Sailors were treated to another classic day of sailing off San Diego’s Point Loma for the second installment of the Hot Rum Series. As usual, the little boats and early starters (the lower rating boats) go off in relatively light winds as they sailed out the channel to the first turning mark. Then, with the…
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Bromby/Murphy Three-peat Bermuda J/105 Regatta
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the sponsor/partner Bacardi host their annual Bacardi Bermuda Keelboat Invitational every year just prior to Thanksgiving weekend. For the J/105 fleet, the format is designed to be fun and inclusive of J/105 sailors around the world. The local fleet provides their boats and three crew and invite three international…
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San Francisco Bay One Design Winter Series Kick Off
The annual San Francisco Bay One Design Winter Series kicked off at Sausalito Yacht Club. Teams enjoyed sunshine and mild breeze on the first race day of the weekend series that sails on the second Saturday of each month from November thru February. The J/105s had the largest fleet registered with 16 teams. Leading after…
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Hot Rum Series Opening
Every year, many sailors in southern California look forward to the Hot Rum Series run by San Diego Yacht Club in November and December. It is a pursuit race, so you start at an appointed time pre-determined by the SDYC PRO and PHRF calculators, and where you finish is how you actually finished in the…
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