Seven I-14s came to SDYC on Apr 11-12 to participate in the San Diego Super Cup. Super Cup racing is short course windward/leeward racing with a mid leg gate which must be honored both upwind and downwind.
When a fleet’s roster has as many World Championships as the 2015 Etchells National Championship, you know the points are going to be tight. By the end of Day 2, only 3 points separated Bill Hardesty, Marvin Beckmann and Argyle Campbell in the top 3 spots.
Twenty-four Etchells took on San Diego’s infamous Coronado Roads for the opening day of the Etchells National Championship on April 10, 2015. The past few weeks have all been leading up to this, as the Etchells National Championship is the third of four regattas in the Etchells West Coast Series.
Twenty-four Etchells took on San Diego’s infamous Coronado Roads for the opening day of the Etchells National Championship on April 10, 2015. The past few weeks have all been leading up to this, as the Etchells Nationals is the third of four regattas in the West Coast Series.
Bryan Lake and Nico Landauer represented SDYC at the Kitefoil Gold Cup in La Ventana Mexico.
After a beautiful weekend of competitive sailing, Tom Carruthers goes from the man behind the scenes to the man on top of the podium.
This past weekend, champion Vince Brun is walking away from the Bill Bennett Cup with a lot more than just his first place finish. Brun and Bennett sailed together to win the Etchells World Championship in 2000, and for Brun, this regatta is a sentimental one.
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.
Thanks to Patricia Lapadula for A Day in the Life video for the San Diego Yacht Club Race Committee, filmed during the January One Design Weekend.