July 31-Aug. 6 — Latitude 38's Delta Doo Dah Deux, a laid-back rally to the balmy Delta waters. Follow the event at www.deltadoodah.com.

Aug. 1-29 — Free sailing at Pier 40 every Sunday courtesy of BAADS. Info, (415) 281-0212 or www.baads.org.

Aug. 4-25 — Wednesday Yachting Luncheon Series at St. Francis YC, 12-2 p.m., $13.50. Enjoy lunch and a dynamic speaker every Wednesday. All YCs' members welcome. More info under the 'Events' tab at www.stfyc.com.

Aug. 5 — Anchoring seminar by Jim Hancock at San Carlos West Marine, 6-7:30 p.m. Info, (650) 593-2070.

Aug. 5-7 — Beneteau Owners Rendezvous at Catalina's Two Harbors. Info, www.scyachts.com.

Aug. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19-20, 26-27 — Sail aboard San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park's scow schooner Alma. Learn the Bay's history on this 3-hour voyage, leaving Hyde St. Pier at 1 p.m. $40 adults, $20 kids 6-15. Info, www.nps.gov/safr.

Aug. 7 — Ballena Bay YC's Island Party featuring Eric Stone. Dinner $35, music only $10. Info, (510) 523-2292.

Aug. 7 — 30th Anniversary Flea Market & Maritime Celebration at Galilee Harbor in Sausalito, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Info, (415) 332-8554 or www.galileeharbor.org.

Aug. 10 — Community Day at San Carlos West Marine with 5% of sales going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Info, (650) 593-2070.

Aug. 10-Oct. 5 — America's Boating Course by San Luis Rey USPS at Oceanside YC on Tuesday nights, 6-9 p.m. Space limited, $65 fee. Info, (760) 729-6034.

Aug. 12, 1876 — Gloucester, MA, fisherman Alfred Johnson made landfall in Abercastle, Wales, after completing the first recorded solo crossing of the Atlantic — and possibly the first major solo passage done in the name of adventure — aboard a 20-ft dory he named Centennial to celebrate the United States' first 100 years.

Aug. 12 — Fishing Seminar Series at San Carlos West Marine, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, (650) 593-2070.

Aug. 13 — Single sailors of all skill levels are invited to the Single Sailors Association monthly meeting at Ballena Bay YC, 7:30 p.m. Info, www.singlesailors.org or (510) 233-1064.

Aug. 13-15 — Cruising Yachts Owner Rendezvous at Mission Bay. Register at www.cruisingyachts.net.

Aug. 14-15 — Victorian Days at Angel Island's Camp Reynolds, 11 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.angelisland.org.

Aug. 15 — Sailing Speaker Series with Yoga. Jennifer McKenna will discuss how she challenges herself regularly, 10 a.m.-noon at Bow Yoga Studio in San Rafael. $30 for seminar, plus yoga and meditation classes. Info, (510) 333-8846.

Aug. 19 — Green Boating seminar at San Carlos West Marine, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, (650) 593-2070.

Aug. 19 — Emergencies at Sea seminar by John Connolly at GGYC, 6 p.m. Fee includes dinner. RSVP, (415) 331-8250.

Aug. 20-22 — 23rd Annual Metal Boat Festival in Port Angeles, WA. Info, www.metalboatsociety.org.

Aug. 22 — Cal Sailing Club's free introductory sail at Berkeley Marina, 1-4 p.m. Info, www.cal-sailing.org.

Aug. 24 — Howl at the full moon on a Tuesday night.

Aug. 28 — Marina Village Flea Market at Gate 11, 9 a.m. See www.marinavillageharbor.com for directions.

Aug. 28 — 20th Annual Vallejo YC Nautical Flea Market, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. "If it's legal, sell it!" Info, (707) 643-1254.

Aug. 28 — Sail the San Francisco Schooner Race aboard the scow schooner Gas Light, $85 (discount for members of the Golden Gate Tall Ship Society). Info, (415) 251-8779.

Aug. 31, 1906 — Roald Amundsen and his six-man crew completed the first successful transit of the fabled Northwest Passage aboard the 70-ft ex-fishing boat Gjøa. It's believed that the first ship to traverse the entire route was the trading ship Octavius, but since her entire crew was frozen below decks when the boat was found adrift near Greenland in 1775, the journey was not considered a 'success'.

Sept. 2 — Maneuvering in Close Quarters seminar by Bryan Chavez at San Carlos West Marine, 6-7:30 p.m. Info, (650) 593-2070.

Sept. 6 — The unofficial end of summer — Labor Day.

