Welcome to the
Southern Sound Series
Sailboat Racing
Vashon Island ↓ Duwamish Head ↓ Toliva Shoal ↓ Islands ↓
The Southern Sound Series is a Series of Four Sailing Races, One a Month
The Series takes the racer over most of the scenic southern Puget Sound, from Olympia to Elliott Bay.
It is one of the older series on the Puget Sound, having been raced yearly for over 40 years.
Notice of Race Series
Sailing Instructions Updated 12.31.2024
2024-25 Race Results
Winter Vashon Duwamish Head Toliva Shoal Islands
Class Standings (coming soon)
Overall Series Results (coming soon)
NOTE: Regatta Network’s software doesn’t score DNC as per Sailing Instructions. This will be corrected in Final Results.
Race Series 1 – Vashon Island- Dec 7, 2024
Winter Vashon
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Goto: TYC Winter Vashon Race page
View 2024 Race Results (opens in new tab)
Race Starting and ending near the Tacoma Yacht Club, racing around Vashon Island. Starting near the Tacoma Yacht Club, then rounding the Mark Boat at the northern end of Vashon Island, and then finishing back near the Tacoma Yacht Club. Approximate distance 30.7 nm.
Photo is only a possible race course (Green- 1st leg, Red- final leg).
SPONSORED BY: Tacoma Yacht Club
CONTACT: Winter Vashon RC, 5401 Yacht Club Drive, Tacoma 98407
Robert Nettleton, (253) 732-5918,
Race photos by Jan Anderson (opens in new tab)
Race photos by Bob Butts, SSSS (opens in new tab)
Race Series 2- Duwamish Head – Jan 4, 2025
Duwamish Head Race
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Race starting and ending at Des Moines Marina going around Duwamish Head and Blakely Rock. Approximate distance 30.8 nm
Photo is only a possible race course (Green- 1st leg, Red- final leg).
SPONSORED BY: Three Tree Point Yacht Club
CONTACT: Registrar TTPYC, PO Box 98700, Des Moines 98198-0700
Race Photos by: Jan Anderson (opens in new tab)
Race Series 3- Toliva Shoal- Feb 15, 2025
Toliva Shoal Race
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2025 Race Results (coming soon)
Start between the Race Committee Boat and the east marker of the Olympia Shoal in a northerly direction. Proceed leaving Dofflemyer Point and Johnson Point to starboard; then the government mark #3 off Nisqually Delta, the Toliva Shoal buoy, Eagle Island, the government mark #1 at the west end of Balch Passage, Johnson Point, and Dofflemyer Point to port. Finish in a southerly direction between the race committee boat and the east marker of the Olympia Shoal. Approximate distance 38.4 nm.
Photo is only a possible race course (Green- 1st leg, Red- final leg).
Click here to view more detailed information about the Toliva Shoal Race
SPONSORED BY: South Sound Sailing Society and Olympia Yacht Club
CONTACT: Toliva Shoal RC, PO Box 1102, Olympia 98507
Alex Browmen, (360) 561-4788
Pax was First to Finish : Terramoto was First PHRF
Race Series 4- Islands- March 15, 2025
Islands Race
Race Registration
Registered Boats
2025 Race Results (coming soon)
Islands Race. Starting area will be the vicinity immediately west of the Browns Point Light House. The starting line is established between the CYCT RC signal boat flying an orange flag and a temporary orange tetrahedron pin. After the start proceed north to Three Tree Point leaving the traffic separation mark VTS “TB” west of Des Moines to PORT. Round the TTPYC “C” mark, a permanent white 6” cylinder rising 8 feet above the water located approximately 1,000 feet SE of the Three Tree Point Light, to PORT. Proceed northwesterly to the turn mark located to the north of Blake Island and round to PORT. Return southeasterly leaving the traffic separation marks VTS “TA” and “TB” off Three Tree Point and Des Moines respectively to PORT. Finish west of Browns Point between the CYCT RC boat and the temporary orange tetrahedron pin. Approximate distance 35.2 nm.
Photo is only a possible race course (Green- 1st leg, Red- final leg).
SPONSORED BY: Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma
CONTACT: Charles Queen, (253) 285-6831,
2023 Race Results– No Race, No Wind
Southern Sound Series Trophy Case
First Overall- Series
Team Perpetual Trophy
Best Fleet Performance Trophy
2023-24 Race Results
String Theory and White Squall tied for First OA
String Theory was Best in Fleet
Team trophy goes to CYCT 1: Constellation, Kahuna, GraceE
NOTE: Regatta Network’s software doesn’t score DNC as per Sailing Instructions. This will be corrected in Final Results.
Series Chair: Jeff Johnson
(253) 405-4726
2022-23 Series Overall Scores
Race Photos:
Toliva Photos by Sean Trew
Toliva Shoal drone photos by Jim Larsen
Duwamish Head photos by Bob Butt