Congratulations to the Will La Dow, Patrick Snow, Jake Reynolds, Scott Sinks, Nevin Snow, Grace McCarthy and Rebecca McElvain, the seven SDYC sailors awarded as College Sailing All-Americans for the 2015-2016 season.

Wounded warriors from all over the country are gathering in San Diego to experience a different type of basic training. They’re setting sail towards improving their lives. The Warrior Sailing program is building relationships and eliminating barriers as wounded, ill and injured service members of all military branches are put to the test and developing new skills.

The third event of the Etchells West Coast Spring Series (WCSS) was the Etchells Pacific Coast Championship (PCC) sailed the weekend of April 9-10. The weekend forecast called for intermittent rain squalls with winds of 15 to 20 knots and gusts up to 25+ knots. As competitors prepared for the weekend, they were very concerned that they might be in for some brutal weather conditions. On Saturday morning Etchells arrived to the start line on Coronado Roads and were surprised to find a mild south breeze and semi cloudy skies. Looking out to the south, there was a very visible storm line so the Race Committee got the first race off quickly in an effort to get the day’s races in before the conditions deteriorated.

SDYC hosted the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference (PCCSC) Championships in April. Friday and Saturday 11 teams sailed in the 80th Anniversary PCCSC Coed Championship and Sunday 6 teams fought for 2 spots for the Team Race Nationals, also here at the end of May.

It was a big weekend for athletics in San Diego with events ranging from the SoCal Ragnar Relay to the Crew Classic in Fiesta Bay to the 26 boats that competed in the Etchells Midwinters in Coronado Roads. From Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3, SDYC was able to pull off 10 races for the Midwinters in total.

Helly Hansen and Sailing World are heading back to San Diego on March 18-20, 2016 for the 18th annual San Diego NOOD Regatta. San Diego is one of five stops in this offshore series that culminates with the Helly Hanson NOOD Championship in the British Virgin Islands in October.