Friday Night Racing and New Crew From the Crew Party

The first two Corinthian YC Friday evening beer can races were especially pleasant: warm air, flat water and light winds. In fact, it was so light on the first Friday that nobody finished the short course by the 15-minutes-after-sunset deadline. The second Friday was similar, with some boats not finishing, though we managed to slip in at 7:55, which was just three minutes ahead of the 7:58 deadline. Phew! Finish or not, the evenings were spectacular.

We met new crew member Sabrina at the recent Latitude 38 Crew List Party held at Bay View Boat Club. Sabrina then brought along her sister Alisha for their first sail ever. They’d spent quite a bit of time on power boats so they were psyched to try sailing. It was an ideal time to bring new folks out, and they’re ready to go again.

You can find more crew on our Crew List here.

As usual, the only boats out enjoying the evening on the Bay were those signed up for Friday night beer can racing. We’re sure sailors were also enjoying the beer can races at the Berkeley, South Beach, Encinal, Island, Tiburon, and Golden Gate yacht clubs. Maybe they had enough wind to get around the course, although if not, it’s still a great way to spend an evening regardless of the conditions. You can still sign up for any one of these beer can series.

On recent sails we’ve also spotted whales and large flocks of seabirds; we wonder why there aren’t more boats out enjoying the evening and the wildlife.

Let the Beer Can Ten Commandments guide your behavior around the course and you’ll have lots more fun.

The season is just beginning, the days are getting longer, and, if anything is normal in these abnormal times, the wind will increase in the weeks ahead. The forecast for this coming weekend is sunny and warmish, with a bit of a breeze and a very good chance of good times.

A parting sunset shot from last Friday: