The Challenge
Members from Washington
Yacht Club (WYC) sail from Washington Activity Center(WAC) docks to Kirkland in the least
amount of time possible.
Rules
- Starting point
Start between the red and green channel markers just off the WAC outer dock
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Finish point
Finish at the 8 mph buoy (white pin with orange rings) just north of the public docks at Kirkland*
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Timing
Please time yourself with a waterproof stopwatch
- Eligibility
Exclusively for WYC members. Do it anytime you want on any WYC boat.**
* If you want you can go the other way too (Kirkland to Washington Activity Center dock)
** Compliance with WYC bylaws required. If you don't have a skipper rating, get a chief to come along.
Route
4.0 nautical miles (0.9 nm to Webster Point, 3.1 from Webster Point to Kirkland)
Course heading: 60 deg from Webster Point to Kirkland
Current Records
| Time |
Vessel |
Crew |
Date
|
| 15:10 |
Whaler |
Roy Ward |
|
| 19:48 |
Hobie 21 |
Ellis Johnson / Alexia Fischer |
02-24-09 |
| 21:07 |
SX18 |
Julia Ruthford / Paul Shipley |
|
| 21:16 |
Hobie 20 |
Chris Freye / Cory Smith |
06-01-14 |
| 24:30 |
Hobie 16 |
Steve Leidel / Matt Probert |
|
| 25:06 |
5o5 |
Paul Shipley / Rainer Leuschke |
|
| 26:43 |
Laser |
Rainer Leuschke |
|
| 28:05 |
Bravo |
Kregg Philpott |
|
| 33:00 |
J22 |
Nate Verge / Chris Freye / Egor Klevac / James Whitehead |
01-12-14 |
| 35:00 |
470 |
Tom Schaefer / Hassan Arbab |
|
| 37:17 |
RS Vision |
Thomas Nguyen / Andreas Freund
|
09-16-18 |
| 37:27 |
Laser II |
Hawkeye King / Laszlo Techy
|
|
| 38:00 |
E-Scow |
Zuzana Culkaova / Stephen Hills / Nate Verge / Chris Freye |
05-20-16 |
| 42:38 |
Cal20 |
Adrian Johnson / Paul & Theresa Adriance |
07-13-08 |
| 44:22 |
Lightning |
Michael Welty / Nate Verge /
Julia Granstrom
|
|
39:58
|
Keelboat (Charlotte) |
Nick Waldo / Dylan Reynolds / Joel Eklof /
Shelby Ahrendt / Sam Fung / Becca Ebert
|
01-19-19 |
| 45:20 |
Pearson Ensign |
Caglar Akcay / Kate Bogh |
07-06-08 |
47:23
|
FJ |
Andrew Berg / Stephanie Stout |
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Why the Challenge?
Every
major ocean has crossing records, documenting for the history books the
finest yachts and crews which have sped across them. These records
commonly connect major ports.
As
members of the WYC we believe that our Lake Washington deserves a
benchmark crossing challenge as well, linking the main intellectual and
cultural center of the pacific Northwest - the University of Washington -
with the sprawling urban center of downtown Kirkland. This challenge is
intended exclusively for WYC members to give them some direction in
their endless quest to sail fast.
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