Hey Tunas,
Internet/Email resources:
Here's "YRA E-BULLETIN #11" -- if you're interested in being added to
the YRA's email list (and we promise not to spread your address
around), go to <yra.org> and sign up. You'll get an e-bulletin about
once a month with up-to-date information about sailing and racing in
N. California.
If you want even more N. California sailing info and if you're not
signed up for 'Lectronic Latitude, go the <latitude38.com> and sign
up for that. Chris Weaver, ex Tuna sailor, edits this thrice weekly
electronic version of "Latitude 38" complete with photos. Again,
they promise not to spread your email address around.
And, finally, there's "Scuttlebutt" <scuttlebutt.com>, a 5-day a week
newsletter about racing/sailing across the U. S. One of the things I
like about "Scuttlebutt" are the "Scuttlebutt Specials" some
retailers put on the site. I just bagged a new pair of Harken
Speedgrip II deck shoes for $25.00. I also like the various forums
and photos that are part of the website.
Pat Broderick
"Elaine" #245
(and, Yes, YRA Chairman tooting his YRA horn)
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Yacht Racing Association of SF Bay" <info at yra.org>
> Date: May 8, 2007 2:06:19 PM PDT
> To: "List Member" <broderic at sonic.net>
> Subject: YRA E-Bulletin #11, Brought to you by the Spinnaker Cup
> Reply-To: <58586-feedback-13 at lb.bcentral.com>
>>>>> YRA E-Bulletin #11, brought to you by The Spinnaker Cup!
>>> 10th Annual Spinnaker Cup
> The Chairman´s Corner
> The 2007 Great Vallejo Race
> Pacific Cup Yacht Club Safety at Sea Seminar
> Women´s Sailing Seminars
> Summer Sailstice coming up soon
> Upcoming YRA Dates
> Sponsor an E-Bulletin
>> 10th Annual Spinnaker Cup
> Race from San Francisco to Monterey in the 10th annual Spinnaker
> Cup. The race starts on Friday, May 25, 2007, with the first
> warning signal at 1200 noon. It is sailed under Northern California
> PHRF handicaps, scored Time-on-Time, and is organized by The San
> Francisco Yacht Club (SFYC) of Belvedere, CA, and the Monterey
> Peninsula Yacht Club (MPYC) of Monterey, CA. For all you OYRA
> racers this race is part of your season, but you must enter
> separately! Click here for online registration. For more
> information, please contact Anne McCormack at the SFYC Race Office
> (415) 789-5647, race at sfyc.org, or Ron Baxter at MPYC (831)
>241-1477,ron.baxter at hotmail.com. Begin your Memorial Day weekend
> with a great downhill ride to Monterey!
>>> The Chairman´s Corner
> The 2007 YRA Season is underway. This past weekend´s "Great Vallejo
> Race" was a surprise winner. It was a surprise because for the
> first time in memory boats beat all the way to the Vallejo Yacht
> Club and ran all the way back to Sunday´s Finish Line North of the
> Richmond Bridge. It was a winner because nearly 300 boats signed up
> and most sailed the race. The crowd at the VYC´s dinner and dance
> was sizable and everyone seemed to be having a great time. The
> results were posted early at the VYC for Saturday´s race and both
> Saturday and Sunday were on the YRA Website by Sunday night. Great
> work on the part of the VYC, PRO Jeff Zarwell, and YRA Executive
> Director Laura Paul.
>> I want to remind all the ODCA, OYRA, HDA, and WBRA boats that their
> Association Races are coming up quickly. We´d sure like to see
> everyone registered out sailing those races. We´ve lined up first–
> rate Race Committees from member yacht clubs, designed races that
> are interesting and challenging, and promise to have those results
> up early.
>> Which reminds me. Have you checked out the new YRA Website? If not,
> do it today. We´re moving from paper to ether at the YRA Office, so
> more and more information you used to get in the mail is posted on
> the website. It´s a good idea to bookmark yra.org and check it
> frequently. Also, if you´re not signed up for ´Lectronic Latitude,
> you should be. They´re doing a wonderful job of covering local
> events, with colorful action photos and up to–date reporting. Go to
> latitude38.com and check on ´Lectronic Latitude.
>> Thanks for being part of YRA,
>> Pat Broderick, YRA Chair
>> The 2007 Great Vallejo Race
> This year´s Great Vallejo Race may have been a bit backwards, with
> the downwind race happening on Sunday, but it was still a great
> success with well over 200 boats competing. A huge thank you to the
> Vallejo Yacht Club for once again opening the club to hundreds of
> racers and throwing a great bash. Saturday´s results can be found
> here and Sunday´s results are here. Awards from this year´s race
> will once again be handed out at the YRA year-end party, on
> November 13th!
