Congratulations to Tom Carruthers, winning skipper of the 2017 Etchells West Coast Spring Series. The series consisted of 4 regattas, the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta (aka Bill Bennett Cup), the Etchells Midwinters West, the Etchells Pacfic Coast Championship, and the ORCA Bowl. Carruthers team (with crew members Willem Van Waay and Chris Busch) won both the Midwinters and the ORCA Bowl, while finishing 3rd in the PCCs and 6th in the Bill Bennet Cup.

Members of the the Pointers winning team were A Div skipper Jack Reiter ’18 and B Div skipper Jack Egan ’20, with crews Remy Reynolds ’17, JD Schrady ’18, Diego Escobar ’20, Kenny Moats ’17, and Sean Caulfield ’19.

Four time America's Cup winner, Dennis Conner, introduces us to his childhood and sailing history. Dennis answers Facebook questions and lets us know why you'll never see a banana on a sail boat.

The breeze was on for the second day of the 2017 Yachting Cup! It was a busy and challenging day of racing, with almost 100 boats competing on three courses in the ocean. Following today, the Yachting Cup will conclude Sunday with racing on the same three ocean course venues.

With the breeze hovering around 15-20 knots, it was certainly a windy day on the San Diego ocean. Coupled with 3-5 foot swells that were frequent and close together, it was a lumpy and bumpy ride out there. And if that's not enough, there was a sprinkling of rain showers every so often just to keep the sailors on their toes. Several competitors claimed the conditions reminded them of a typical day of sailing in San Francisco Bay. 

Day one of the 2017 Yachting Cup wrapped up early this evening after an exciting day on the water. With gray skies and temperatures in the mid-60s, racing occurred in the ocean and in San Diego Bay. The Yachting Cup will continue on Saturday and Sunday with racing on three ocean course venues each day.

While the rest of the city was out celebrating Cinco de Mayo, the Pac52s were celebrating their inaugural race as a Class out on the ocean course. Four boats (Fox, Invisible Hand, Rio, and Bad Pak) competed in three races on an especially long course, each leg measuring 1.7nm. After a slight postponement while the wind picked up, racing began at noon in about 10 knots of wind.

The Baldwin Cup is considered to be one of Newport Harbor Yacht Clubs premier events of the year. NHYC spares no expense. The moorings are dropped, the harbor is cleared out, and extra docks are put in for additional spectating. It is the true idea of what arena sailing should be.