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  • Ballard Cup Series II

    • 2 Jun 2025
    • 7 Jul 2025
    • 6 sessions
    • Shilshole Bay Marina


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    Join us for a six pack of Monday night races off Shilshole Marina, using fixed marks for a short course. The cutoff for this series is 9:00 pm. We socialize and hand out awards afterwards at the Sloop Tavern each night. The series awards are handed out on the night after the last race of the series.

    When you register, you register for all six races of this series. Remember to register for Ballard Cup III!

    Ballard Cup Championship Belt: The Charter of the Belt

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  • Sailfest

    • 6 Jun 2025
    • 22 Aug 2025
    • 11 sessions
    • CYC Club House 7755 Seaview Ave NW
    • 19 registrants


    SAILFEST (formerly TAKE YOUR TIME FRIDAYS) Fridays in June, July & August

    Sailfest is a casual racing event hosted by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club (STYC), CYC (Corinthian Yacht Club), and Seattle Sailing Club. Previously known as Take Your Time Fridays in June & July, SSC, CYC, and STYC have teamed up to bring the community 3 months of Sailfest!

    Sailfest promotes a friendly and inclusive atmosphere. It is designed to be a relaxed and stress-free experience, whether individuals are new to racing and looking to get started or simply want to have fun on the water with other boats. Unlike traditional racing events, the event does not have a formal Race Committee. Instead, teams participating in the event are trusted to adhere to the honor system for the start.

    After the on-the-water activities, the event continues ashore with a social gathering where participants can unwind, socialize, and enjoy food and beverages. This aspect of Sailfest further promotes a sense of camaraderie and provides an opportunity for sailors to connect and share their experiences.

    What's new for 2025?

    Radio Comms: We will be using VHF 69 for radio communications for these races.

    What's the same for 2025?

    Cut-off Time: 8:00pm

    Course & Start: 6:45pm - one start. The course will be NMBN or NBMN (Start, Meadow Point, Ballard Sails Buoy, Finish - always starting upwind).

    Committee Boat: A committee boat will be on station for the start and finish. Basic race signals will be given.

    Party Location: We will be at the CYC Clubhouse all summer!

    Sailing Rules:

    1. All boats must maintain a safe distance of at least one boat length from other boats to avoid collision. This rule ensures the safety of all participants and emphasizes the importance of responsible boating.
    2. This event encourages a positive and respectful environment and prohibits protesting or yelling. This rule fosters sportsmanship and encourages participants to focus on the enjoyment of sailing rather than competitive disputes.

    Shore-side Social Gathering Schedule & Location (8pm start)

    June - Hosted by Sloop Tavern Yacht Club
      • Location: CYC Club House 7755 Seaview Ave NW
      • STYC is Seeking volunteers for race committee and BBQ to help!  Interested, contact:  volunteer@styc.org
      July - Hosted by Corinthian Yacht Club
        • Location: CYC Club House 7755 Seaview Ave NW
        • CYC is Seeking Volunteers (Race Committee & BBQ) to help! Interested, please contact: office@cycseattle.org
      August - Hosted by Seattle Sailing Club
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    • Board Meeting

      • 12 Jun 2025
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Women at the Helm 1

      • 28 Jun 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina
      • 50

      Sloop Tavern Yacht Club is excited to announce our 5th Annual Women at the Helm Race Series. The first in the series is Women at the Helm: Going the Distance on Saturday, July 20th, a typical buoy race with the goal of sending racers on a long course to maximize sailing time and fun! This year, after some feedback from the last few years; we have allowed ourselves some flexibility in the NoR if wind conditions change on the day of the race, so be sure to check the course at the committee boat that morning.

      What makes Women at the Helm different than our other races? This series specifically requires a female-identifying or non-binary person to helm through the whole race. This doesn't mean only one person can helm; in fact, we encourage crews with several qualifying helmspeople to rotate through who is at the helm!

      We are excited to announce that the raffle is back for a second year! Many thanks to the companies that have donated raffle prizes so far: Northwest Yacht Systems, Maiven Sailing, Seattle Sailing Club, Fisheries Supply, Rough & Tumble Pub, and SEASTR! The awards and raffle will both be held on the marina plaza following the race.

      If you ordered merch, please be sure to pick-up your order at the Skipper's Meeting the night before the race or the awards ceremony after the race. The Skipper's Meeting will be held in person on the Shilshole Bay marina plaza and virtually for those unable to attend in person. Please see the race page for the virtual meeting link.

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    • Bridge Blast from Port Orchard

      • 28 Jun 2025
      • 29 Jun 2025
      • Port Orchard Marina
      • 2
      • 10 registrants


      BRIDGE BLAST !!