>>>> Be sure to check out Mariah´s Eyes Photography and Lyons Imaging
> for photos from the race.
>> Pacific Cup Yacht Club Safety at Sea Seminar
> A series of seminars are being planned to help you prepare for the
> 2008 Fun Race to Hawaii – The Pacific Cup. Mark your calendars for
> a Safety at Sea seminar on Sunday, February 24th, 2008, at the
> Maritime Academy. There will be three informational seminars as
> well, one this fall (probably late October), one the day before the
> Safety at Sea seminar and one next spring. You can get more
> information and even sign up for the race at the Pacific Cup
> website. The PCYC starting taking entries at the Strictly Sail Boat
> Show and so far 31 boats have already entered!
>> Women´s Sailing Seminars
> Attention all women sailors, and hope-to-be sailors! Be sure to
> check out 2 great women´s sailing seminars offered by the
> Corinthian Yacht Club and the Island Yacht Club. Here is your
> chance to learn everything from knot tying to basic racing to
> advanced sail trim in a pressure–free environment.
>> The Corinthian Yacht Club 2007 Women´s Sailing Seminars will have 2
> sessions. The Basic Sailing Seminar will be on May 19th and 20th
> and will cover basic terminology, boat features, rigging, crew
> positions, wind direction & points of sail, maneuvers, sail trim,
> docking procedures, knots and safety. The Intermediate Seminar will
> be on June 9th and will cover a review of the fundamentals as well
> as advanced sail trim, charting and tactics, radio operations,
> fundamentals of racing & racing rules, and the rules of the road.
> You can get more information on the CYC Women´s Sailing Seminar here.
>> The Island Yacht Club 2007 Women´s Sailing Seminar will be on
> October 6th and 7th. On Saturday, October 6th, you get both on –
> shore and on–the–water instruction, taught by women instructors to
> women students, as well as huge raffle prizes, lunch and after
> seminar hors d´oeuvres. Sunday´s seminar gives you the choice of
> practicing the Racing Rules of Sailing in an actual race in the
> estuary or seeing the beautiful San Francisco Bay views on a Bay
> Cruise. You can find more information on the Island Yacht Club Women
> ´s Sailing Seminar here.
>> Summer Sailstice coming up soon
> Come join us at Treasure Island Sailing Center for an International
> Sailing Celebration! Welcome summer back to the Bay Area with free
> sailboat rides, a children´s treasure hunt, youth and adult
> regattas, a silent auction, live music, dinner, dancing and fun for
> all!
>>>>> We have made the SummerSailstice part of the new YRA "party
> circuit", with One-Design racing on the Olympic Circle and handicap
> racing on the Berkeley Long Course. Party Circuit racers
> participating in the long course race will be competing for the
> SummerSailstice perpetual trophy, donated by OCSC Sailing. There
> will also be Adult Dinghy courses set in the Emeryville Flats area
> for Vanguard 15, Lasers, Nipes and more! BAYS (Bay Area Youth
> Sailing) will host a Summer Junior Regatta in Clipper Cove on June
> 23 and June 24th as part of the BAYS circuit too.
>> Treasure Island Yacht Club will be hosting a SummerSailstice
> treasure hunt on Saturday June 23rd and breakfast on Sunday June
> 24th for all boats overnighting in Clipper Cove.
>> You can find more information on the TISC Benefit here, and be sure
> to register on the SummerSailstice websitehere – once you register
> (it´s free!) you are automatically entered to win over 200 prizes
> from Summer Sailstice sponsors.
>> Upcoming YRA Dates
> Be sure to mark you calendar for these upcoming YRA special events:
> May 10th – YRA Spring Delegates Meeting, South Beach Yacht Club
> (more information available here)
> May 23rd – YRA 2nd Quarter Board Meeting
> August 22nd – YRA 3rd Quarter Board Meeting
> October 10th – YRA 2008 Calendar Meeting
> October 24th – YRA 4th Quarter Board Meeting
> November 8th – YRA Fall Delegates Meeting
> November 13th – YRA Trophy Party
>> Sponsor an E-Bulletin
> Have an upcoming regatta or special event you want to advertise to
> active Bay Area sailors? You can sponsor one of the new monthly YRA
> E-Bulletins and get your message into the inbox of hundreds of
> local sailors. We currently have over 1000 subscribers, and our
> list is growing every day. For more information on the E-Bulletin
> sponsorship program, contact the YRA office at info at yra.org or call
> 415.771.9500.
>> Thank you to our YRA E-Bulletin #11 Sponsor- THE SPINNAKER CUP
> Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay
>> Promoting, Organizing and Administering Yacht Racing in Northern
> California
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