Adventuress Cup 2024

Congratulations to everyone! Because of you, the fifth annual The Adventuress Cup – A Race for the Salish Sea a wonderful success. Thank you for your dedicated and enthusiastic participation. You helped to raise over $30,000 that will directly support important maintenance of schooner Adventuress this winter. Thanks for keeping Adventuress in ship shape as Puget Sound’s Environmental Tall Ship and powerful education platform.

We are thrilled at this time to announce the winners of this year’s event based on points accrued through dollars raised, on-the-water race results, participation in the Wind in Your Sails Challenges and recruiting points. While not everyone could take home an award, we hope that everyone had fun! Below are the winners by category and a race day recap. Thank you again for your tireless support of Adventuress and her youth mission!

Race Day Recap

Saturday, October 19th was a sporty day for was the perfect race day for the Adventuress Cup with winds gusting up to 30 knots and rain that held off until everyone had crossed the finish line. The fleet paraded out to the race course on Shilshole Bay led by Adventuress ready for an exciting race. First off was going to be the No Flying Sails fleet (no spinnakers) but unfortunately Gusto had some rigging difficulties which caused them to have to withdraw from the race. Then, as the five-minute warning for the start of the Flying Sails class sounded, the majestic 133-foot-long Adventuress surged across the line with a handful of hearty special guests and past crew aboard. All were cheering and snapping pictures as they embarked on the sail. Adventuress was a spectator boat and didn’t officially take part in the race.

The Flying Sails class start was a little spread out, with Seeker and Kuiu crossing the start line first and then the two J105’s, Puff and Moonglow. All teams headed south to the mark, with Seeker in the lead. Moonglow and Puff not far behind and rounding the mark within a few boat lengths of each other. The wind was strong enough throughout the day that even though spinnakers weren’t set, the boats flew across the water. Once all the boats crossed the finish line, the race committee announced the very close corrected times for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

The Virtual Boats class was represented on the water as well with some team leaders aboard Adventuress and a dedicated Powerboat joined for the pre-race parade. After the race, many joined the Adventuress Cup Post-Race Celebration at the CYC Clubhouse for some food, drink, raffle and wonderful conversation.