Short Sightings — Encinal Regatta, Angel Island, Oakland Estuary
The last few boats in the Pacific Cup are making their approach to Kaneohe, the Melges 24 PCCs are on this coming weekend at the Richmond Yacht Club, and the Bay Area’s sailing Olympians are racing in Marseille, and yet, there’s still more sailing news from the California waterfront. We’ve included some in today’s Short Sightings.
Alameda Adapts
Sailor Lauren Eisele has been working hard with the Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee to help prepare the region for sea level rise. Solutions include ideas like the famous dikes utilized by the Dutch and levees like those in our California Delta. As the state battles hundreds of thousands of acres of fires, other parts of the state are addressing being inundated with water. Here are three meetings you can attend if you’d like to learn more and help Lauren and others on the committee:
August 3, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. — Estuary Project (Alameda focus) at the REAP Climate Center, 2133 Tynan Ave, Alameda.
August 12, 5:30–8:00 p.m. — Bay Farm Island Project at Leydecker Recreation Center, 3221 Mecartney Road, Alameda (Bay Farm Island)
August 15, 5:30–8:00 p.m. — Estuary Project (Oakland focus) at Port of Oakland Community Room, 530 Water St., Oakland.
It’s nice living close to the water but you may not want the water moving too close. You can learn more about OAAC here.
Encinal Regatta
Fifty-eight boats signed up for the YRA’s Destination Regatta to Encinal Yacht Club. The fleet raced under gray skies with a starting line to the northeast of Treasure Island and a course out to Point Bonita.
John Arens, winner of Spinnaker 2 aboard his J/109 Reverie, reports on their race, “It was especially fun because the top three boats traded the lead back and forth multiple times over the course of the race.
“The course was the typical Berkeley Pier start to Point Bonita to Encinal. We had the tail end of a big ebb and moderate breeze — probably 10-20 kts. The sun never really showed up so it was gray and even misty at times. A little cold.
“We had a poor start but found a lane to get over to port for the long leg toward the headlands. We tried to stay in the deep water in the middle to get the last of the ebb. It was a little lumpy and confused out the Gate but it made for some surfing opportunities on the way in. We had enough breeze to carry us across the Bay Bridge and into the Estuary, where we milked the puffs and ducked a hole or two.
“We sailed well but had some luck too.”
This will be a tough race to run if they build the Oakland-Alameda Estuary Pedestrian Bridge!
You can see full results here.
Angel Island – Tiburon Ferry
The ferry service connecting Angel Island State Park and downtown Tiburon is going electric hybrid in a project with EV Maritime from New Zealand.
The ferry company is owned by Maggie McDonogh and operates three vessels between Tiburon and Angel Island. The project will create a new hybrid electric vessel and electrify two existing boats in a project financed by the California Air Resources Board.
Latitude 38 August Issue Out Tomorrow
It’s true! Tomorrow is August 1, and our eighth issue for 2024 will be on the trucks on its way to you via your nearest or favorite distributor. Or, if you’re a subscriber, via USPS. You’ll also be able to check out the new issue online, here.
We’ll have a preview for you in Friday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude.
