Whidbey Island Race Week 2019

And so the era ends ... 37 years of WIRW in Oak Harbor, each year different, each year the same. Nature provided the differences (sun, rain, and wind conditions, plus sea state); we humans provided the similarities: fun, relationship, competition, hospitality, teamwork, camping, drinking, dancing, revelry, all essentially celebrating our wonderful sport. End of an era? Yes. End of this highly relevant and eternal celebration for PNW sailors? NEFC (Not Even ... Close). Now ... onward to Point Roberts for the 2020 NG (Next Generation) Race Week. May the next 37 years be as engaging as the last ... event "owners" will change, participants will come and go, fleets will grow and shrink, yet no matter the ebb or flood of participation, the one constant remaining, connecting all Race Weeks through Eternity, will be Love of Sailing. Enjoy these photos, for as much as you and your crew love your sport, Skip and I enjoy documenting your love. Impossible to resist ...