Waiting for the postponement to end at Golden Gate YC, around 0130 on Monday. © 2010 norcalsailing.com
America’s Cup Race Day 1
Golden Gate YC opened up at midnight for America’s Cup spectating, with the first race in the best of three Deed of Gift match scheduled to begin at 0100 PST, but the lack of wind in Valencia precipitated a postponement. We hear from GGYC Commodore Marcus Young, who is at the weather mark, that they’re seeing 15 knots of breeze there, so it looks promising for a start by 0300 PST (noon local time).
Golden Gate Yacht Club is busy this weekend. First, with their popular Seaweed Soup Cup midwinter race on Saturday. Then, in the wee hours of Monday morning, some of their guys will be match-racing a Swiss team in Spain for another Cup. Read on… (This story has been updated, with another photo added.)
We are blessed here in the Bay Area with talented sailing photographers. It would be a shame to let the 2010 Three Bridge Fiasco slide into the history books without featuring… See more…
Two Wyliecats and Three Bridges
It was truly a "Fiasco" in the best sense of the word. Ahead, behind, confused, distraught, puzzled, and maybe… Read on…
In your article ‘TBF Racers POV’ you show a picture that claims that Centomiglia is in the restricted area in front of the Richmond Long Wharf… We look much closer to the wharf than we really were… Read on…
Where we present the Three Bridge Fiasco from the point of view of the racers themselves… Read on…
There was a huge pileup at the pin end of the line with boats drifting in all directions. Even though the current would be more favorable outside (on the pin side), with our small rig we needed to find a clear lane and headed towards shore on the west side of the line in preparation for a counter-clockwise run of the course. We found some familiar faces in the vicinity… Read on…
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Bow Yoga
Local sailor Julie Lucchesi, a certified yoga instructor, teaches yoga classes for sailors in San Rafael, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Classes cost $15 for drop-ins or $88 for eight classes. Wednesday morning classes, 9:00-9:45, are just $8.00 per class until January 31. Gift certificates are available. Mention you heard about it here and try your first class for free! Contact Julie at (415) 785-4530 or (510) 333-8846. And check out her new website at www.bowyoga.com.
2010 Calendars
Our wall calendars feature 13 fabulous photos from the past year of sailing in Northern California. This stylish calendar measures 11”x14” and will remind you how much fun it is to get outdoors and go sailing. Decorate your home, office, or sailing locker while you get organized! You can order them through our online store.
Coming Up
This weekend, various midwinter series continue, including Golden Gate YC and Sequoia YC on Saturday, and Sausalito YC, Oakland YC and Richmond YC on Sunday. Then on Monday, GGYC competes in some other race in Europe (but it’s not a midwinter).
Also on Saturday, Cal Maritime Academy in Vallejo hosts an all-day Safety at Sea Seminar, which will satisfy Pacific Cup requirements. See www.pacificcup.org.
Head over to Oakland YC in Alameda on Wednesday the 10th for the Three Bridge Fiasco trophy meeting. See www.sfbaysss.org. Or, on the same evening, you could take in Kame Richards’ Tides Talk at the Bay Model in Sausalito. The latter will be repeated on February 25. To register, call or email Jim Tantillo, (408) 263-7877.
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