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Join Us For The 2018 Windermere Cup Weekend!

May 3, 2018

 

Windermere Real Estate and the University of Washington are excited to host the women’s crew from the Dutch National Rowing Team and the men’s crews from Oxford Brookes University and the University of British Columbia as the challengers for the 32nd annual Windermere Cup Regatta on Saturday, May 5th.

Enjoy the annual regatta as part of Seattle’s Opening Day of Boating Season followed by the Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day Boat Parade. This year’s regatta will include 23 races featuring athletes ages 14-70.

Schedule of Events

 8:30 – 9:00 am Pick up coffee, scones and find your spot along the Montlake Cut or Bridge for the races.
9:40 am Montlake Bridge closes
10:00 am – Noon Windermere Cup Regatta (22 Races)
10:14 am

 The Battle of the Brave:
Police vs. Fire Department Race
 12:30 – 1:00 pm Windermere Cup and Cascade Cup Award Ceremony (Stage)
 1:00 – 2:30 pm Masters, Collegiate and Junior’s Award Ceremony (Stage)
 3:00 pm Montlake Bridge Opens

More than 800 athletes earn a spot to compete in this prestigious event, which culminates with the women’s and men’s Windermere Cup races. After the races, fans are invited to join the regatta champions for an awards ceremony and presentation of the Windermere Cup Trophy on the stage located near the finish line at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Admission to this event is free. Viewing is available on the shores of the Montlake Cut or by boats anchored to a log boom in Lake Washington.

 

Party On The Cut

$10 Child Admission | $25 General Admission ($30 at the gate)

The boats hit the water Saturday morning but the party begins Friday night! Kick off Windermere Cup weekend at Seattle’s annual party on the Montlake waterfront featuring three live bands: Brian DiJulio & the Love Jacks, The Groove Surfers and SPIKE & THE IMPALERS! Enjoy live music, food vendors, beer garden, lawn games and more Friday, May 4th from 6-10 PM on the northeast shore of the Montlake Cut. All ages are welcome!

Proceeds from the Party on the Cut will establish rowing scholarships for low income youth through the Windermere Foundation.

Download the App!

Looking to find all the information for the 2018 Windermere Cup in one place while you’re on the go? Download the Windermere Cup 2018 App now! You can access the schedule, stay up-to-date on the events, and more. Go to Google Play Store or IOS App Store, download “CrowdCompass AttendeeHub”, then search for “Windermere Cup 18.”

 

Windermere Welcomes China to 31st Windermere Cup This Saturday

May 3, 2017

For the past 31 years, Windermere Real Estate and the University of Washington have joined together to host the annual Windermere Cup rowing regatta, which brings the world’s best crews to Seattle to compete against the nationally acclaimed UW men’s and women’s teams. Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the Windermere Cup is both an international sporting event and opening day party, followed by the world’s largest boat parade.

This year’s event will see the Huskies take on the Shanghai men’s and women’s High-Performance Rowing teams from China on Saturday, May 6. This matchup will mark the third time that a team from China has travelled to Seattle to compete in the Windermere Cup. Their first appearance came 27 years ago when the People’s Republic of China took home the Windermere Cup ahead of Navy, Washington, and Cambridge. Twelve years later the Chinese men’s rowing team returned for the 2002 Windermere Cup.

In addition to the crew races, the family-friendly Windermere Cup event also includes food vendors, booths to purchase UW and Windermere Cup apparel and commemorative gear, as well as a bouncy house for the kids.

Windermere Cup App

javascript:void(0)The crew races start at 10am and end around noon. Following the final Windermere Cup race is the Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day Boat Parade. Download the Windermere Cup App to access schedule and team information, and for live race results: https://event.crowdcompass.com/windermerecup17

 

Windermere Cut Cinco de Mayo Party

A new addition to this year’s event is the Windermere Cut Cinco de Mayo party down along the north shore of the Montlake Cut. Twenty dollars gets you into the beer/margarita garden where you can listen to Spike and the Impalers while munching on food from one of three Mexican food trucks. For more information and to buy tickets go to Brown Paper Tickets.

Windermere Cup Book

This book is about the athletes, colorful characters, and brilliant people the Windermere Cup rowing regatta has featured every first Saturday in May since 1987. Through interviews, original documents and pages upon pages of breathtaking photographs, author Gregg Bell captures this event’s more than 30 remarkable years, its spirit and its soul.