      From the Port Orchard Marina

      June 28-29

      We will once again be back at Port Orchard marina to watch the pre-4th Bremerton Bridge Blast fireworks display. This is a huge peninsular event that was born of sheer gumption in 2017. There are over 90 venders, Live Music, and food trucks on the Bremerton side during the day. Port Orchard has a foot-ferry back & forth. Plan on an early arrival to partake in all the festivities. Or just simply Chill on the Dock in the Port Orchard Marina. The view of the large fireworks performance is unobstructed from Port Orchard. Or take yourself for a dinghy ride for a closer experience. Each side of Sinclair Inlet will have parades, markets & festivities abound.

      We have only 12 slips for STYC. The marina is completely booked out for this huge event. That said, if registration is full please continue to sign-up on the Waitlist. Boats DO indeed move up onto the Go list.

      We will be sharing the end of the Port Orchard dock with 2 other yacht clubs. Consider provisioning accordingly.

      This is a Fly Your Burgee event!!

      More information about the "Bremerton" Bridge Blast:  https://www.bremertonbridgeblast.com/festivalinfo

      To Register:  https://www.styc.org/event-6188210

      We have already made the reservations. Simply pay the Port Orchard Marina directly upon Arrival. Then sit back & enjoy the 10:15 pm show in your own camp chair from the dock.

      See you there!

      Kristina, Cruise Chair

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    • Roche Harbor July 4th Weekend Cruise

      • 3 Jul 2025
      • 6 Jul 2025
      • San Juan Islands
      • 3
      • 9 registrants


      STYC's First San Juan Island Cruise!!!

      July 3rd - 6th, 2025

      *Mandatory*  Skippers Meeting - June 26th 7pm,

      with & by the Commodore's

      *Kristina will reach out to each of the skippers with further instructions.


      Please join us for Sloop Tavern Yacht Club's first time ever 4-day cruise to the San Juan Islands for the 4th of July. We will be heading up to Roche Harbor for their weekend full of events & their Fabulous Fireworks Display. Plan on dropping multiple anchors for a raft-up both July 3rd & 4th. We will then continue onto Deer Harbor Marina for July 5th. If you choose to carry on elsewhere on your own please feel free to do so. All boats should approach this cruise as Self-Reliant. Just let us know if you will be joining us after the 4th.

      We are posting this exploratory Island Cruise 3 weeks earlier than we normally do in order to have a solid boat list by June 2nd, and to simply give everyone time to arrange taking Thursday July 3rd off. If you cannot....we have reserved a handful of slips in Port Ludlow for the night of July 3rd. This would strategically put slower boats or those stuck in Seattle until 6 pm 7/3 ample time to tuck into Port Ludlow (on the 1st leg North-bound) by Twilight. Then carry on across the straits the following day, July 4th, to meet those already on anchor in Roche Harbor.

      Again Please be aware that we NEED to have a total boat list *No Later* than Monday JUNE 2nd ! 

      Because we will be accommodating for different skill levels, variable straits conditions, & differing to no-familiarity of the San Juan Islands, there will be a *Mandatory* Skippers Meeting held by the STYC Commodores on Thursday June 26th at 7 pm at a location yet to be determined (with a zoom option available). This will be a mandatory meeting for ALL planning to go North. And because boats move quickly from the waitlist to the "go" list, those on the waitlist are requested to be present at the June 26th meeting as well. And if reg is full, we still urge you to go on the Waitlist. We will give out Much more detailed information then. Much of this cruise is being strategized as we post this announcement...

      To Register:  https://www.styc.org/event-6188296

      So.... To the Islands We Sail!!! We are Super excited to take this yacht club up to the Northern Salish Sea. Absolutely hoping You will join us for our very 1st San Juan Island Cruise!!

      See you on the 26th of June!

      Cheers!

      Kristina Southard, Cruise Chair

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    • Board Meeting

      • 10 Jul 2025
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Ballard Cup Series III

      • 14 Jul 2025
      • 25 Aug 2025
      • 6 sessions
      • Shilshole Bay Marina

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      Join us for a six pack of Monday night races off Shilshole Marina, using fixed marks for a short course. The cutoff for this series is 8:30pm. We socialize and hand out awards afterwards at the Sloop Tavern each night. The series awards are handed out on the night after the last race of the series.

      The last date to register for this event (without late fees) is July 17, 2024!!!

      When you register, you register for all six races of this series.

      Ballard Cup Championship Belt: The Charter of the Belt
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    • Down the Sound

      • 2 Aug 2025
      • 3 Aug 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina, Tacoma and back.
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    • Board Meeting

      • 14 Aug 2025
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Single-Handed Race

      • 16 Aug 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina

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    • J and J

      • 7 Sep 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina


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    • Board Meeting

      • 11 Sep 2025
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Race Your House

      • 13 Sep 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina

      Join us for the Annual STYC Race Your House event on October 29th!

