yeah Dogg skippered by Chad Holcomb and Sojourn skippered by Bruce Eastman increased their leads in the overall standings of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club’s Spring Series by sailing to first place in the latest races Thursday, May 16.
Yeah Dogg won the Flying Sails Fleet division followed by Pearl Jem (Larry Munns), Obi Juan (Steve Hucke), Wind Warrior (Dean Vandament), Juan Solo (Dave Steckman) and Swift (Bill Brown).
Through six r...
May 17, 2019
Juan Solo wins weekly race / Sailing | Whidbey News-Times
Dave Steckman piloted Juan Solo to victory in the fifth week of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club Thursday night spring sailing series May 9.
Juan Solo, formerly named Renaissance, finished ahead of five other boats to take first place. Steckman was followed by Steve Hucke (Obi Juan), Chad Holcomb (Yeah Dogg), Dean Vandament (Wind Warrior), Bill Brown (Swift) and Larry Munns (Pea...
March 27, 2019
Vertigo, skippered by Shannon Buys, picked up some revenge — barely — in the second race of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club’s Frostbite Series Thursday, March 21.
Vertigo nipped Wind Warrior, skippered by Dean Vandament, by a corrected time of one second, avenging Wind Warrior’s win a week earlier.
Renaissance, with Dave Steckman at the helm, took third, followed by Pearl Jem (Larry Munns), Separator (Bill Brown) and Sojourn.
The Oak H...