Sept. 6 — 'Songs of Sea Labor' sea chantey concert by Rick Spencer aboard Eureka at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Adults $5, kids 15 & under free. Info, (415) 447-5000 or www.nps.gov/safr.

Sept. 7-8 — Deer Harbor Wooden Boat Rendezvous. Info, (360) 376-4056 or www.deerharborwoodenboats.org.

Sept. 8 — Latitude 38's Mexico-Only Crew List Party & Baja Ha-Ha Reunion at Encinal YC, 6-9 p.m. $7 (free for registered '10 Ha-Ha skippers and first mates). Info, (415) 383-8200 or www.latitude38.com/crewlist/Crew.html.

Sept. 9 — Presentation and book signing by Nick Hayes, author of Saving Sailing, at Corinthian YC, 7 p.m., $10. Buffet dinner starts at 6 p.m., $15 at the door. Info, www.cyc.org.

Sept. 11 — Encinal YC's Nautical Flea Market, 6 a.m.-1 p.m. Info, www.encinal.org.

Sept. 11 — Mexico Cruising Seminar by Dick Markie, Harbormaster of Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta, at Sausalito West Marine, 10 a.m. Info, (415) 332-0202.

Sept. 10-12 — All Islander Rendezvous at Two Harbors on Catalina. All Islander owners welcome! For details, email Don Grass.

Sept. 10-12 — 34th Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA. "The Woodstock for wooden boat lovers." Info, www.woodenboat.org.

Sept. 15-19 — Northern California Fall Boat Show at Jack London Square in Oakland. Info, www.ncma.com.

Sept. 15-19 — Lake Union Boats Afloat Show in Seattle. Info, www.boatsafloatshow.com.

Sept. 26 — 3rd Annual SailFest at Modern Sailing in Sausalito, 1-5 p.m. Free sailboat rides starting at 11 a.m. Info, (415) 331-8250.

Oct. 25 — Baja Ha-Ha XVII Cruisers Rally starts from San Diego! Info, www.baja-haha.com.

July 31 — Singlehanded #3. SeqYC, www.sequoiayc.org.

July 31 — Small Boat Summer Series #1. EYC, www.encinal.org.

July 31 — McNish Classic, for classics designed before 1952, held in the Channel Islands. PCYC, www.pcyc.org.

July 31-Aug. 1 — 505 Regatta. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

August, 1980 — It Was Thirty Years Ago from the article 'Singlehanded TransPac 1980':

In the firmament of the sailing world, they were a bunch of nobodies. A bunch of nobodies with nothing boats. But that's what made this year's Singlehanded Transpac so attractive to us; it was a plain and simple 'people's race'.

Take a gander down the list of 38 entries who crossed the starting line in San Francisco on June 15 and who have you got? There's a legitimate celebrity in Transatlantic Amy Boyer, and there's Hal Holbrook, but he's a star on the screen, not the ocean. Let's see . . . there are inaugural race veterans Carson, Keenan, Harting, Vielhauer, Vahey, and Upham, and those who follow crewed TransPacs probably find the name Rod Park familiar. But that's about it. Everyone else is best known to their mothers and wives — except Amy and Linda.

And what a fleet of boats! Why, there was hardly a custom design in the whole bunch — only 5 out of 38 — and not a single one built especially for this race. The OSTAR folks would hoot them right off the Atlantic. Imagine, a fleet of entries with the likes of Cal 29s, Islander 28s, Pearson 36s, Irwin 34s, Catalina 30s, Ericson 35s — heck, these are the exact same boats we see and sail every day on the Bay. Yes, and that's exactly what we liked! Ordinary people in ordinary boats, each entrant taking the big leap of faith in the boat he or she owns, and striving for an extraordinary personal achievement. Bravo!

After some concern the racers had about the welcome they would be afforded by the locals at Hanalei, it appeared there was no problem. Whatever became of the planned portable heads and garbage bins is a mystery, but in any event there didn't appear to be a need for them. The racers were fastidious about their trash and sewage, and were ideal guests.

But is that bay ever growing! Not only were there an incredible amount of boats in the bay, but the entire area is rapidly developing. What used to be Club Med is being torn down for condos. Marriott has plans for a big hotel on the point, and the hills of Princeville are alive with the sound of hammers and saws. The basin itself is crawling with sailors, surfers, catamaraners, windsurfers, fishermen, swimmers, bodysurfers, health addicts, and suntanners. Hanalei — for better or worse — is no longer a sleepy little bay, and won't ever be again.

Aug. 1 — Women's Day Race on Lake Tahoe. LTWYC, www.windjammers.com.

Aug. 1 — Summer Series #3 (FJs) on Fremont's Lake Elizabeth. Info, www.fremontsailingclub.org.

