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Stand Down Marathon
During the ongoing ocean racing hiatus with yacht clubs and the Coast Guard meeting to discuss the future of racing outside the Bay, the Singlehanded Sailing Society ran the Singlehanded Stand Down Marathon this past Saturday. Designed to temporarily fill in for… Read on…

Super Vallejo Race
Unrelenting sun beat down on this weekend's Great Vallejo Race fleet, forcing them to endure a long day of almost unbearable pleasantness. Adequate hydration and high quality sunscreen played key factors in the successful completion of the day's activities. Playing some favorite tunes helped too. But there was a B Side to this record. Read on…

SSS Farallones Race
An important announcement about the Singlehanded Farallones Race and the SSS schedule. Read… This story was updated on May 5.

The Loss of Aegean
NOSA officials learned late Saturday that three sailors in their Newport to Ensenada offshore race had died in an apparent collision with a large vessel several miles off the coast near the border. Read on…

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Coming Up

Sausalito YC's Third Thursday Seminar this month will be all about tides and currents on the Bay. It's free!

Although Mother's Day weekend was comparitively light on regattas, next weekend will get us caught up. Two-day regattas include: San Francisco YC's Elite Keel for Etchells, Express 27, J/24, Knarr, IOD and Open 5.70 classes, St. Francis YC's Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta (Stone Cup) for J/105s, J/120s and IRC; and, for the younger set, the BAYS Summer Series #1 for Optis, Lasers, C420s and CFJs hosted by Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation, www.bayarea-youthsailing.com; and, for trailer sailors, Lake Yosemite Sailing Association's Annual Regatta.

On Saturday only, the YRA has two races: YRA #1 Long Course for HDA and ODCA, and YRA-WBRA #3. Club Nautique in Alameda will host the American Armed Forces Cup with a new format. Further south, Santa Cruz YC will host their Spring One Design #2. Even further south, Elkhorn YC will host 25-nm Otter Cup on Monterey Bay.

On Sunday only, Stockton Sailing Club's Spring Series, Presidio YC's Baxter/Judson, and Monterey Peninsula YC's Spring One Design series continue.

Corinthian YC's Women's Sailing Seminar is this weekend too. We recommend it! See http://cyc.org/WSS.

The fabulousness that is the one and only Delta Ditch Run is starting this year between the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and the Brothers Islands. The race is on June 2; register by May 26 to avoid a late fee. See www.stocktonsc.org.

"We are trying to get the word out about our Island to Island race," writes John Gilfillan, Vice Commodore of Andreas Cove YC on the San Joaquin River. "I was wondering if you could help us out." The Island to Island regatta is a race from Twitchell Island down to San Francisco Bay, around Angel Island, and back to Twitchell Island on June 30. See www.andreascoveyc.org/racing/islandtoisland/islandtoisland.html for complete info.

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