Sailing Invitations You Won’t Want to Miss For Summer Sailstice
The long days of June are the start of summer sailing. Summer is when you want to make sure your boat gets out of its slip and sets sail across the Bay or anywhere up and down the West Coast. If you haven’t already got a plan for the June 22 Summer Sailstice celebration of sailing now is the time. You can join some of the events already posted, post an event, or just sign up to sail on your own. We highlighted several events a few weeks ago and are now adding more events inviting you to #raiseyoursails on Summer Sailstice weekend:
The South Beach Yacht Club J-Stop Regatta Summer Sailstice is the fourth annual invitational event inviting the J/105 and J/88 fleets out for a two-day, five-race series in the South Bay.
The South Bay will also be active with another race heading south. The Westpoint Regatta is an annual Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay (YRA)-sanctioned destination regatta, hosted by The Club at Westpoint, Sequoia Yacht Club and Treasure Island Yacht Club. It starts with a party on Friday night at the Treasure Island Yacht Club and a start off the island Saturday morning, racing to Westpoint Harbor in Redwood City and a race back on Sunday.
Paul Marbury is spending Summer Sailstice like most days sailing, by helping more kids discover the Bay and sailing by bringing youth aboard Bluewater Sailing Foundation’s Golden Bear. The Bluewater Foundation is an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to bringing the joys and challenges of sailing to San Francisco Bay Area underserved youths
Club Nautique in Alameda and Sausalito offers sailing to newcomers and members almost 365 days a year. They’re planning to get the fleets out from both locations on the June 22–23 weekend.
The recently completed Master Mariners Regatta was a prelude to the Master Mariners Wooden Boat Show happening on Sunday, June 23. You could do the “old fashioned” sailing activity of sailing over, anchoring in Belvedere Cove, and taking the dinghy into the show. Learn more here.
If you’re a city sailor or want to become one, Spinnaker Sailing San Francisco is hosting an open house on Saturday, June 22, giving folks an opportunity for a tour and a free sail. Space is limited so check in early. Learn more here.
Modern Sailing in Sausalito will be taking members, guests and new sailors our for an introductory sail aboard the Seawind 1160 catamaran Ho’okele. All members, non-members and guests sailing with them on June 22 are also invited to join the Après Sail Celebration!
Eleven-year old Cody Wood will be racing aboard the Wilderness 21, Slice on the Estuary on Friday night and then heading over to Richmond Yacht Club for the BAYS Race #1 on Saturday.
What are your plans? You can join any of the events above — some are BYOB (Bring Your Own Boat), others are open for anyone to attend. If you have a boat tied to the dock you can just invite friends and post your personal sailing plans on the map as well. There is more daylight on the June 22 weekend than on any other weekend of the year. If you have a sailboat it’s an ideal time to #raiseyoursails and join the whole world sailing.
If none of these events suit your sailing dreams you can always start your own. As Scoop Nisker used to say on KFOG, “If you don’t like the news, go out and make some of your own.” Add your sailing plans or event to the map here.