Aug. 7 — YRA Fall #1. RYC, www.yra.org.

Aug. 7-8 — H.O. Lind #7 & 8. TYC, www.tyc.org.

Aug. 7-8 — El Toro Worlds at Pinecrest. Info, www.eltoroyra.org.

Aug. 7-14 — International Knarr Championship. StFYC, www.stfyc.org.

Aug. 8 — Gracie & George Regatta, a co-ed doublehanded featuring 'Gracie' on the helm. EYC, www.eyc.org.

Aug. 14 — YRA-OYRA Northern Star. Info, www.yra.org.

Aug. 14 — North Bay Challenge #5. VYC, www.vyc.org.

Aug. 14 — Tri-Island Race around Treasure Island, Alcatraz and Red Rock. RYC, www.richmondyc.org.

Aug. 14 — Delta Dinghy Ditch Run, from Rio Vista to West Sac. LWSC, www.lwsailing.org.

Aug. 14-15 — BAYS Summer Series #4 for Optis, Lasers, C420s & CFJs. SFYC, www.bayarea-youthsailing.com.

Aug. 14-15 — Summer Keel. SFYC, www.sfcy.org.

Aug. 14-21 — Finn Jr. Cup. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

Aug. 15 — Baxter Judson #5. PresYC, www.presidioyachtclub.org.

Aug. 15 — Fall Series #1 on Fremont's Lake Elizabeth. Info, www.fremontsailingclub.org.

Aug. 17-24 — Finn Jr. Worlds. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

Aug. 20 — 2nd Annual Zongo Yachting Cup, a 20-mile race from Morro Bay to Avila Beach with two classes: PHRF and Cruising. Live music ashore after. For info, contact Paul Irving at (805) 441-3344 or email.

Aug. 20-22 — San Francisco Melges Race Week. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

Aug. 21 — YRA-WBRA Race. GGYC, www.yra.org.

Aug. 21 — Summer #5. SeqYC, www.sequoiayc.org.

Postponed from Aug. 21 — Joan Storer Regatta, TYC's women skippers' race. Tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 9. TYC, www.tyc.org or (415) 388-9094.

Aug. 21-22 — Richmond Riviera Regatta, a new race series "with a conscience." Proceeds benefit local charities. Info, www.richmondrivieraregatta.com.

Aug. 21-22 — J/120 and IRC South Beach Invitational. SBYC, www.southbeachyc.org.

Aug. 21-22 — Columbia 5.5 Nationals. EYC, www.encinal.org.

Aug. 21-22 — Flying Dutchman PCCs on Tomales Bay. Inverness YC, www.invernessyachtclub.com.

Aug. 22 — Jack & Jill Regatta. SeqYC, www.sequoiayc.org or (650) 969-1105.

Aug. 22 — Jack & Jill Race. MPYC, www.mpyc.org.

Aug. 22-26 — International 18 Skiff Regatta, including Ronstan Bridge to Bridge, a mad dash from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge for 18s, boards and kites. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

Aug. 27-Sept. 4 — Finn Gold Cup. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

Aug. 28 — YRA Fall 2 (City). YRA, www.yra.org.

Aug. 28 — YRA-WBRA. CYC, www.yra.org.

Aug. 28 — Great San Francisco Schooner Race, for schooners in Gaff and Marconi divisions. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

Aug. 28 — Half Moon Bay Race. SSS, www.sfbaysss.org.

Aug. 28 — PICYA Youth/CHISPA Regatta, hosted by Encinal YC. Info, www.picya.org.

Aug. 28 — Small Boat Summer Series #2. EYC, www.encinal.org.

Aug. 28 — Double Angle Race, from Monterey or Santa Cruz to Moss Landing. Info, www.elkhornyc.com.

Aug. 28 — Singlehanded Regatta on Folsom Lake. FLYC, email.

Aug. 28-29 — The Sarcoma Cup has a new home at Berkeley YC. See www.sarcomacup.org.

Aug. 29 — Fall Series #2 on Fremont's Lake Elizabeth. Info, www.fremontsailingclub.org.

Sept. 3 — Windjammers Race. Pop the chute and head for Santa Cruz! SCYC, www.windjammersrace.org.

Sept. 4 — 22nd Annual Jazz Cup, a 26-mile romp from T.I. to Benicia YC. SBYC, www.southbeachyc.org.

Sept. 4 — Singlehanded #4/Commodore's Cup. SeqYC, www.sequoiayc.org.

Sept. 4-5 — BAYS #5 at TYC. Info, www.bayarea-youth sailing.com.

