Racing Rules Seminar
Apr 16, 2024 |
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Racing 101: Basic Race Training
Apr 13, 2024 |
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SSSS Saturday Race
Apr 6, 2024 |
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Etchells Midwinters West
Apr 5 - 7, 2024 |
Results |
Opening Day Race
Apr 20, 2024 |
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Beer Can Series Registration Opens
Apr 22, 2024 |
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Apr One Design Weekend
Apr 27 - 28, 2024 |
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Etchells Pacific Coast Championship
Apr 27 - 28, 2024 |
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J22 New Member Sailing Check Out
Apr 29, 2024 |
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Yachting Cup
May 3 - 5, 2024 |
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J22 New Member Sailing Check Out
May 6, 2024 |
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2024 J/22 Beer Can Series
May 9, 2024 |
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SSSS Saturday Race
May 11, 2024 |
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J22 New Member Sailing Check Out
May 13, 2024 |
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2024 J/22 Beer Can Series
May 16, 2024 |
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Friendly Friday Sailing
May 17, 2024 |
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May One Design Weekend
May 18 - 19, 2024 |
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Etchells Orca Bowl
May 18 - 19, 2024 |
San Diego, CA – March 18, 2024 – The San Diego Yacht Club proudly announces the conclusion of the Bill Bennett Cup, setting an exhilarating pace for the 2024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series. This prestigious event, a focal point of the series, celebrates the legacy of the esteemed sailor Bill Bennett and exemplifies the pinnacle of competitive sailing.
This year's cup witnessed the outstanding victory of Rhino, led by Bruce Nelson with crew members Carter Cameron, Paula Schmid, and Parker Mitchell, demonstrating exceptional skill and teamwork. The competition was fierce, underscoring the high-caliber talent within the Etchells community.
Read Article >>The Women’s Winter Invitational Regatta has grown to be a convivial and competitive event for all involved. This year over 40 invitations were requested, with 24 teams from all over America, Canada, and Mexico competing. To earn the coveted SDYC spot, our team won the qualifier in January against 9 teams in tricky light conditions with very strong current. Our team consisted of Rebecca McElvain as skipper, with Julie Mitchell on main and tactics, and Erika Barth on jib and bow.
Read Article >>The Etchells West Coast Spring Series is back and better than ever for the 2024 season, promising a thrilling series of regattas. San Diego Yacht Club, in collaboration with the local Etchells Fleet 13, cordially invites sailors from near and far to participate in this prestigious sailing event on the challenging Coronado Roads course. The Series comprises four regattas, one of which may be used as a throw-out in the final scoring of the Series.
Read Article >>Long-time SDYC members Jim Pugh and John Reichel not only celebrated the fortieth year of their naval architecture studio here in Point Loma, but did so with purpose by sweeping the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race podium. Reichel/Pugh Design No. 162 66' Canting Ballast Alive, owned by Philip Turner and skippered by Duncan Hine, was awarded the coveted Tattersall Cup, as the overall WINNER of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with the best corrected time under IRC—a symbol of supremacy in one of the toughest races in the world. The result seals a terrific performance for Reichel/Pugh in the race, as the top three overall came from their design board, with the Reichel/Pugh 72' URM Group second overall, Reichel/Pugh 69’ Moneypenny taking third place overall, and Reichel/Pugh 40’ Chutzpah 3rd in IRC Div. 2.
Read Article >>Women's sailing events and regattas are essential for growing the sport, proving an atmosphere where skill development and opportunity go hand-in-hand.
At a recent coed Grandmasters Team Race Regatta, a teammate told me he didn’t understand why there were women-only sailboat races—as if to say, what’s the point? His comment was a brave one in today’s “woke” world, but it’s something that men and women alike probably think about a lot more than they talk about. Yet it raises a valid conundrum as our predominantly male sport pushes toward wider female inclusion: Why isolate women to their own sideshows when the long-term goal is organic integration across the sport?
As I listened to his comments, many of which I’ve heard before, I thought about the fact that several signature women’s events, like the International Women’s Keelboat Regatta and the Santa Maria Cup, are either dead or not as popular as they once were. And later, as I reflected on our discussion, I took stock of our competitors at the Newport Harbor YC Palmer Trophy. Eight of the 54 sailors—15 percent—were women.
“It’s important to have this dialogue,” says Nicole Breault, the first woman to earn St. Francis YC’s Yachtsman of the Year. Breault is a one-design champion and currently competing in the revived Women’s World Match Racing Tour. “Segregation,” she says, “is part of the process of developing a deeper talent pool among women.”
Read Article >>SDYC's Bruce Golison aboard Midlife Crisis, with teammates Steve Hunt, Erik Shampain and Jeff Reynolds finished second at the recently completed J/70 World Championship at St. Petersburg, Florida. Ten races were sailed in spectacular conditions from October 31 through November 4. Bruce Golison’s team withstood a UFD penalty in Race Two to gain the runner-up position with a scoreline of: 5, UFD/84, 2, 39, 1, 4, 2, 6, 17, 5. For Bruce and his team, this makes back to back second place finishes at the J70 World Championships.
Eighty-three teams from 15 nations competed from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Great Britain, Mexico, Monaco, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the USA.
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