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Sailagram: A Snapshot of September Sailing

By Monica Grant | October 14, 2024 |

Welcome to our latest Sailagram. We hope you enjoy this month’s gallery of sailors doing what sailors love!

The Final Racing Begins
The first weekend of the 37th Louis Vuitton America’s Cup has produced very few surprises as Emirates Team New Zealand put the first three races in the bag in dominant fashion.
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Rolex Big Boat Series Thrills

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The seven divisions raced out of two starting areas, trading back and forth between the North Course and the Treasure Island Course. The race committee set a mark at Point Diablo, allowing for jaunts out west of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Baja Ha-Ha ­— Who’s Going?

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After the successful Latitude 38 Fall Crew List Party and Baja Ha-Ha Mexico Cruising Seminar at Spaulding Marine Center on September 4, the migration of Mexico-bound cruisers continues toward San Diego. More than 120 boats are signed up and heading south with the annual migration of humpbacks and other whale species.

Melges 24 World Championship

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San Francisco Bay is often a long way to travel to in order to compete in a class world championship, but smart sailors know it's worth it.

Pre-marriage Racing Program

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Taylor Joosten, a keelboat sailor in Seattle, and her friend JD were fortunate to gain the use of a J/80 for the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club's Monday night beer can races. They were short a crew for one of the races, so JD brought one of his roommates, David. Taylor assigned him to the middle of the boat, the usual spot for beginners.

Max Ebb: Scallops on the Bay

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"The only good knotmeter is another boat alongside that's trying to beat you."

Racing Sheet

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Championships (Knarrs, RS Aeros, Stars) are interspersed with local classics (Jazz Cup, three YRA races, SSS Half Moon Bay), rivalries (the Cornerstone Cup and Veeder Cup), and new regattas (the freshman Boss of the Estuary Beer Cans and the sophomore Big Windward Leeward)
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