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• Board Meeting

  • When
    11 Sep 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Race Your House

  • When
    13 Sep 2025
  • Location
    Shilshole Bay Marina

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  Join us for the Annual STYC Race Your House event on September 13!

  Check the race page for more information! Race Your House
  

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• Women at the Helm 2

  • When
    20 Sep 2025
  • Location
    Shilshole Bay Marina

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  Sloop Tavern Yacht Club is excited to announce our 6th 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 it's your first time helming a race, and if your whole crew consists of qualifying helmspeople! Tickets will be passed out at the awards and after-party on the marina plaza after the race. Thank you to those who have sponsored our event so far, including Maiven Sailing, Ballard Sails, Seattle Marine Canvas, Backstay Logbooks, Rough & Tumble Pub, and Fisheries Supply! Start time for the after-party, awards, and raffle will be announced closer to race day and at the skippers meeting the night before the race!  

  We are also excited to announce that once again we are planning a pre-race social the night before the race at Rough & Tumble Pub, to coincide with the skippers meeting. Keep an eye out for more precise timing as we get closer to race day!

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    9 Oct 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Fall Membership and Volunteer Appreciation Party

  • When
    17 Oct 2025
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    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Salmon Bay Eagles Club
  • Spaces left
    90

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  Join fellow STYC members and guests at the Fall Membership and Volunteer Appreciation Party in celebration of another year of amazing cruises, races, events, and camaraderie – all of which could not happen without you!

  We are headed back to the Salmon Bay Eagles Club located in the heart of Ballard at 5216 20th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107. Doors will open at 6:00pm.  

  You can expect the party to include food, drinks, raffle prizes, music, and a generous thank you to everyone for your participation in your club.  Additionally, the Skippers meeting for the Great Pumpkin race occurring on October 18th will be held live from the party beginning at 7pm (online component will be available). 

  You are our anchor!  Your yacht club is 100% run by volunteers.  The donation of your vessels, knowledge, skills, laughter, and mostly your time, enables hundreds of sailors, cruisers and racers to participate in the 50+ events held this year.  We are grateful for your contributions and look forward to seeing you at the party!

  RSVP to help us with our final planning and head count.  And, if you’re up for helping with set-up and take-down please reach out to volunteer@styc.org.

  
  

  
  

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• Great Pumpkin Race

  • When
    18 Oct 2025
  • Location
    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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• Bremerton October Nights

  • Start
    18 Oct 2025
  • End
    19 Oct 2025
  • Location
    Bremerton Marina
  • Spaces left
    12

  
  

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  Bremerton October Nights

  October 18-19, 2025

  Please join us for an October over'Night cruise to the Port of Bremerton Marina, located in Sinclair Inlet. It's been years since we last visited this marina as a Club.  It's about time we shake things up a bit & re-visit old Haunts.

  We will be meeting for an early autumn STYC dockside Potluck Happy Hour at 5 pm, which often morph's into dinner & evening shenanigans. 

  Other options include Mexican, Indian, Seafood, Ice Cream. Further afield: Filipino, Ramen, Salvadorian. A sports bar, a Pub, and several franchises.

  Likewise, there is the Puget Sound Naval Museum, touring the USS Turner Joy, and even a small Spa. And don't forget the Port Orchard foot ferry.

  The marina offers a large sunny promenade, Ferry access, bathrooms with free showers, and several picnic area's and tables on the docks.

  ** Special Note:   the tidal currents in the Bremerton Marina can be quite strong. Try to plan your arrival & departure on a slack tide. Perfect timing for our Happy Hour.  

  Check your Tide Charts !

  And see you in Bremerton. Cheers, Kristina -

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• Fall Regatta

  • When
    1 Nov 2025
  • Location
    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

  • When
    13 Nov 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Snowbird Series

  • Start
    15 Nov 2025
  • End
    21 Mar 2026
  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Shilshole Bay Marina

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  Join us for once-a-month off season racing in the vicinity of Shilshole Marina, giving opportunity for nearly every mark on our standard mark map, but with a course length maximum of 20 NM.  Each race will have a 5 hour time limit.

  We'll gather at the Sloop Tavern after each race to present awards and socialize with our fellow chilly weather sailors.  Each race will have a sticker awarded to the top 3 positions in each class and a series award at the end of the 5 race series.  

  The last date to register for this event (without late fees) is November 12, 2025!!  When you register, you register for all five races in this series.

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• 2025 Cruising Bingo

  • When
    6 Dec 2025
  • Location
    Sailish Sea
  • Registered
    21 registrants

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  Fun cruising time! Exciting Prizes!

  Travel to new and enticing 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 or social event. 

  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're really shy a photo or screenshot of your chartplotter is also okay.

  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.
  • Update! No need to actually use reciprocal moorage at the locations - we're just highlighting our Reciprocal program. Just be sure and and get to the location and get some evidence.
  • Travel by boat is expected except to Sloop Events like the Volunteer Appreciation party. 

  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

  • When
    11 Dec 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• STYC Annual Holiday Party

  • When
    13 Dec 2025
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    5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Nordic Museum
  • Spaces left
    140
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  This years festivities will be held at the Nordic Museum in Ballard, located at 2655 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA  98107.

  
  

  Cocktail Hour: 5:30-6:30pm

  Dinner:  7:00pm

  Presentation and Raffle:  Following dinner 

  
  

  Tickets:  Members, guests, non-members $65 per ticket through November 13.  Members can register for an unlimited number of guests if paid for at the time of the members registration. 

  Late Registration:  $75 per ticket November 14 through November 30.  

  
  

  Tickets must be purchased in advanced.  NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.

   

  Beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, dinner and desert are included.  Raffle items are always a hit, and rumor has it, unclaimed race prizes will be up for grabs.

  
  

  Volunteers are needed for setup, decorating, and clean up. Please email volunteer@styc.org to sign up today and support your club.

  
  

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• Boxing Day Race

  • When
    26 Dec 2025
  • Location
    Shilshole Bay Marina

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    8 Jan 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Iceberg Race

  • When
    17 Jan 2026
  • Location
    Shilshole Bay Marina

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  Iceberg Race is a medium distance race that starts and ends in Shilshole using permanent marks at West Point, the Z buoy near Jefferson Point, and Richmond Beach.  This is a great first race of the season to shake off the rust, and also a good event for cruisers who just want to stretch their wings to Bainbridge Island and back.

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    12 Feb 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    12 Mar 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    9 Apr 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    14 May 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    11 Jun 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    9 Jul 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    13 Aug 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    10 Sep 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    8 Oct 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    12 Nov 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    10 Dec 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ballard VFW

  
  

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