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With Spring now if full force it is time to start thinking about that Summer regatta schedule! If you are a Master, even if just a beginner Master (ie 35 on August 12), then let me draw your attention to two fine West Coast events that you won't want to miss!
The first is the Master's US Nationals which will this year be hosted by the fine folks at the Richmond Yacht Club with the racing to be held on beautiful San Francisco Bay in an area known as Southhampton Shoals, just on the North side of the world famous Berkeley Circle. The regatta will be held August 12-14, 2006, which is a Saturday-Monday (see reason for this below). This area is just a little behind Angel Island keeping us somewhat protected from the full force of the typical afternoon breeze, but with still plenty of wind to have a great time! The Richmond Yacht Club are the ideal hosts for this event, situated quite close to the racing area but directly in the shadow of Angel Island. This area is known as the "Richmond Riveria" and is almost always basking in the warm afternoon sun. They also just finished a huge renovation of their docks and now boast the most incredible dinghy launching facility I've seen anywhere. This is definitely a don't miss event if you are a Master Sailor!
Having made the trek out for the Master's Nationals, no need to rush home! The weekend after, August 19-20, will see the Master's Pacific Coast Championship with racing in the Columbia River Gorge at Cascade Locks. If you have not raced in the world famous "Gorge" then here is your chance! And to make it even better, they have scheduled the annual "Gorge Blowout" - a downwind race from Cascade Locks to Hood River City where it just gets windier and windier the further your go - for the friday before!
Here is a your chance to race two big Master's events back to back in the two best breeze venues in North America in just one trip! Yes, but you say "San Francisco is a 12 hour drive from Cascade Locks...". True, which is why we have conveniently placed the Napa and Sonoma valleys, the Mendocino Coast, all of Oregon, etc., right in between! You race the Master's US Nationals on Saturday through Monday, spend Tuesday-Thursday touring wineries or other sites between San Francisco and Portland, do the Gorge Blowout on friday, if still standing then do the Master's PCC's Saturday and Sunday.
The Richmond Yacht Club is making the Master's US Nationals their BIG event this year and pulling out all the stops, it will be a fantastic event. And I've made it a habit of going to the Gorge at least once a year for almost as long as I can remember now and have never not had a great time up there. These are going to be two really great events and not to be missed if you are a Master!
Download the NOR for the Master's Nationals, or go to the Richmond YC site for more information.
Get more information on the Gorge Blowout and Master's PCC's at the Columbia River Gorge site.
Hope to see lots of you fellow Masters at both events!
The first is the Master's US Nationals which will this year be hosted by the fine folks at the Richmond Yacht Club with the racing to be held on beautiful San Francisco Bay in an area known as Southhampton Shoals, just on the North side of the world famous Berkeley Circle. The regatta will be held August 12-14, 2006, which is a Saturday-Monday (see reason for this below). This area is just a little behind Angel Island keeping us somewhat protected from the full force of the typical afternoon breeze, but with still plenty of wind to have a great time! The Richmond Yacht Club are the ideal hosts for this event, situated quite close to the racing area but directly in the shadow of Angel Island. This area is known as the "Richmond Riveria" and is almost always basking in the warm afternoon sun. They also just finished a huge renovation of their docks and now boast the most incredible dinghy launching facility I've seen anywhere. This is definitely a don't miss event if you are a Master Sailor!
Having made the trek out for the Master's Nationals, no need to rush home! The weekend after, August 19-20, will see the Master's Pacific Coast Championship with racing in the Columbia River Gorge at Cascade Locks. If you have not raced in the world famous "Gorge" then here is your chance! And to make it even better, they have scheduled the annual "Gorge Blowout" - a downwind race from Cascade Locks to Hood River City where it just gets windier and windier the further your go - for the friday before!
Here is a your chance to race two big Master's events back to back in the two best breeze venues in North America in just one trip! Yes, but you say "San Francisco is a 12 hour drive from Cascade Locks...". True, which is why we have conveniently placed the Napa and Sonoma valleys, the Mendocino Coast, all of Oregon, etc., right in between! You race the Master's US Nationals on Saturday through Monday, spend Tuesday-Thursday touring wineries or other sites between San Francisco and Portland, do the Gorge Blowout on friday, if still standing then do the Master's PCC's Saturday and Sunday.
The Richmond Yacht Club is making the Master's US Nationals their BIG event this year and pulling out all the stops, it will be a fantastic event. And I've made it a habit of going to the Gorge at least once a year for almost as long as I can remember now and have never not had a great time up there. These are going to be two really great events and not to be missed if you are a Master!
Download the NOR for the Master's Nationals, or go to the Richmond YC site for more information.
Get more information on the Gorge Blowout and Master's PCC's at the Columbia River Gorge site.
Hope to see lots of you fellow Masters at both events!