Camellia Cup Starts Off a Great 2023 California Lake Sailing Season

The drought has meant the California Lake Circuit has had some rough years with low water. That should not be the case in 2023. John Poimiroo emailed to let us know the 56th Camellia Cup, the Sacramento area’s largest sailboat regatta, will be held in a very full Folsom Lake April 22-23. He says participating boats are eight- to 25-ft long, including Banshees, ILCAs (Lasers), Lido 14s, Thistles, Daysailers, Santana 20s, Capri 22s and 25s, Catalina 22s and 250s, and Wavelength 24s, plus various types of sport and multihull boats. Model sailboats as big as six-ft long from the Sacramento Model Yacht Club will sail separately at Hobie Cove.

More than 50 sailboats are expected to compete at the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area by the Folsom Lake Yacht Club’s clubhouse above the Brown’s Ravine launch ramp. It’s the area’s first and oldest regatta of the sailing season.

If you want to race your dinghy in fresh water, you can trailer up to Folsom Lake after you sign up to race at www.flyc.org.

P.S. Hear Good Jibes Episode #83, with Will Sofrin talking about learning to build boats at the International Yacht Restoration School and sailing a tall ship from Newport, RI, to Los Angeles.