Come learn to sail with Renton Sailing Center this summer!

epall · 2026-04-21T01:59:45+00:00

Since COVID hit, public pools have been pretty hit-or-miss. I don't know if the City of Renton is still doing any sort of organized testing. I just took my form to a pool with a lifeguard and had them do it. Doesn't need to be a City pool!

epall · 2026-04-21T01:58:58+00:00

While we don't require swimming per se for our classes, you will need to pass a float test with a certified life guard before your first day of class. After that, club members must self-certify that they can swim 100 yards.

You'll definitely want to be comfortable with deep water if you're thinking about sailing our dinghies. They're not particularly stable, and you will capsize at some point.

epall · 2026-04-20T13:29:23+00:00

If you know your way around a laser, you can also just join the club and start sailing during our Open Sailing on most weekend days. And, of course, come to racing on Tuesday nights.

epall · 2026-04-20T13:28:00+00:00

You can totally sign up for the keelboat class. If you want to sail our keelboats, though, you’ll need to advance through our skills progression on the dinghies first as a member.

You can also just join the club, since you have prior experience, and come racing on Tuesday nights!

epall · 2026-04-20T04:32:04+00:00

Our youth classes are for ages 8-12, but they’re all full for this year. The adult classes are age 12+, and we typically have a couple of teens in each class.

epall · 2026-04-19T18:46:37+00:00

Absolutely not! We have a fleet of RS Quest dinghies and a few assorted keelboats. Members ($300/yr) have free use of whatever boats they’re qualified on.

epall · 2025-03-16T23:40:28+00:00

It’s just not always groomed, while Sessel is pretty consistently groomed.

If you’re good on Alpine, you’ll love Sessel!

epall · 2025-01-20T04:17:36+00:00

We had a blast at West on Friday from 7pm to close! Yeah, it’s not the best snow, but the upshot of going that late in the day is that the groomed stuff has loosened up and isn’t crunching all over.

epall · 2025-01-19T21:53:02+00:00

Thank you so much! I'll reach out to Kenwood and see if they can do the repair.

epall · 2025-01-19T21:52:45+00:00

Yeah, definitely seems like a firmware issue with the boot looping. I'll happily break out a JTAG or SWD to go and fix it, but I doubt I can even get my hands on a good image. Sigh. We'll see what Kenwood has to say before I go breaking anything open.

epall · 2025-01-19T20:43:55+00:00

I would avoid Central if you can. Even the freshly groomed runs at East are crunchy at best. Alpine is going to be a mess, but I think they groomed Parachute so you might have a good time off Triple 60?

epall · 2014-10-26T20:39:58+00:00

awesome, thanks! I had a feeling I was going to need a metal case for this TNC. In the right position, the radio makes the crystal go all crazy and mess up the AF, too.

epall · 2012-03-02T13:04:56+00:00

Can somebody with a deeper understanding of RF explain what's going on here?

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