The Windermere Cup is a touchstone for our company, our family of offices and agents, and the University of Washington. Not only is this an international sporting event, it’s a celebration of camaraderie, teamwork, and community – and truly great tradition that we are honored to be a part of.

For more information please visit windermerecup.com and follow us at Facebook.com/WindermereCup and @WindermereCup on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on the Windermere.com blog.

You’re Invited to the Windermere Cut Party!

April 27, 2017

Come join us at the Windermere Cut Party on Friday, May 5 as we kick off Windermere Cup weekend!

On Friday night, we’re holding a Cinco de Mayo party to celebrate another year of the annual Windermere Cup. We’ll be on the Montlake Cut with taco trucks including El Camion, Taqueria Tonita, and Tacos La Flaca.

Keeping you entertained all night will be live music from Brian DiJulio and the Lovejacks and Spike & the Impalers.

Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets! We’ll see you on the cut with tasty tacos, live music, lawn games, and a fantastic beer and margarita garden from 6-10pm next Friday, May 5th.

Don’t forget! You can come back down to the Montlake Cut the next day on May 6 for Seattle’s biggest free sporting event – The Windermere Cup. More info on WindermereCup.com.

Join Us This Weekend at the 30th Annual Windermere Cup

May 4, 2016

This Saturday, May 7 marks the 30th anniversary of the Windermere Cup rowing regatta – an event held in conjunction with the Seattle Yacht Club on the Opening Day of boating season. This year is an especially exciting year as we celebrate 30 remarkable years of an event that was started by Windermere founder John Jacobi and the University of Washington, who came together to turn Seattle’s opening-day rowing regatta into something that could attract the highest caliber crews from around the world.

Over the years, countless universities and more than 20 countries have rowed in the Windermere Cup, including England, Germany, New Zealand, China, Australia – and the former Soviet Union, who raced in the event’s historic first year during what were very politically unstable times between the U.S. and USSR. Thirty years later, the Windermere Cup has invited Russia back to compete against the Husky men, bringing the event full circle.

“The very first Windermere Cup saw the former Soviet Union take on the UW in an epic matchup that would ultimately make international sporting history,” said OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate. “Bringing Russia for the 30th anniversary is as close as we can come to recreating that celebrated first race of this storied event.”

In addition to Russia, the UW men will face Stanford, while the UW Women will go up against the University of San Diego and Cambridge University.

To celebrate this year’s milestone anniversary, Windermere has released a coffee table book that tells the story of the Windermere Cup. Through insightful interviews, original documents, and breathtaking photography, the book captures the historic moments and colorful stories that have turned the Windermere Cup into an enduring, world-renowned rowing event. For more information and to purchase a copy of the Windermere Cup book, please visit http://windermerecup.withwre.com/ourstory/

We hope to see you along the shores of the Montlake Cut on Saturday, May 7 for this free, family-friendly community event. Races start at 10:20 ending with the Windermere Cup around noon, and followed by the Opening Day boat parade. There will also be food vendors, booths to purchase UW and Windermere Cup gear, as well as a bouncy house. More information can be found at www.windermerecup.com. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/WindermereCup and @WindermereCup.

This article originally appeared on the Windermere.com blog.

Two Weeks ‘til the 30th Annual Windermere Cup!

April 26, 2016

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Let the countdown begin…

Saturday, May 7 marks the 30th anniversary of an event that is a touchstone for our company, our family of offices and agents, and the University of Washington. The Windermere Cup, held annually on the first day of boating season, is both an international sporting event and an opening day celebration, followed by the world’s largest boat parade. But more than that, it’s a celebration of camaraderie, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence.

This year, taking on the Husky men and women will be crews from Russia, Stanford University, Cambridge University, and the University of San Diego. The regatta is held as part of the Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day of Boating Season which features over 20 crew races followed by the infamous parade of boats through the Montlake Cut. Windermere Cup is a free, family-friendly community event that offers food vendors, children’s activities, and booths to purchase UW apparel and Windermere Cup commemorative gear.

To learn more about the Windermere Cup, visiting teams, and event schedule, go to www.windermerecup.com and follow us at www.facebook.com/WindermereCup and @WindermereCup. Join in the fun by adding our hashtag #WindermereCup to your photos at the event!

This article originally appeared on WindermereSeattle.com.