The week-long journey down the California coast is broken into three separate races. Santa Barbara to San Diego leg of West Coast favorite California Offshore Race Week The offshore racing season continues this summer with the West Coast favorite California Offshore Race Week. For five decades, San Diego Yacht Club's Yachting Cup has been a premier Southern California event Posted on CA Offshore Race Week: SoCal 300 Historic yachts making history There's something nostalgic about celebrating milestones that makes you look back at history and tradition. Posted on 2 May San Diego Yacht Club Yachting Cup day 1 For being Destroyer's first time on the water since a total refit, Bailey and his crew handled the PHRF-3 Class just as good as than seasoned boats in the fleet.
Jim Bailey's Destroyer officially named the overall winner The 50th Yachting Cup has officially named the overall winner: Jim Bailey's ID35 Destroyer. Related Articles San Diego Yacht Club Yachting Cup overall Post racing, all will enjoy the Saturday night party featuring Stylus Overhang, local band sponsored by Southcoast Yachts All fleets will start on their designated courses at that time. Skippers will meet for a briefing at 0900 on the Sail Wash Lawn, followed by an 1130 warning signal. The first official Yachting Cup race starts Saturday morning. A special thank you to Mount Gay for hosting this kick-off event!
That's what the Yachting Cup was founded for, and what we strive to keep it about."Īfter the Ton Cup, sailors and guests were invited to the Mount Gay Welcome Party on SDYC's Sail Wash Lawn, featuring a full Mount Gay bar, premier tastings, and lawn games. We want to bring sailors down to the Club for an extra day of camaraderie and celebration. It was important in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Yachting Cup to get as many sailors as possible on the water.Ĭhair Traci Miller explained, "Hosting the Ton Cup the day before Yachting Cup has always been a tradition. We do as much sailing down here as we can and are hoping for good results through the weekend," he said. We mixed our SoCal crew with our San Francisco crew. Positioned directly on the city front, the sun was shining and the Bay was busy.a beautiful sight for those coming from outside of San Diego, and even for the locals. After a short hiatus in the past two years, the event made its debut again on the San Diego Bay.Ībout 30 boats competed on a random leg course in an average of 10 knots. The Ton Cup, always sailed the day before the official Yachting Cup races, has been a staple of the weekend for decades. The 50th Yachting Cup weekend kicked off today with an honored tradition, the Ton Cup.