Pacific NW J/Boats Rendezvous!

(Seattle, WA)- Save the date- Saturday, June 20th! Sail Northwest is excited to follow our first ever J/Boats Rendezvous for the Pacific Northwest this past spring 2014 at the Brownsville Marina with the now second running of what we hope will be annual event - the PNW J Boats Rendezvous.

J/Boats has touched the lives of nearly every sailor in America and it's time to celebrate those designs and those experiences that continue to shape the racing and cruising world.  Since its' inauspicious beginnings in the garage of Rod Johnstone back in 1975, J/Boats has continued to produce high-end performance oriented racer/cruisers that perform well on the race course and are designed and built with such quality they are able to cruise the world's oceans or provide your family with a safe a comfortable platform to cruise or daysail on the bay.

It's these boats and these achievements we will be celebrating in Port Orchard on June 20th, 2015.   Bring your cruising boat, bring your daysailor, bring your race boat! You don't need a J/Boat to attend, but if you have one, we want to see it in Port Orchard!

For more information, please contact Bob Ross or Ben Braden at Sail Northwest- ph# 206-286-1004 or email- bob@sailnorthwest.com.

Southwest Airlines' SPIRIT Promotes SAILING J/80s!

* Southwest Airlines SPIRIT Magazine- November 2011. This holiday season (and in 2012), get off the couch and get out into the world. Rather than must-have toys and tech gear, SPIRIT Magazine handpicked 32 action-filled trips that take you from the snow-covered peaks of Park City, Utah, to the tale-tinged pubs of New York City, to the gorgeous water of San Francisco Bay. Ready, set, wish!

Check it out!  SPIRIT picked Orange Coast Sailing Club's J/80 to be on the cover seen here!  Here's the blurb below inside the SPIRIT Magazine as the FIRST activity you should pick-- go sailing!!

SAILING- SCALE THE BAY!
Berkeley, California-based OCSC Sailing provides all manner of maritime education, but its Basic Keelboat class is ideal for windjammer wannabes without a clue. Master the sport over five days or two consecutive weekends. On Day One you’ll be at the helm of a 24-footer; by the next afternoon you’ll be commanding your crew to "Jibe ho"! The fog lifts from the San Francisco Bay in the winter months, making it an apt time to test the waters, which will host the 34th annual America’s Cup catamaran race in 2013. $995; go to http://www.ocsc.com  See SPIRIT Mags article on Sailing Experience Gifts- cool stuff!