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AYC Racing 2025
2025 will be a great year of racing! Our season opener is the Girts Rekevics Foul Weather Race, February 22nd, we start at 9:30am on Saturday morning. We finish at Friday Harbor and meet with racers and cruisers at San Juan Island Yacht Club for a celebration and big lasagna dinner. Racing continues through the year until November.
WED NIGHT RACING SERIES Our popular Wednesday night buoy racing begins on April 2nd at 6pm and continues through September 17th. We welcome sailors of all experience levels. After racing, come join us for burgers and some mid-week fun at AYC!
Spring Series: 6:00 start April 2- May 7
Solstice Series: 6:30 start May 14 - June 18
Summer Series: 6:30 start June 25 - August 6
Wally’s Tours Fall Fun Series: 6:00 start August 13 - September 17
DISTANCE RACE SERIES AYC also features nine distance races grouped into three historic series! Each series will focus on challenges sailing in the different areas around the San Juan Islands. For those who prefer longer tacks and the strategy of navigating our beautiful islands. Come out and join us on these Saturdays!
The Center Straits Series
- 3/29 Lawson Reef Race
- 4/05 Doug Fryer Memorial - Smith Island Race
- 4/26 Davidson Rock (Rum Race)
The Otterstedt Island Series
- 5/10 Post Point Race
- 6/14 Vendovi Island Race
- 7/05 Jack Island Race
The Salish Series
- 9/6 Bird Rocks Race (Pursuit Race)
- 9/20 Cone Island Race
- 10/18 Belle Rocks Race
AYC REGATTAS
AYC hosts two big regional regattas which are open to competitors throughout the Puget Sound and Canadian waters. Test your metal against the region’s best sailors!
Rockfish Rock’n’roll Regatta, May 3rd-4th Kick-off opening day of boating with this exceptional Bouy and mid-distance racing experience on the waters of the Salish Sea. Music and BBQ Saturday night!
Northern Century, August 30th-Sept 1st AYC’s flagship race coming to Labor Day weekend! Now with 8 more and Saturday high Noon start! Billed as the “toughest race you’ll ever love!” Friday night reception for racers, then sail 100 miles around the San Juan Islands. The Fifty Cent is a 50-mile challenge event. Both offer warm summer sailing under a canopy of August stars. An experience you will never forget.
We have a fun race planned too, enjoy night racing around Guemes Island in July so stay tuned.
NORTH SOUND PARTY CIRCUIT AYC’s sailing calendar is integrated with our sister yacht clubs in Bellingham, Oak Harbor, and Orcas Island resulting in a super fun, party circuit. There is fun to be had all season long! See all racing details by following the links to NSPC Website -North Sound Party Circuit // Sail! Party! Repeat!.
We have a lot of fun planned this year! By November 1st at the Commodore’s Awards Banquet, we will have a lot to celebrate with your crew! Go out there and enjoy your boat!
Happy Sailing,
John Sanford, AYC Racing
It's easy to Volunteer!! Members, please log in first. Click Volunteering on the menu. Click the little magnifying glass to search and enter "race" in the name field. Nothing else, just type the name "race" without quotes. You'll be presented with all volunteer slots both open and filled for the upcoming Wednesday Night Racing Series.