West Coast Racing Heats Up in July
Racing to Hawaii
At this writing, the 10 solo sailors in the Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race are more than two thirds into their voyage to Hanalei Bay, Kauai. They’ll be finishing in the first and second weeks of July. Check their position at www.jibeset.net/tv.php. See our post from the start here.
The 53-boat Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu will start on July 1, 3 and 5, with slower-rated boats starting ahead of faster boats. You’ll be able to follow that race on Yellowbrick via the Pasha Tracker at https://yb.tl/transpac2025. Read much more about the Transpac elsewhere in ‘Lectronic Latitude and in the pages of Latitude 38 magazine.
From the YRA
The Yacht Racing Association offers the following races in July:
- July 12, The Westpoint Regatta Destination Race
- July 19, The Jr Waterhouse Offshore Race
- July 28, The Encinal Regatta Destination Race
Sign up for YRA races on Jibeset.
More in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Yacht Club will host the 29er Nationals on July 11-13.
Bay View Boat Club invites those of you with vintage fiberglass sailboats 25 or more years old to register in the 40th Plastic Classic on July 19. Following the race, skipper and crew are encouraged to join in on dinner, awards, live music and dancing. Drive or anchor out — BVBC will provide water taxi service till 10 p.m.
Also on the 19th, St. Francis YC will host the SF Classic/UN Challenge for kiteboards, windsurfers and wingfoils.
“On July 27, the Sunday after the Encinal Regatta, regatta participants and local Estuary boats are invited to experience the pleasures of racing in the Estuary, at the Estuary Extravaganza,” writes Mike DiBella, rear commodore of Encinal YC. “Participants get two races for just $35 (before July 12, then $55 until July 26). The online registration is located on Jibeset at https://jibeset.net/EYC000.php?RG=T008600809.”
Coastside
Monterey Peninsula YC’s Laser Champs will happen on July 19. On the same day, Half Moon Bay YC will run their Take the Tiller women’s regatta. See www.hmbyc.org/sailing/women and www.hmbyc.org/sailing/racing.
Sailing in the Sierra
Lake Tahoe Sail Week will stretch out over July 11-20 and, geographically, from Tahoe City to South Lake Tahoe. Events include buoy races on the 11th; the Trans Tahoe Distance Race on the 12th; Shore to Shore Delivery Races (north to south) on the 13th and 18th; the Southern Crossing Race on the 19th; and a Sail Week Celebration on the 20th. See https://sltwyc.com/2025-sail-week or www.tahoeyc.com.
“Soon, we’ll be out racing the High Sierra Regatta — an event that’s been happening since 1953,” writes regatta chair Mike Trela. “We hope you’ll be back and bring a friend (or two) along.”
- Weekend 1, July 12-13
www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=29500 - Weekend 2, July 19-20
www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=29501
Long Beach
Long Beach YC will host the 37th Jessica Uniack Memorial Beach to Bay Race on Thursday, July 10. Dinghies of all shapes and sizes are invited to compete in this classic 5-mile-plus point-to-point race from downtown Long Beach to Alamitos Bay, finishing off the LBYC dock. This makes a great first regatta for beginner sailors and a fun opportunity for racers to hop into a boat they don’t normally sail. The TK Burger Truck will be at the club after racing and the pool party will be in full swing. Each paid competitor will receive a burger ticket. A late fee will kick in on Thursday the 3rd.
LBYC and ABYC will co-host the Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta on July 12-20. This event is part of the lead-up to the 2028 Olympic Games.
The Grand Finale for the Naples Sabot class will come to LBYC on July 29-August 1 for the 77th Junior Sabot Nationals. A late fee will kick in on July 12.
More in Southern California
San Diego YC will host the Dutch Shoe Marathon for Sabots on July 18.
Cabrillo Beach YC in L.A. will run the ILCA 4 Youth Worlds on July 19-26 and the ILCA 6 Youth Worlds on July 28-August 4.
The 58th Governor’s Cup will sail out of Balboa YC in Corona del Mar on July 29-August 3. The regatta is for match-race skippers under age 23. See www.govcupracing.com.
Pacific Northwest
Jericho Sailing Centre in Vancouver, BC, will host the ILCA Masters Pacific Coast Championships on July 4-6.
Pacific Northwest Race Week moves from Anacortes, WA, to Bellingham this year, with the event running July 21-25. See www.raceweekpnw.com.
Moving on down the coast, we come to the Columbia River and CGRA’s Columbia Gorge One Design Regatta (aka C-GOD), sailed out of Cascade Locks, OR, on July 25-27. See https://cgra.org/Regattas_and_Clinics.htm for this and a packed July’s worth of events.
And Much More
Many more regattas dot the month’s calenda, including several on Fourth of July, a Friday this year. Look for them in the Calendar section of Latitude 38’s July issue, coming out tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1. We’ll update our online Calendar tomorrow too.