Searching for shag carpet and indicators early in the 2023 Blake Island Race aboard Dark Star, Jonathan and Libby McKee's Riptide 44

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Searching for shag carpet and indicators early in the 2023 Blake Island Race aboard Dark Star, Jonathan and Libby McKee's Riptide 44

© David Schmidt

Searching for shag carpet and indicators early in the 2023 Blake Island Race aboard Dark Star, Jonathan and Libby McKee's Riptide 44 photo copyright David Schmidt taken at Seattle Yacht Club and featuring the ORC class

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Sailing with bears and bulls at the Seattle Yacht Club's Blake Island Race
At least PredictWind's HRRR forecast was bullish about the afternoon. I kept repeating this mantra on Saturday morning as I drove to Seattle's Shilshole Marina and the start of the Seattle Yacht Club's 2023 Blake Island Race.

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