Sailing-Centric Activities

If the recent delightful weather has given you ‘boat fever’, there are a number of fun ways to feed the addiction over the next several days. Tomorrow at 7 p.m., Kame Richards of Pineapple Sails will give his ever-popular ‘How the Tides Work for You’ presentation at the Sausalito’s Bay Model. Kame will demonstrate — aided by the recently refilled replica of San Francisco Bay — how to use the Bay’s tricky currents to get you home in time for supper or elevate your position in the racing stats. The talk costs $15 (cash, please) and will repeat on Saturday at 1 p.m. Email Jim Tantillo, or call (408) 263-7877 to RSVP (required!).

Friday night sees the release of of Mark Shelley and Jim Norton’s film Otter 501 in San Francisco (Presidio Theatre), Berkeley (Elmwood Theater) and Monterey (New Oslo Cinemas). Follow the journey of a lost sea otter pup and the young woman determined to help it. Opens in Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and San Diego later in the month. See www.otter501.com for more details.

If you’re preparing for some long-distance racing this summer, be sure to sign up for the Pacific Cup’s Safety at Sea Seminar, sanctioned by US Sailing, at Cal Maritime in Vallejo this Saturday. The all-day event moderated by Bruce Brown will cover, as you can imagine, many aspects of safety at sea, and is required for the skippers and select crew of Pacific Cup entries, but anyone is welcome to sign up. The fee is $100, and you can find more details here.

A fundraiser dinner and auction for the Tam High Sailing Club will be held Friday night from 5-9 p.m. at Sausalito YC. Dinner will be followed by an America’s Cup presentation by noted sailing writer Kimball Livingston and a silent auction. $40* adults; $15 students; 12 and under free (*$35 with advanced reservations). Space is limited, so RSVP by email.

Check out our online calendar for more fun stuff going on, but you shouldn’t need a calendar to remember the most important event this weekend: Mother’s Day! With Sunday’s forecast of "abundant sunshine" and temps in the low- to mid-70s, you can’t go wrong with surprising Mom with a delightful daysail and perhaps a picnic behind Angel Island.