MEDUSA, sailed by Seth Sprague, and FUZZY LOGIC, sailed by Rich Hubbell, cross the finish line.

Tuesday Night Etchells Season Kicks Off in Falmouth

6/10/2014 - Portland Yacht Club members know the real sign that sailing season is about to start — when docks are in, the launches are running, and weekday racing kicks off! PYC hosts Tuesday night Etchells Fleet 27 races. Etchells Fleet 27 is one of the largest one-design fleets in Maine, with… SEE MORE
Etchells Lobster Bowl Regatta start.

3 Days of Wicked Fast Maine Sailing and Lobster Eating

9/30/2013 - Etchells racers from all over the country converged at the Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth on September 20, 21, and 22 to compete in the 1st Annual Etchells Lobster Bowl. The regatta was a world qualifying race for the 2014 Etchells World Championship Regatta, June 2014 in Newport, Rhode Island.… SEE MORE
S/V MATRIX gets knocked down finishing the last race.

Thrills, Spills at PYC Downeast Regatta

9/14/2013 - Early Saturday morning on September 7 the Portland Yacht Club’s docks were deserted, but not for long! Thirty-three J24 skippers and a hundred-plus crew and volunteers invaded the docks and clubhouse for the 27th Downeast J24 Regatta. Racers were treated to perfect fall weather and fun-filled activities. Saturday’s weather was… SEE MORE
Day 2 of racing, southwest wind about 7 knots, a sailor rounds the first mark.

Portland Hosts Maine’s Largest Regatta Ever

8/13/2013 - I’ve heard it said that the attention span of kids between 8 and 15 years old is decreasing as modern technology, especially hand-held devices, increases. This wasn’t what I witnessed during the USODA 2013 New England Championship, held August 5-8 at SailMaine in Portland! I saw three hundred-plus, focused, highly… SEE MORE
A light-air start can be more challenging than a windy one! Despite a slow start, the 2013 Monhegan Race was a big success.

PYC’s Monhegan Race Kicks off New Racing Tradition

7/18/2013 - The Monhegan Race has been run every August for 79 years, so when changing the destination and moving the date to July, we knew we might face a few challenges — and we did. However, Mother Nature was on our side and feedback from race participates was “wow,” “great course,”… SEE MORE

Dolpin Marina Sunset

6/29/2013 - Portland Yacht Club's Shakedown Cruise group went to Dolphin Marina in June. We haf a wonderful dinner at the resturant and afterwards I walked to the point and shot this beautiful sunset set photo SEE MORE