Sailfaster with Cascadia Sailing

Pete Boland hosts Sailfaster, a podcast series where racing sailors discuss what it takes to sail faster and how races are won. In this episode, Boland meets up with Cascadia Sailing which is preparing for the 2026 New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship.

What happens when 11 sailors who’ve never raced together take on one of the world’s top women’s one-design regattas? You buy the only IC37 on the West Coast and start practicing. Cascadia Sailing’s Joy Dahlgren and Chris Wolfe discuss building their battle-ready Canadian-American entry.

They talk teamwork, offshore lessons, data, communication, the quirks of sailing an IC37—and why Americans and Canadians apparently can’t agree on how to pronounce “buoy.” It is a lively conversation about talented sailors, steep learning curves, and turning 11 individuals into one seriously gritty team.