The weekend of June 15th-16th found the SoCal Finn Fleet at Coronado Yacht Club for their annual small boat regatta. South San Diego Bay is a great dinghy boat sailing venue and twelve Finns registered to compete in this event.
Team SDYC, skippered by Rick Merriman won the New York Yacht Club One-Design regatta for the IC37 class, June 29-30, 2019 in Newport, Rhode Island. Crewing for Rick Merriman were Drew Freides, Carissa Crawford, Max Hutcheson, Jake La Dow, Nick Martin, Tori Porter, Tyler Sinks, Nick Kaschak and Erik Shampain.
Team SDYC is gearing up to challenge for the Rolex Invitational Cup later this year.
The Dutch Shoe Marathon, summer’s iconic San Diego Yacht Club and Coronado Yacht Club tradition, calls locals and tourists to watch or partake in a day of Sabot sailing on July 19, 2019. Over 150 of both junior and senior sailors from Southern California yacht clubs race from SDYC to Coronado Yacht Club, a distance longer than many juniors will sail throughout the summer.
Junior Sailing Head Coach Molly Pleskus comments on the regatta. “The Dutch Shoe Marathon is a race for everyone. The high level, young and old racers looking to cross the line first, adults wanting to get back in a sabot for a bay cruise, and kids stocked up on candy for fun Friday sail. The Dutch shoe brings out new sailors and old for a fun and rewarding sailing tradition!”
This week on the San Diego Yacht Club Sailcast, we’re joined by a guest host, Commodore Jerelyn Biehl, as she welcomes Director of Marketing for US Sailing, Josh Toso. Josh, in town for the Rose Cup this weekend, tells us all there is to know about where to find coverage this weekend. He starts the conversation by telling us a little bit about the Rose Cup, the history and where to watch (Facebook Live). He continues by explaining the coverage process of the event , talking about some of the other recent Youth Championship events and touches slightly on the Ida Lewis event coming to SDYC at the end of July.
A talented and accomplished collection of the best youth match racers in the country have touched down in sunny Southern California this week for the 2019 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, hosted by the San Diego Yacht Club. Racing begins Friday, June 28 and concludes Sunday, June 30.
Celebrating its 10th annual running, this invitational event for 16 to 20 year olds has served as an outstanding training ground for U.S. youth sailors who are passionate about match racing and focused on competing at the next level.