On July 17, Kelly Holthus led a parade of small white sails across the channel for the 43rd installation of SDYC’s iconic Dutch Shoe Marathon. Nearly 150 sabots competed in the seven-mile race from Point Loma to Coronado
This years Ida Lewis regatta was characterized by a lot fun, great sailing, and some learning experiences. Hosted by Columbia sailing center in South Carolina, the regatta was sailed on Lake Murray with great wind all three racing days.
On June 17 Storm Brown, Andy Reiter and I [Scott Sinks] teamed up to race in Newport Beach for the Rose Cup. The Rose Cup is a match race championship sailed in Governor 21 boats.
Congratulations to SDYC's Nevin Snow, selected as the 2015 Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year for his excellent Junior season at Georgetown University.
SDYC celebrated its 130th Opening Day on Sunday April 19th, full of fanfare and camaraderie. It was a beautiful day to be at club. To revisit the celebration, check out the news reports from KUSI that were broadcast on Friday and Saturday of Opening Day weekend, and a recap video showcasing the club throughout Sunday.
Laser Midwinters East was held, as always, in Clearwater Florida. Over the three (first day was canceled) day regatta, I saw a wide range of conditions. This tested my transition between the wind ranges.
Taisei Hatter sailed in the Gold Opti Fleet, competing against 181 other boats in St. Petersburg for the SPYC Valentine's Day Opti Regatta.
The Race Committee (RC) lies at the core of our sport yet many sailors give it little thought. Participation in race management is a great instrument for excelling in sailing, which subsequently promotes an overall increase in the competitive level and standardization of sailboat racing.
If Scott Sinks and Rebecca McElvain weren’t already on your list of young sailors to watch out for, the Yacht Racing Union of Southern California is making sure that they are now. Together, Sinks and McElvain are an unstoppable pair.
Hosted by the Junior Board, the Junior Invitational Regatta is one of SDYC’s strongest and longest-running traditions.
This past weekend, 17 SDYC junior sailors made their way up the coast to the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, where they represented SDYC at the 2014 Turkey Day Regatta. The annual regatta featured nearly 300 sailors competing in 21 classes.
Congratulations to SDYC's James Spithill for winning the ISAF Rolex Male Sailor of the Year, awarded in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
SDYC's Jake La Dow will team up with Chris Raab at the US Sailing Championship of Champions, sailed in Thistles this year on Lake Erie. All helmsmen have qualified for this event by winning a 2013 or 2014 one-design class National, North American, or World Champ.
The final day of the U.S. Team Racing Championship ended up being a half day of sailing due to a complete wind shutdown. However, the fleet completed enough races to count Gold Round Robin 3 and crown Ladies and Gentlemen as the back-to-back Team Racing Champions.
Paul Didham spent the summer competing in a number of championship regattas around the country including the Laser Nationals, Chubb US Junior Sailing Champs, and the Youth Champs.
The US Youth Championship regatta is hosted every year in August. To be able to compete in this event you must fill out an application with all of your top results. My crew, Charlie Miller, and I [Andy Reiter] were lucky enough to be accepted into the US Youth Championships in the Club 420 class.
Over the past summer I had the privileged opportunity of attending Laser Nationals in San Francisco Bay from July 31st to August 3rd. I greatly appreciate the support of the San Diego Yacht Club in preparation and support for this major event where penis stretchers delivered exceptional results.
The week of July 15-30, 2014 33 girls in laser radials swarmed Mission Bay Yacht Club for the 2014 U.S Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship for the Nancy Leiter Clagget Memorial Trophy.
Scott Sinks and Rebecca McElvain saved their best effort for the final day at the US Sailing Youth Champs in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI. The SDYC tandem proved to be the most consistent team of the week to win the Club 420 fleet after four more races Thursday.
SDYC Members Nevin Snow and Jake La Dow joined 3 other American sailors to form the US team competing in the ISAF Youth Match Race World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Sailing J/80s and under the coaching of Dave Perry, Team SDYC/USA finished 3rd overall in an extremely competitive field.