Sierra Point Yacht Club Sails Through the Week with Tuesday Night Racing

Lee Panza from the Sierra Point Yacht Club emailed us to share some photos and updates from their summer racing season, which is now underway.

Lee wrote, “… the SPYC has been cultivating a very enjoyable beer can series in the middle of that vast stretch between South Beach and Redwood City.”

He tells us the racing in these waters is “quite different” from what sailors experience in the Central Bay. “We usually get plenty of wind (between Candlestick Point and Oyster Point) but it’s almost always sunny, and it’s generally warmer here than up in ‘The Slot.'”

Like most clubs in the Bay Area, the SPYC program hasn’t yet “bounced back to pre-pandemic levels,” but Lee tells us that the numbers are growing, and that other boaters are invited to join the fun, even those who don’t mind what he calls a “downhill, sleigh ride home to the eastern side.”

Each Tuesday the club races two divisions, with the first start at 6 p.m..

“We’re less than halfway through the season right now,” Lee said. “We’re also getting ready for our annual race up around Treasure Island and back.”

So for all the sailors who are looking to fly their sails for a bit of weeknight racing, go check out Sierra Point Yacht Club and sign up for some fun.