Take a Racing Break, Not a Break from Racing
While days are short, temperatures are cold, and our society is busy with the holidays, you might think that sailboat racing would be far from our minds. Not so! We recommend taking a break from this month’s hectic hubbub to get outdoors in the sun (filtered through overcast or not) and reconnect with wind, waves and friendly competition.
One-Day Regattas
The San Francisco Bay Vanguard 15 fleet is planning a Round the Island Regatta for the Jeff Knowles Perpetual on Sunday, December 14, staging out of Alameda Community Sailing Center. But the island they round isn’t Alameda, it’s Treasure Island, their old home base. They’ll start and finish on the Bay (not Estuary) side of the island. Buoy races will follow after a lunch break.
Elkhorn Yacht Club in Moss Landing is planning their first-ever Women’s Invitational Regatta on Saturday, December 6.
Monterey Peninsula YC has a couple of regattas remaining on their 2025 schedule. The Winter Frost for small boats “brings together junior, college and adult dinghy sailors from around Monterey Bay for a friendly day of racing” on December 14. RS Teras, CFJs, C420s and ILCAs are signing up. For big boats, the club will host a casual Boxing Day Race on December 27 with a rabbit start. PHRF boats, Shields and Santana 22s are entering this one.
Limited Series
Andrew Watters has organized team racing for FJs and Vanguard 15s at Alameda Community Sailing Center. Remaining race days are December 20 and January 10. Text Andrew at (410) 829-0249 with any questions.
San Diego Yacht Club’s three-installment Hot Rum Series will wrap up on December 6.
More Midwinters Join the List
Vallejo YC’s Tiny Robbins Midwinter Series will join the list of those series that started in November. December 6 will be the first of four race days.
Richmond Yacht Club’s Small Boat Midwinters will kick off this Sunday, December 7, and continue on the first Sunday of the month through March. The club will run the races on two courses, one inside the Richmond Harbor (Potrero Reach) and one outside (Southampton Shoal) for the bigger, faster boats.
For many more midwinter series, see our Calendar, printed in the December issue of Latitude 38 and posted online here.
What’s going on in your waters? Feel free to comment below and share your favorite December and winter races.