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Skipper – Race Registration Form

Crew – Race Registration Form

Sequioa Yacht Club – Crew Registration Form

wednesday sunset racing 2025

Wednesday Sunset Series: NOR & SI

Sunset Series Race Dates 

March 26 

April 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 

May 7 | 14 | 21 | 28

June 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 

July 2 | 9 | 16 | 23

 Aug 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 

Sept 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 

 Oct 1

winter weekend racing 2024/2025

Race

Winter Series

Redwood Cup

1

November 16

November 1

2

December 14

November 23

3

January 26

January 11

4

February 22

February 8

5

March 22

March 15

Winter Series: NOR & SI
Redwood Cup Series: NOR & SI

racing program qualifications to race

As Race Crew

  • ASA 101 – Basic Keelboat Certification or equivalent experience. Spinnaker Sailing Club members must have completed the Basic Keelboat Sailing Class and received certification to be eligible to participate in the Club Racing program.
  • Be a Spinnaker Sailing club member.
  • All crew must complete and sign a race waiver form.

As Race Skipper – without a spinnaker

  • ASA 101 (Basic Keelboat) & ASA 103 (Basic Coastal Cruising) – Club members must have completed the Basic Coastal Cruising Level of training or equivalent experience.
  • Have been racing as crew for a least 1 year and approved by a Spinnaker Instructor.
  • Have skippered a Merit 25 a minimum of 20 times out of Redwood City.
  • Have attended the pre-season race meeting.
  • Meet with Spinnaker race organizer.
  • All skippers must complete and sign a race waiver form.

Costs

  • Members as crew – FREE
  • Members as skipper – Charter boat cost plus $50
  • Trial for non-member – $60 per Wednesday night race, $120 for winter series

Racing Rules & resources

Links

Link to the 2025 US rulebook These rules are global. 

Online app from US Sailing where you can download the rules to your mobile device

Racing Venue: Race marks & coordinates.

Books

Dave Perry’s Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing, published through US Sailing:

This book is in Dave’s very conversational style, with many anecdotes and explanations.  Great if you like sailing yarns, with the rules woven in.

The tradition of Paul Elvstrom explains the Racing Rules has been continued by Soren Krause, with an excellent ‘quick reference’ style format. 

This has been the go-to book for racers preparing for the protest room for six decades and comes highly recommended. 

The Rules in Practice written by World Sailing Judge Brian Willis. 

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