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Our Calendar vs. Their Calendar

When we got our 2019 planner from the office supply store, we saw that the weekend days are half the size of weekdays. What's up with that?

Rolex Sydney Hobart Update

As of this writing, just 10 yachts have completed the 74th running of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. But by the time you’re reading this, boats should be finishing in droves as various classes begin to arrive in Hobart, seemingly in lockstep. More »

Smooth Banderas Bay Blast

On the weekend of December 15-16, the last of the Banderas Bay Blast races concluded with the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run, which raised over $2,000 for the children of Punta de Mita. More »
Wild Oats XI bow

Rolex Sydney Hobart Preview

Close to 90 yachts will take on the 74th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Beginning on December 26, the 628-mile 'Boxing Day classic' to Hobart, Tasmania, has become one of the most famous sailing races on Earth.
Gitana 16's foil

The (ex-Volvo) Ocean Race

The old Volvo has been tossed out and is on its way to the wreckers. That is, the old format for the Volvo Ocean Race is history, along with its title sponsor and the Volvo Ocean boats.
Schooner America

The Transpac and the America’s Cup

Rumor has it that a new proposed America's Cup team hails from Long Beach Yacht Club. The New Zealand Herald speculates that Taylor Canfield's USA 21 challenge has been accepted.
Etchells start

SFYC’s Jim Cunningham Second in Etchells

If you're looking to challenge yourself in the Etchells class there's no better place to be this winter than the four-race Biscayne Bay Series in Florida. Jim Cunningham traveled east for the first regatta and took second place behind 2017 world champion Steve Benjamin.
Gratitude

Yachts Light Up the Night

Many festive boats are lighting up the night this month, some in their slips and others in parades. The Lighted Yacht Parade on the Oakland-Alameda Estuary was held on December 1.
Keller Cove racing

A Wintery Weekend Report

On Saturday morning, some last rain squalls blew through, leaving rainbows behind. The northwesterly on the Cityfront had already cranked up well before the start time.