POYC Power Boat Regatta Report April 28th, 2026
What a beautiful day May 16th turned out to be. Sunny, lite winds, and no sailboat contestants to worry about. Saturday tides were among the highest of the season, with 13ft highs in Rich Passage to a -3ft at the start of the contest. Nobody, I mean nobody likes to predict the currents in Rich Passage at its scheduled slack. OMG. Where it was scheduled by NOAA to be zero currents there was 3 knots. Where it was scheduled to be a half knot of current flooding, there was 2 knots ebbing. And then to top it all off, we had a Fast Ferry to contend with. One Queen City skipper, with his new 55ft Meridian, thought he was fast enough and tried to out race the ferry, which made it stop in its tracks. To say the least, the Coast Guard was not happy with this skipper. This is a reminder, do not try to race a fast ferry, you need to yield with 500 ft or more space to spare. Also, when the Coast Guard or the ferry skipper try’s to hail you, you need to respond.
All and all, my scores were lousy. The good news was that everybody’s score was bad. (Score means percentage of error). In the Queen City / Eagle Harbor contest, Tewasi finished 4th O/A and 1st in class 3. Fidalgo finish 2nd in class 1.
Join us on October 3rd for the POYC “FALL ROUND UP” PREDICTED LOG contest. Skippers that attended LeRoy Lewis’ Education Session on Log Racing need to plan on challenging us old folks. Let’s get our vessels ready!
Don Larson, 360-340-8478 or captdonlarson@gmail.com
Jim Anderson, 253-312-2967 or jidalgo47@gmail.com
International Power Boat Association
Don Larson, Power Boat Regatta Chairman 360.340.8478
Jim Anderson, IPBA Regatta Race Chairman 253.312.2967