Sept. 4-5 — SF Perpetual Challenge. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

Sept. 4-5 — Port to Port Race. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

Sept. 5 — 19th Annual Day on Monterey Bay Regatta to benefit Big Brothers-Big Sisters. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

Sept. 10-12 — Express 27 Natls. EYC, www.encinal.org.

Sept. 11 — YRA-OYRA Southern Cross (Ocean). YRA, www.yra.org.

Sept. 11 — Tornberg Regatta. TYC, www.tyc.org.

Sept. 11 — Laser Championships. TahoeYC, www.tahoeyc.com.

Sept. 11-12 — West Marine Fun Regatta for junior sailors. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

Sept. 11 — Spinner Island Race, an R-rated race from the Bay to a private island in the Delta. Info, www.spinnerisland.com/news.html.

Sept. 11-12 — Fall Classic, a Knarr, Bird, Folkboat & IOD invitational. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

Sept. 12 — YRA Fall 3. SYC, www.yra.org.

Sept. 16-19 — 46th Rolex Big Boat Series, the highlight of the local sailing season. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

Sept. 18 — SSS Richmond/South Beach Race for single- and doublehanders. SSS, www.sfbaysss.org.

BALLENA BAY YC — Friday Night Grillers: 8/6, 8/20, 9/3. Info, (925) 785-2740 or email.

BAY VIEW BOAT CLUB — Monday Night Madness Fall: 8/9, 8/23, 9/6, 9/20, 9/27 (make-up). Arjan Bok, (415) 864-4334.

BENICIA YC — Thursday nights through 8/26, 9/9-9/30. Grant Harless, (510) 245-3231.

BERKELEY YC — Every Friday night through 9/24. Bobbi, (925) 939-9885.

CAL SAILING CLUB — Year-round Sunday morning dinghy races, intraclub only, typically in Laser Bahias and JY15s. Email Gary and Alistair.

CORINTHIAN YC — Every Friday night through 9/3. Donal Botkin, (415) 497-5411.

COYOTE POINT YC — Every Wednesday night through 10/27. Torin Knorr, (650) 863-2570.

ENCINAL YC — Friday Night Summer Twilight Series: 8/13, 8/27, 9/17. Victor Early, (510) 708-0675.

FOLSOM LAKE YC — Every Wednesday night through 9/22. Info, www.flyc.org.

GOLDEN GATE YC — Friday nights: 8/13, 8/27. Mont McMillen, (209) 481-5158.

ISLAND YC — Friday Summer Island Nights: 8/6, 8/20, 9/10, 9/24. John New, (510) 521-2980.

LAKE TAHOE WINDJAMMERS YC — Every Wednesday night through 10/13. Pete Russell, (775) 721-0499.

LAKE WASHINGTON SC — Every Thursday night through 8/26. Roy Pitts, (530) 908-7160.

LAKE YOSEMITE SA — Every Thursday night through August. Info, Steve Eyberg.

MONTEREY PENINSULA YC — Sunset Series, every Wednesday night through 9/29. Ray Ward, (831) 659-2401.

OAKLAND YC — Wednesday Night Sweet 16 Series through 9/15. John Tuma, (510) 366-1476.

RICHMOND YC — Wednesday nights: 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29. Eric Arens, (510) 841-6022.

ST. FRANCIS YC — Wednesday Night Series: 8/4-8/25. Thursday Night Kiting Series: 7/15, 7/29, 8/12, 8/26, 9/6, 9/23. Friday Night Windsurfing Series: 7/16, 7/30, 8/13, 8/27, 9/10, 9/24. John Craig, (415) 563-6363.

SANTA CRUZ YC — Wet Wednesdays through 11/3. Greg Haws, (831) 425-0690.

SAUSALITO YC — Tuesday Night Summer Sunset Series: 8/10, 8/24, 9/7, 9/21. John Mount, (415) 509-8381.

SEQUOIA YC — Every Wednesday night through 10/13. Steve Holmstrom, (650) 400-8584.

SHORELINE LAKE AQUATIC CENTER — Catalina 14.2 racing every Thursday night during Daylight Saving Time. Laser Racing every Wednesday night through October. John Stedman, (650) 940-9948 or (650) 965-7474.

SOUTH BEACH YC — Friday Night Series: 8/6, 8/20, 8/27. Email for info.

STOCKTON SC — Every Wednesday night through 8/25. Phil Hendrix, (209) 598-4415.

TAHOE YC — Wednesday Night Beer Can Series through 9/1. Monday Night Laser Series: 5/31-8/30. Darren Kramer, (530) 581-4700 or www.tahoeyc.com.

TIBURON YC — Every Friday night through 8/27 & 9/10. Ian Matthew, (415) 883-6339.

VALLEJO YC — Every Wednesday night through 9/29. Gordon, (530) 622-8761.

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