WAC to Kirkland Challenge
Members from Washington Yacht Club (WYC) sail from Washington Activity Center (WAC) docks to Kirkland in the least amount of time possible. The route is 4.0 nautical miles (0.9 nm to Webster Point, 3.1 from Webster Point to Kirkland) with a course heading of 60 degrees from Webster Point to Kirkland.
Why the Challenge?
As members of the WYC we believe that our Lake Washington deserves a notable maritime challenge linking the main intellectual and cultural center of the pacific Northwest – the University of Washington – with the sprawling urban center of downtown Kirkland. This challenge is intended exclusively for WYC members to give them some direction in their endless quest to sail fast.
Rules
Route
Start between the red and green channel markers just off the WAC outer dock.
Finish at the 8 mph buoy (white pin with orange rings) just north of the public docks at Kirkland*
Please time yourself with a waterproof stopwatch
Exclusively for WYC members. Do it anytime you want on any WYC boat.
- If you want you can go the other way too (Kirkland to Washington Activity Center dock)
- Compliance with WYC By-Laws required. If you don’t have a skipper rating, get a chief to come along.
Current WYC Records
To be added to this WYC records list, please email sailing@uw.edu and provide proof of completion (stopwatch time, testimonial from participants/chiefs).
| Time | Vessel | Crew | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:10 | Whaler | Roy Ward | |
| 19:48 | Hobie 21 | Ellis Johnson / Alexia Fischer | 02-24-09 |
| 21:07 | SX18 | Julia Ruthford / Paul Shipley | |
| 21:16 | Hobie 20 | Chris Freye / Cory Smith | 06-01-14 |
| 24:30 | Hobie 16 | Steve Leidel / Matt Probert | |
| 25:06 | 5o5 | Paul Shipley / Rainer Leuschke | |
| 26:43 | Laser | Rainer Leuschke | |
| 28:05 | Bravo | Kregg Philpott | |
| 33:00 | J22 | Nate Verge / Chris Freye / Egor Klevac / James Whitehead | 01-12-14 |
| 35:00 | 470 | Tom Schaefer / Hassan Arbab | |
| 37:17 | RS Vision | Thomas Nguyen / Andreas Freund | 09-16-18 |
| 37:27 | Laser II | Hawkeye King / Laszlo Techy | |
| 38:00 | E-Scow | Zuzana Culkaova / Stephen Hills / Nate Verge / Chris Freye | 05-20-16 |
| 42:38 | Cal20 | Adrian Johnson / Paul & Theresa Adriance | 07-13-08 |
| 44:22 | Lightning | Michael Welty / Nate Verge / | |
| 39:58 | Keelboat (Charlotte) | Nick Waldo / Dylan Reynolds / Joel Eklof / Shelby Ahrendt / Sam Fung / Becca Ebert | 01-19-19 |
| 45:20 | Pearson Ensign | Caglar Akcay / Kate Bogh | 07-06-08 |
| 47:23 | FJ | Andrew Berg / Stephanie Stout |