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The status of SYC Racing mark X has been in question for some time.  After a number of reports that it had gone missing, photographic proof was provided by Winston Bumpus that the mark was still in place.

SYC Racing Mark X on November 9, 2009

The mark has been replaced by a 9 inch diameter white pole buoy with an orange band at the top.  It was attached to the anchor chain used for the previous buoy, and as such should be in the same location.

New SYC Racing Mark X on November 29, 2009

This new mark will be more visible and hopefully will endure the upcoming winter storms.  Look for X to be included in upcoming races.

The first Redwood Cup race took place on Sunday, November 22, once again demonstrating the popularity of winter racing at the Sequoia Yacht Club.  See the SYC Racing page and click on the Redwood Cup link for more details.

 The 2010 Sequoia racing season got off to a great start on Sat., Nov. 7 with Winter #1.  Twelve boats participated in this first race, ten in the spinnaker division and two in the non-spinnaker division.

The race began at 13:00 with the start line between Redwood Creek channel markers 3 and 4.  To add a bit of interest to the start a tug and barge filled with dredging material went through the start line to anchor the barge at a temporary mooring outside the entrance to Redwood Creek about 5 minutes before the first horn.  With winds of about 10-12 knots the starting horn went off at 13:00 and the race was on.

The course was 3-4, Sp, Bp, 12p, 3-4, a total of 7.18 miles.  All boats finished the race, avoiding yet another tug bringing an empty barge down the channel to be placed at the temporary mooring.  In the spinnaker division Head Rush (Charlie Watt) took first place and Primordial Sloop (Henry Kleinberg) took second.  In the non-spinnaker division Sweet Pea (Tim Petersen) took first place and Timbuktu (Dan Doud) took second.   Race results are posted on the bulletin board at the club, and on the SYC web site.