“CIRCE was brand new and without question the finest yacht on Puget Sound. On this, my first ocean race abroad a true offshore racer, I was amazed to feel how light she was on the helm, and how easily she responded to the slightest touch. Canvas sails, wooden spars and few winches by today’s standards made for hard work for the crew. But when Circe heeled to the mounting westerly and shouldered her magnificent way through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, you know you were aboard a true, sea-going thoroughbred.”
CIRCE crew diary entry,
1935 Trans-Pacific Race from Santa Barbara to Honolulu