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Ty Ingram's Knarr Sinking Dutchman heads for Blackaller in a brisk southwesterly in the final Golden Gate Yacht Club Seaweed Soup race of the season. Meanwhile, Paul Dorsey's Soto 30 Gentoo makes a run for Fort Mason in the background. Check out results on Jibeset. ©2024 norcalsailing.com

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Costumes peppered San Francisco Bay during Richmond Yacht Club's Great Pumpkin Regatta. ©2023 norcalsailing.com

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El Toro sailors climb the mountain to mastery of lake sailing at Pinecrest on August 18-20. ©2023 norcalsailing.com

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Max Crittenden finished the 2023 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race just before sunset on July 10. Click here to follow the tracker for the delivery back. ©2023 norcalsailing.com

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The St. Francis Yacht Club crew on the Sunday of the PICYA Lipton Cup on June 18. They're on their way to the Hank Easom buoy with a final destination of StFYC in the last race of the series. ©2023 norcalsailing.com

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Coming Up

Richmond Yacht Club's Sail a Small Boat Day is a good opportunity to try out a variety of dinghies, small keelboats, and other small craft. The next one will be on Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and it's free. Their Big Daddy Regatta will be held on March 9-10. The theme is Blue Skies.

The Singlehanded Sailing Society races coming up this year:

  • March 16: Round the Rocks
  • April 27: No Trophy South Bay Regatta (note there will be a trophy, but it won't count for the season)
  • May 11: Singlehanded Farallones (coastal race*)
  • June 29: LongPac start
  • August 10-11: YRA/SSS Drake's Bay Races (coastal race*)
  • September 7: Half Moon Bay (coastal race*)
  • October 5-6: Vallejo 1-2

*The plan for the coastal races is to use the same Coastal Safety Equipment Requirements as the YRA uses — which will include AIS transponders in 2024. The LongPac is a longer offshore race and will have its own set of rules.

Registration for SSS races is on Jibeset.net. Be advised that the SSS has instituted a new late fee. You'll still have to sign up by 11:59 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the race, but if you sign up during the final week that registration is open, you'll pay a late fee. For example, register for the Three Bridge Fiasco by January 17 to avoid a $10 late fee (that includes SSS member/those who register for the entire season). The good news is that the SSS has lowered their annual membership fee. T-shirts and other swag will be sold separately, through Pirate's Lair.

You'll need a 2024 PHRF certificate (unless your boat is part of and complies with the rules of a recognized one-design fleet). The fee for a 2024 PHRF certificate remains $100, which includes a $50 YRA membership fee, same as in 2023. Learn more at http://yra.org (click on the NCPHRF tab).

The midwinter season is winding down but there are still a few races left. Check out Latitude 38's list of them here.

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