Anticipating Some Sweet February Regattas

Northern California Series

Some Bay Area Midwinter series wrap up in February:

• Encinal Yacht Club’s Jack Frost Series will finish up on Saturday, February 1.
• Ending on February 8-9 will be Berkeley YC’s Saturday and Sunday series, with a victory lap race for the Champion of Champions on February 22.
• The Corinthian Midwinters’ second and final weekend will be on February 15-16, with a Midwinters Après-Sail Party on that Saturday night.

But Tiburon YC’s Midwinter Series will just be getting their start on February 16.

The Singlehanded Sailing Society will continue their 2025 series with the Corinthian Race on February 22. The plan is start the race west of Angel Island using San Francisco YC’s yellow signal boat, Victory. Registrations will close on Wednesday the 19th.

Southern California Regattas

San Diego YC will host the Women’s Winter Invitational Regatta on February 14-16.

The SCYA Midwinters will range over venues from Morro Bay to Ensenada and two weekends, February 15-16 and 22-23. Events for keelboats, dinghies and radio-controlled model boats abound.

The Etchells West Coast Spring Series is hosted by San Diego YC in collaboration with Etchells Fleet 13 on the Coronado Roads. It serves as a lead-up to the 2025 North American Championship and the 2026 Worlds. The next event in the series will be the Pacific Coast Championship on February 22-23. The entry deadline is Saturday, February 8, at 4 p.m.

Balboa YC in Corona del Mar will host the next stop in the California Dreamin’ Series. On February 15-16, the club will provide Gov Cup 22 boats for the match racers.

The Islands Race, from Point Fermin to San Diego, will start on February 28. Newport Harbor YC and SDYC will run the race, which will take Santa Catalina Island and San Clemente Island to port. Enter by this Friday, January 31, to avoid a late fee.

As usual, you’ll find many more races, regattas, series, events, seminars, etc. in our monthly Calendar. The February edition will come out in Latitude 38 magazine and online this Friday, January 31. Or, plan out your whole year with the 2025 Northern California Sailing Calendar & YRA Schedule.