Love sailing? Want to maximize your time on the water, meet new people who share your passion for wind-powered transportation, sail to new and interesting places with wicked post-race dock parties, and work on getting really really fast?  Our Race Team is definitely the place for you! 

We run a graduated racing program giving more opportunity for our more advanced crew to keep pushing their skill development and become more competitive, while opening up room for our rookie team members to take things easy while they figure out the ins and outs of what this racing thing is all about.

• Be part of an awesome, friendly team where attitude and enthusiasm is way more important than experience.

• Enjoy an equal opportunity environment where you’ll get a chance to be in every racing position on the boat.

• Receive ongoing coaching from Sea to Sky Sailing skippers and guest experts, so you can continue developing your sailing skills under all sorts of different conditions.

New in 2024…

We are evolving into a tiered membership to better suit the evolution of our team. This allows us better opportunities for great team building and creates a more sustainable program overall. Aspiring racers can now choose between the casual Basic Race Team membership, or commit to a package of specific events and a more demanding training regime in the Peanut Butter or Jelly part of our program!

Being part of the Race Team in 2024 opens the door to being on our 2025 VanIsle 360 crew… the ultimate Pacific Northwest racing event on just about every local sailor’s bucket list!

Basic Race Team Membership

Our entry-level Race Team membership is the ideal way to get started in racing and doesn’t require any prior experience beyond basic sailing skills (like Competent Crew or Quicker Crew training). Our basic membership tier is focused on the club racing schedule, aiming to participate in most Wednesday Night Racing from May through mid-September and as many winter Snowflake Races as we can.

Basic Membership recruitment begins May 1, 2024

Prerequisites

• Basic sailing skills required to a Competent Crew or Quicker Crew level

• Spinnaker School or equivalent experience required to do some positions on board

Peanut Butter Jelly
Race TEAM MEMBERSHIPS

Our next two tiers of membership don’t just make a delicious sandwich, they also provide the ideal progression for new racers to develop their skills and become increasingly effective as crew. Note that these tiers involve commitment to specific racing events- and provide huge value both in dollars and in terms of the opportunity for significant upskill over the season. Intake for Peanut Butter Jelly team memberships opens for the season ahead and closes when the bench is full.