Congratulations to SDYC's Piper Holthus and BCYC Sophia Pearce, winners of the 2021 C420 National Championship sailed in Brant Beach, NJ. The championship sailed with 132 teams came down to the last race, which Holthus and Pearce came in first.
At the beginning of this summer, we flew out to Bristol, Rhode Island for just under two weeks to compete in the 29er US Nationals. We flew out a week before the event to take part in the kiff
Generation Regatta held by the 2niner squad out of Roger Williams University. RWU is a great venue where we rigged in a forest and raced just off the beach.
Newport, R.I. — Over the first two days of the Melges IC37 National Championship, the defending champion Pacific Yankee team was dominant, winning three of four races and building a substantial lead. But, says skipper Drew Freides, the narrow margin for error in this competitive one-design class doesn't allow for playing it safe.
The 51st running of the Transpacific Yacht Race kicks off with starts on July 13, 16 and 17 in the 2225 mile race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. SDYC has three boats entered (Tom Holthus' Botin 56 BadPak, Wayne Zittel's Santa Cruz 50 J World's Hula Girl, and Roy Disney's Volvo 70 Pyewacket 70. Additionally a total of 26 SDYC member sailors will be competing in this year's race.
Follow the action at www.transpacyc.com for daily updates and media content, and the race tracker with a 4 hour delay until the final 200nm at http://yb.tl/transpac2021 (use the YB Tracking mobile app to view on a mobile device).
Ian and Noah Nyenhuis (29er class) are the first SDYC juniors to qualify for the US Youth Worlds team since Judge Ryan qualified back in 2008. The 2021 Youth Worlds will be in Oman in December.
San Diego Yacht Club is proud to announce the biennial international yacht race from San Diego, California to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico will be held March 10 – 18, 2022. SDYC has been running the West Coast’s only continuous yacht race to mainland Mexico, a tradition that began in 1953.
The 2021 California Offshore Race Week was the first opportunity for many teams to stretch their legs in over a year and sail in one or more distance races down the California Coast. A variety of conditions were seen throughout the week, starting with great breeze sending boats under the Golden Gate bridge towards Monterey, to still waters during the Coastal Cup and SoCal 300 that caused several teams to retire, or fight through the light conditions to an extended version of the race.
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.
Over two dozen boats flocked from all over the country to Southern California this weekend to compete in the 2021 Etchells Midwinters West, the second regatta of the Etchells West Coast Spring Series. The regatta was hosted by San Diego Yacht Club in conjunction with the Etchells Fleet 13 - San Diego, one of the largest and most competitive Etchells fleets. Experienced and novice sailors alike towed out to the Coronado Roads for seven races over the three day event.