Weekend Preview

Twelve young skippers are competing the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, hosted by Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar starting today. The sailors, ages 16-20, will compete in Governor’s Cup 21 boats. The regatta will continue through Sunday.

In Santa Cruz, Lasers will be racing tonight. Sailing will be followed by a BBQ and trophies at SCYC. For info, see www.regattanetwork.com/event/10036.

Corinthian YC members will match skills with South Beach YC sailors in tomorrow’s X-Bay Regatta. The course criss-crosses the Bay, finishing this year at McCovey Cove. CYC won last year.

San Francisco YC will host the Hart Nunes Regatta for Mercurys and the Small Keelboat Series #2 for J/24s, Melges 20s and Melges 24s tomorrow. The Melges 24 class will continue racing on Sunday. The Mercs will race in Raccoon Strait and the rest will sail north of the Berkeley Circle.

The Clear Lake Regionals for 8-ft El Toros are this weekend. Racing even smaller boats, the San Francisco Model YC will host the One Design One Meter American Model Yacht Association Region 6 championship Regatta this weekend on Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park.

The Round Treasure Island Race, organized by the TI Vanguard 15 fleet, won’t be run on Summer Sailstice after all, but may be rescheduled for later in the summer, depending on interest.

If you’re in the San Diego area, you might like to check out the Progressive International San Diego Boat Show, going on through Sunday at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina on Harbor Island. Also this weekend in San Diego, Koehler Kraft on Shelter Island is hosting a Wooden Boat Festival. If you’re not actually sailing, a visit to either show — or both — would be a fine way to spend Father’s Day!

For many more events this first weekend of summer, see our Calendar.