If it’s February it must be seminar season. Some events of interest to Bay Area sailors include the following. February 4: Not exactly a seminar, more of a talk — USCG Captain Gregory Stump, Commander of Sector San Francisco, joined by Joseph Phair of the Coast Guard Foundation, will address the crowd at Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon at 7 p.m. More »

Welcome to the big party in San Francisco. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC San Francisco was a busy place this weekend. While thousands waited in line at the Embarcadero to celebrate one sport, hundreds more lined up along the Marina to compete in another: the biggest — and oddest — yacht race of the year, and they didn’t even have to go through security. More »

The SSS received 367 entries for this year’s Three Bridge Fiasco (registration is now closed). What will all those singlehanders and doublehanders encounter on the race course tomorrow? The current map at noon on Saturday. More »

Was there ever a crazier, more challenging race to start than the Three Bridge Fiasco? The start line buoy, a yellow ball marked with an X, can be seen mid-frame. Three hundred boats are starting in either direction, at various odd times. More »

The Melges 24 Shaka shakes off her rig on Friday at Key West Race Week, in breeze building past 20 knots and monstrous seas. © 2016 Max Ranchi The 2016 Quantum Key West Race Week ended just the way it started, with nuking breeze, driving rain and lightning all around. More »

Peter Krueger and the Bay Area-based Double Trouble crew racing on Monday at Quantum Key West Race Week. © Martha Blanchfield Quantum Key West Race Week is back for 2016 and as good as ever in its first year under the management of the Storm Trysail Club. More »

Saturday’s Corinthian Midwinters racers converged at the penultimate mark of course 5, the R4 buoy designated as YRA 8 east of Angel Island’s Point Blunt. Carried by momentum, the boats drifted around the buoy with much yelling and some contact, but no actual protests were filed. More »

Hawaii-bound sailors and hopefuls, take note: Saturday’s Alaska Airlines Pacific Offshore Academy at Richmond YC still has some space left. The POA on January 23 will begin at 1 p.m. and feature the following topics: Provisioning in three modes with race veterans Susan Chamberlin, Jody McCormack, and Melinda Erkelens Routing by Chris ‘Lew’ Lewis  Ratings and Notice of Race, Buzz Blackett Personal gear, Sally Richards and Aimee Daniel Inspections update, Michelle Farabaugh  Hawaii local knowledge, Steve Chamberlin Prepared boats in the water, Surprise and Wolfpack  Twenty-minute Breakout Sessions will enable students to explore their particular interests. More »

Last month’s remote-controlled ‘yacht’ racing in Thailand. The Bay Area’s Gary Boell is on the right. His home waters are in Foster City. © 2016 Megan Boell Gary Boell of Richmond Yacht Club was chosen to represent the 36 International One Meter radio-controlled model-boat sailors from around the world in presenting a bouquet of flowers to the elderly King of Thailand, via camera, in his hospital. More »

With a blast from the shotgun, BYC’s Division A starts Saturday’s Midwinter race in the chilly drizzle. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Berkeley YC’s penultimate Midwinter weekend featured two races in dying breeze, with intermittent raindrops on Saturday and intermittent sunshine on Sunday. More »