Traci Miller joins us on the San Diego Yacht Club Sailcast to discuss a new, upcoming event at the San Diego Yacht Club: The Vixen Cruise.
Traci explains what the cruise is, an all-female version of what has previously been called the Stag Cruise, in honor of our second female commodore (but first in an odd year, when the cruise is typically held), Jerelyn Biehl.
Alli and Traci talk about some of their favorite parts of Catalina. Questions are answered on where the name came from, why this is such an exciting event, and what the schedule for the weekend is going to look like. She reviews some of the events and games that you can expect to see each day, the regatta that will be happening, and what you can work on to prepare for the fun weekend!
The two ladies go through the top five items in their packing list, the costume contest on Friday evening, and what to expect in the evenings. They cover where to get transportation, where to find out more information, opportunities around the Club to get more comfortable in the boat, and the explanation behind the image of the fox on the website.
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of representing Team SDYC at the final 2019 US Match Racing Champs qualifier, hosted by LBYC on their fleet of wet, wicked, and wild Catalina 37s. For me, the event was full of firsts: my first time match racing, first time on a Catalina 37, and first West Coast travel regatta since my aerospace engineering career brought me to sunny San Diego. Unfortunately, the only first we didn’t get was in the regatta!
What a week at NHYC! Great job, Team SDYC sailors, coaches, and parents, taking on the challenging 2019 INSA Junior Sabot Nationals.
Congratulations to 2019 Champion, Anton Schmid! Anton's had quite a run this summer, repeating his Sabot II Invitational (U12) title, winning A fleet at the Dutch Shoe; and now we're researching to see if there's ever been a younger Junior Nationals champ. Nice work, from our A fleet Captain!
St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco was the host for four days of challenging city front sailing for the c420 North American Championship. With the water temp in the 50’s and the air temp only in the 60’s, we all wore full spray gear and wetsuits. Not to mention, most days had a lingering fog layer concealing the sun for most of the sailing time.
The trip started with an unfortunate 2 hour plane delay which limited our only practice time sailing next to the Golden Gate Bridge. However, my crew, Ximena Escobar, and I were able to fit in about an hour of sailing in the early evening. The conditions lived up to the legend of San Francisco sailing, with 20 knots, 1- foot chop, and frequent capsizing which would be a trend over the next few days of racing. On the first morning of the regatta, 93 boats launched on a single launch ramp starting right at 10am with a noon start.
Nine fleets have been invited back to San Diego for the 2nd annual San Diego Olympic Classes Regatta (SDOCR) on September 7-8, 2019. With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games in sight, the San Diego Yacht Club introduced this new event in 2018 to provide a venue for sailors to train and compete in international, high-performance classes. The regatta will include two courses in Coronado Roads, allowing for national level management and competition.
Invited Fleets: 29er; 49er; Finn; I420; Laser; Laser Radial; Nacra 15; Star; Snipe