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Hauling out a 420 at StFYC

Young Sailors Converge on San Francisco Bay

July 10, 2019
Surprise. We thought we'd see 60 boats when C420 North American Championship racing kicks off tomorrow, Thursday. Instead, 102 boats registered from points around the USA.
Foiling catamaran

Stars + Stripes Still in It

July 3, 2019
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron required Stars + Stripes Team USA and DutchSail to confirm their ongoing commitment to the 36th America’s Cup by July 1. The first announcement came from Long Beach Yacht Club on June 29.
USA 49er and JPN 49er.

Tickets for the 2020 Olympics

July 1, 2019
With just over a year left until the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, tickets will go on sale July 9 for the 2020 Olympics.
Tritons starting

July Racing Preview

June 28, 2019
The SSS Great Pacific Longitude Race, a qualifier for the Singlehanded TransPac, leads off a busy July race schedule, with a start off San Francisco on July 3. Doublehanded and singlehanded boats sail west for 200 miles…
Scene from the Raft

The “Sex Raft” and the Maiden

In 1973, five men and six women embarked on a 101-day scientific sea adventure, drifting across the Atlantic on a raft called Acali. In 1989, the first all-female crew raced around the world in the Whitbread on Maiden.
World Sailing award winners

Nominations Open for Sailors of the Year

World Sailing invites you to nominate individuals, teams and organizations for the 2019 World Sailing Awards. The awards celebrate outstanding achievement and exceptional contributions to the sport of sailing.

And in Local Racing News . . .

June 24, 2019
The weekend’s biggest race — and biggest party — wasn’t in New York, actually. It was right here in the Bay, with the 2019 Westpoint Regatta. We were, unfortunately, unable to attend or race in this year’s event, but principal race officer Russell Breed sent us a few photos from the committee boat. More »
Founders in front of SSC

The Founding of Stockton Sailing Club

June 21, 2019
Back in 1933, sixteen 16-year-old boys founded the club as the Ionic Sailing Club. The teenage founders included three sets of brothers: the Stephens brothers, the Colberg brothers, and Fred and Jim Van Dyke.
Roundup

Lipton Cup Serves Up Chills and Spills

June 17, 2019
Ten yacht clubs raced 10 matched J/22s in a three-day challenge to win some heavy silver Friday through Saturday. Friday's windy race on heavy ebb-chop took the four-person teams, with women at the helm, from St. Francis Yacht Club, which provided the boats, to event co-host Richmond Yacht Club.