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Iceberg Race - A season warmup, short distance Saturday race similar to Ballard Cup.
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Freshwater Race - Our only lake race in Lake Washington with bacon as prizes. Saturday race, starts and ends in Kirkland, shares place and time with our Bourbon and Bacon Cruise.
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Blakely Rock Benefit Race - Our biggest weekend race with 100+ boats and a party and raffle benefiting a different nonprofit organization each year.
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| Ballard Cup I - The first of a series of three six packs of Monday night short races, courses vary using various fixed marks, awards at Sloop Tavern after. First start is at 6:10 pm. |
| Race to the Straits - Shorthanded reverse start two day race to Port Townsend, race #1 of the Triple Sound Series. Halfway party in Port Townsend, moorage included. Sells out every year. |
| Round the Sound - This is a long distance, multi-day race in Puget Sound. |
| Ballard Cup II - Same as Ballard Cup 1, but with race cutoff extended to 9 pm for longer evenings. |
| SailFest - No race committee, same course every Friday, one start, you take your own finish time. No protesting, no yelling, and boats of a greater sailing ability are required to go out of their way to avoid boats of a lesser ability. |
| Three Buoy Fiasco - A very casual reaching race on Saturday using two temporary marks on the shore of Bainbridge Island. You can take the marks in any order and any direction. |
| Women at the Helm - a new Saturday race with format identical to the Fall Regatta (see below), and a restriction on who can drive in the interest of mixing it up a little. |
| Ballard Cup III - Same as Ballard Cup 1 and 2, but with shorter cutoff times as the days get shorter again. The most popular Ballard Cup series, with up to ten starts. |
| Down the Sound - Shorthanded reverse start two day race to Gig Harbor, race #2 of the Triple Sound Series. Halfway party in Gig Harbor, moorage included. Usually sells out. |
| Single-Handed Race - A truly introverted race. Reverse start, short race, self-steering devices are allowed. |
| Jack & Jill Race - Shorthanded race using local fixed marks, on a Saturday. Race #3 of the Triple Sound Series. |
| Fall Regatta - Saturday race with up to three starts using local fixed marks. |
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Race Your House - Must live on your boat and race it in this race to qualify.
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| Boxing Day Race - Casual race the day after Christmas starting at a very civilized 1pm |