      Check the race page for more information! Race Your House

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    • Women at the Helm 2

      • 20 Sep 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina
      Sloop Tavern Yacht Club is excited to announce our 5th Annual Women at the Helm Race Series. The second in the series is the Women at the Helm: Regatta, a typical buoy race with the goal of completing up to three short races in the vicinity of West Point and Spring Beach.

      What makes Women at the Helm different than our other races? This series specifically requires an eligible person (please see NOR below for details) to helm through the whole race. This doesn't mean only one person can helm; in fact, we encourage crews with several eligible helmspeople to rotate through who is at the helm!

      Everyone who races will receive one raffle ticket and additional tickets will be given to those who helmed, if your whole crew consists of qualifying helmspeople, if it's your first time helming, your first time racing, your first time on a sailboat, and if you raced in the Women at the Helm: Going the Distance this year! Tickets will be passed out at the awards and after-party on the marina plaza after the race. Thank you to our raffle and party sponsors Fisheries Supply, Northwest Yacht Systems, Rough and Tumble Pub, Maiven Sailing, SEASTR, Backstay Marine, Ballard Sails, and Seattle Marine Canvas! Start time for the after-party, awards, and raffle will be announced closer to race day! 

      We are also excited to announce that the skipper's meeting on September 20th will be taking place at Rough and Tumble Pub with an option virtual option. We will plan to be on the patio from 6 PM to 8 PM, with the meeting occurring at 7 PM. Rough and Tumble is all-ages friendly and offers a variety of food, alcoholic, and non-alcoholic choices. Hope to see you there!  

      Race entry is free for STYC members and $35 for non-members.

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    • Board Meeting

      • 9 Oct 2025
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Great Pumpkin Race

      • 18 Oct 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina

      Calling All Spooky Slooper Troopers!

      2024's Great Pumpkin Race is almost upon us. Only a few weeks away! We've made some calls and asked the Great Pumpkin to bring us wind for the now penultimate race in our season. Check out the SIs on our website for more information. We can't wait to see you out there squashing the competition!

      Your event coordinators have put together a fun event this year, "an" amount of candy corn, pumpkin pie, and hot cider. We hope you can carve out some time to join us.

      In case you don't podium in this race (or if you do and you're an overachiever); there is an extra chance to satiate your Halloween gourd...We're having a costume contest with a special prizes going to the boats with...The Best Boat (Crew) Costume, Scariest Costume, and a "Sloopiest" Slooper for the individual who really squashes the rest of the competition.

      Please Join us for awards and celebration at a location to be annouced 

      See you all on the water!


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    • Fall Regatta

      • 1 Nov 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina

      Last day to register for Fall Regatta is today! Be sure to get your registration in by midnight tonight to avoid any late fees. See you out these!

      Fall Regatta is an annual STYC event that features up to three races in one day, each with a 2.5 hour time limit, during a time of year that the wind commonly allows for some exciting and dynamic courses. 

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    • Board Meeting

      • 13 Nov 2025
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • 2025 Cruising Bingo

      Fun cruising time! Exciting Prizes!

      Travel to new and exciting locations including some of our reciprocal moorage partner yacht clubs, challenge yourself and enjoy more time on the water. When you register you will receive a Bingo card, then travel to 4 destinations and at least one Sloop Tavern Yacht Club Cruise.

      The center square is a wild card - buddy boat with at least one other STYC boat to a destination that is not on any participating buddy boat's bingo card! Alternately, this wildcard can be an STYC cruise that is not on your bingo card.

      Take a photo of yourself and/or your crew and/or your boat(s) at the location and email it to reciprocal@styc.org

      If you use social media, please post and tag with #STYC

      If you complete bingo on your card, you can continue to complete additional bingos on the same card or request another card for additional bragging rights, superlatives and prizes.

      Open to all voting Sloop Tavern Yacht Club members, as travel to STYC Reciprocals will be required, but you can complete bingo on someone else's boat.

      • All STYC Cruise Registrants and their guests are expected to adhere to STYC Community Guidelines during the event, and follow proper reciprocal etiquette
      • Many reciprocals require you to fly your club burgee, some require you to present your member card.
      • Not all bingo locations are suitable for all boats - you are always responsible for safe operation of your vessel
      • Cruising Bingo is free to participate, but does not include moorage costs, and reciprocal requirements vary. 
      • Some cruises may have additional costs that are optional based on the activity.

      Awards will be presented at the Holiday Party after our final cruise of the year, the Kingston Dark & Stormy


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    • Board Meeting

      • 11 Dec 2025
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Boxing Day Race

      • 26 Dec 2025
      • Shilshole Bay Marina
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    • Board Meeting

      • 8 Jan 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 12 Feb 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 12 Mar 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 9 Apr 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 14 May 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 11 Jun 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 9 Jul 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 13 Aug 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 10 Sep 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 8 Oct 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 12 Nov 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
      • Ballard VFW


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    • Board Meeting

      • 10 Dec 2026
      • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
      • Ballard VFW


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