Race Week Sailing Regatta

From the shore, it looks like a beautiful dance.  Onboard, its more like organized chaos.  That’s Race Week on Whidbey Island.  While the races, themselves, are strictly a private regatta, each year spectators gather along Penn Cove to watch these sailors and crew challenge each other, themselves, the sea, and the wind in a week of racing to determine who has best mastered both the skill and luck of sailing.
Races start, weather permitting, in the late morning and run through mid-afternoon.
Here are some popular viewing spots…