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.

Stan Phillips, Smokin' J sails to victory in the South Bay Championship.  See full results on the SYC Racing Page.