We had a great turnout for the Bay Challenge Saturday June 5 with over 36 boats wetting lines from South Bay to Zuniga. Bite was open in the early morning with a ton of shorts bass and halibut, with the big bass waking up just a few hours before final weigh-in.
Register now for the July 23rd Dutch Shoe Marathon, the sabot race for Juniors and Seniors racing from La Playa, through San Diego Bay to Coronado. The annual summer tradition was canceled in 2020, so don't miss its 2021 return.
It’s apparent that in sailing, consistency ultimately leads to success.
Team Elizabeth proved that, earning the first place title for the 2021 Etchells West Coast Spring Series. The team, skippered by Chris Busch and crewed by Ben Mitchell and Patrick Powell, finished the series without any first place regatta wins, but a string of three second place finishes in the final three regattas was significant. Going into the Orca Bowl, Busch was in a three way tie with Jim Cunningham’s Lifted and Tom Carruthers's Louise. With the same consistency and fast sailing, Team Elizabeth was able to finish on top and proudly accept the first place award.
Elizabeth was absent for the first race in the series, the Helly Hanson NOOD Regatta (and Bill Bennett Cup). They finished second in both the Midwinters West and in the Pacific Coast Championship.
San Diego Yacht Club and Santa Barbara Yacht Club are proud to co-host their signature offshore race of the summer, the SoCal 300, the Southern California leg of the California Offshore Race Week. The California Offshore Race Week has been a premier offshore California regatta series since 2015 and is made up of three different races:
The 2021 California Offshore Race Week will be the 5th edition of this great series that combines these three offshore sailing events.
Our club is a member of the International Council of Yacht Clubs (ICOYC), along with 42 leading yacht clubs representing 24 countries across five continents. Being part of the Council brings unique benefits to our club and to you as a member.
The ICOYC was founded as an association of the world’s leading yacht clubs, working together to share knowledge and experiences that can benefit all members of Member Clubs. In the early days, activity was focused on annual Forums and Regional Conferences where club leadership and interested members met to exchange ideas. Soon, that expanded to interclub cruises and invitations to regattas and events around the world.
Roy Pat Disney joins us on the SDYC Sailcast to talk about the history of sailing in the Disney family, the Transpac Race, and Pyewacket.
Host Alli Bell kicks off this episode of the SDYC Sailcast by asking Roy how he got involved in sailing, which is greatly attributes to his father. He discusses his father’s experience and how he and his mother introduced Roy to the sailing world.