Sardinia Trip
September - 4 - 15 2013
The south of Italy is where you'll find some of the most amazing sailing and interesting destinations you can imagine. Sardinia and Corsica are two well established sailing ports, rich with sailing history and good food. Check out our Sardinia sailing vacation webpage for more information, or contact Bob Diamond
December 5-15, 2013
NEW!!!
If you missed out on this years BVI trip but would like to go to the British Virgin Isles with us Next December, then sign up now. See our web page for more details.
Cost: $1895 per person single cabin.
$1695 per person double cabin.
EVENING
SAILING CRUISES
Our affordable and popular Friday
and Saturday evening sails run from March to October. Evening cruises
give you a chance to get out on the water for a couple of hours without the
structure of classes or without the responsibilities of chartering. It's
a wonderful way to unwind at the end of a busy week, enjoy the start of a
great weekend, or just come sailing without the responsibility of the boat
and crew.
Advance reservations are required.
This is FREE! for Club members.
Family and Friends are only $30 per person.
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEERCAN RACING
Spinnaker Sailing joins in on the Sequoia Yacht Clubs Wednesday Night Beercan Racing Series.
This is an informal race series that runs April through September. The racing utilizes a PHRF handicap rating system for boats so starting times may vary for different boats. The Merit 25 all start together and provide matched competition. This is a fun way to get out on the water, refine your sailing skills and develop camaraderie with your fellow sailing buddies. For a good description of what the attitude towards this event should be, see, "The Ten Commandments of Beercan Racing," written by the folks at Lattudtude 38 and spiffed up by us.
You must be a Basic Coastal Cruising Graduate or better in order to participate on a Spinnaker Sailing Skippered yacht. Club members skipperring their own boats must have attended one of Spinnaker Sailing race seminars.
You can race your own charter boat or come along as an individual. Make reservations in advance as these are sure to fill up. The race starts vary according to class with the Merit 25's starting at 5:50pm, so be here by 5:15pm in order to be at the starting line on time.
This is FREE! for Club members and their crew.
Family and Friends are only $30 per person on an instructor skippered yacht.
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AFTERNOON BAY SAILING CRUISES
Our afternoon South Bay Cruises are similar to the evening cruises except
they are held from 12:30 to 4:30. This gives time to sail
to the San Mateo Bridge and back and gives participants a chance to experience
sailing in San Francisco Bay without the structure of classes or without
the responsibilities of chartering. It's a great way to get sailing practice. Advance reservations are required
This is FREE for Club members
All others - $65.00 per person.
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NORTH
BAY All DAY SAIL
Participants may charter one of Spinnaker Sailing boats and join the flotilla
or sign up as an individual (or couple) to sail on a yacht skippered by one
of our instructors. The flotilla will
set sail at 9:00AM and head for San Francisco. Wind and current permitting we'll sail around the central bay and have a 20 mile sail home. This is a great opportunity to work on your steering skills as there will be longer times on a single heading. Capacity on boats with skippers is 4
- 6 individuals. It's a great way to get sailing time, learn the North Bay,
and have fun with other sailors.
Advance reservations are required
Cost is $95 for Club members
All others - $125.00 per person
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CLUB MIXERS
Our summer BBQ's provide the social framework to bring club members together in a relaxed setting. We throw burgers on the grill while you exchange sea stories with your fellow club members. It's a great way to meet fellow club member whom you may want to hook up with for different sailing opportunities. Advance Registration is required. Please see our schedule for dates.
These events are FREE! to club members
Guests pay $20 per (Save $5 by paying in advance)
Children to six to twelve years old are only $10.
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CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE REGATTA & BBQ
Our season highlight is the annual Cheeseburger In Paradise Regatta and BBQ, complete with food, entertainment, and a perpetual trophy for the winners with year long bragging rights. Bring the whole crew for a day of racing, barbecuing, and socializing. The day starts with a race to the San Mateo Bridge and it finishes off with a BBQ on the deck of the Seaport Conference Center with lots of food and a trophy presentation to the winners. See the schedule below.
Pre race setup: Noon
Race start: 1:00pm
BBQ: 5:00pm
Awards Presentation: 6:00pm
The End: 7:30pm
Advance reservations are required.
This is FREE! for Club members.
Family and Friends are only $75 per person.
If you charter a boat and bring your own crew, or if family or friends wish to come to the BBQ and not race the fee is $20 per person. ($15 per person five or more days in advance.)
1:00PM Race start
Race up to the San Mateo Bridge and back.
5pm Barbeque
6:30p awards
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WINTER RACING SERIES
Winter racing runs once month from November thru April. This once a month series adds the scores up from all six races with one throw out. The team with the least amount of points wins.
Race Days-11/4, 12/16, 1/27, 2/24, 3/17 and 4/7
Course: Start line at Marker 21 to Marker "Y" and back
M-25 w/o spinnaker Start Time: 1:00 pm
Boat must finish by 4:00 pm
This will be a cumulative points "series" Points will be awarded as
follows:
1st place- .75 points
2nd place- 2 points
3rd place- 3 points
4th place- 4 points
etc...
DNF- number of finishers + 1 point
DNS- number of finishers + 2 points
Anyone not finishing by 4:00pm gets an automatic DNF
Only your five best scores count in the series
There will be no skippered boats so please make your teams using SailMates or bring your own family and friends
Skippers will charter the boats at normal seasonal rates
Boats are chartered on a 1st come 1st served basis.
Starts will be handicapped if other than Merit 25's are used.
If you take a Spinnaker there will be a $25 charge whether used or not.
Race rules- Any boats touching each other or any stationery obstacle are automatically DNF
Contact anyone at the office to book a boat, then get your crew together.
We will announce the series winner at the end of the season.
Any questions call the office for more info.
Make reservations in advance as these are sure to fill up. The race starts
vary according to class so be here by 5:15pm.
This is FREE! for Club members and their crew.
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