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SYC Racing
Sequoia Yacht Club hosts a variety of racing events throughout the year. While competitive, the goal of racing at SYC is to foster sportsmanship, friendship and seamanship. There is usually a barbeque or dinner after each race where all racers gather to discuss the wind shifts, bay currents and winning/losing strategies over a beer. The major series Sequoia Yacht Club sponsors throughout the year are- the Winter Series; the Redwood Cup, Wednesday Night Beer-can Races; the Summer Series and the Single-handed Series. SYC also sponsors an annual ST. Patrick’s Day Race, the Barth Race, the South Bay Championships along with participation in SBYRA. Please see the links below for further discussion of each race. The club extends an invitation to any non-members who wish to join
- Winter Series
- Redwood Cup
- Single-handed Racing
- Wednesday Night Beer-Can Racing
- Summer Series
- Moonlight Marathon
- The Barth Race
- The South Bay Championships
- SBYRA Races
Upcoming Races
The months of January and February continue both the Redwood Cup Series and the Winter Series for the 2009 season. Also in January, we start the 2009 Single-handed Series. Mark your calendars for-
- Single-handed Series #1: Saturday, January 24, 2009
- Winter Series #3: Saturday, January 31, 2009
- Redwood Cup #4: Sunday, February 15, 2009
- Winter Series #4: Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Winter Series and the Redwood Cup will be a 5-race series with one throw out. The Single-handed Series is a 4-race series with one throw out. Check the series links above for race details.
Updated Race Results
Our first race of the year was the Redwood Cup #3, held on Sunday, January 4th. We had beautiful blue skies, moderate temperatures, and a start with little wind. To increase the challenge, the 'dredge' decided to work in the center of the channel across from Westpoint Slough. This did not deter our competitve racers with 15 boats showing up to the start line. At our base start time of 1330, we had about 0-3 kts of wind with 30 deg. windshifts coming from the NW. The start was at low tide. We had course #1 going out to Buoy Y. The 'dredge' definitely became more of an obstacle than originally thought with 5 boats going aground when trying to get past it. Iowa played it smart at the 'dredge' passing most of the fleet, but decided to challenge the edge of the channel out by Bouy 8. The channel won, and Iowa watched the rest of the fleet head out to Y and back. All told, we had 7 of the 15 boats go aground on this race.
Charlie Watt with his new Antrim 27, Head Rush, took first place honors. Shawn Shadden, Magic, was 2nd and Stan Phillips, Smokin' J, came in third.
Please find the overall results spreadsheet attached on the Redwood Cup Series page.
New Race Documents for the 2009 Season
Please see the documents that are attached below. Briefley they are-
I. The SYC Notice of Race- 2009. This give the complete racing schedule for the upcoming season.
II. The Skipper Entry Release Form- 2009. Updated for the new season.
III. The Crew Registration Waiver Form- 2009. Updated for the new season
IV. The SYC Standing Sailing Instructions-2009. Updated for the 2009 season.
V. The SYC Redwood Cup. Updated for the 2009 season. This incudes courses and start times used in the Redwood Cup Series.
VI. Attached below is a red-lined copy of the Racing Rules of Sailing. The red-lined copy shows the difference between the 2005-2008 rules that we are currently using and the new 2009-2012 rules that goes into effect in 2009. These were taken from the ISAF website (www.sailing.org).
Documents for Racing
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| SYC 2009 Notice of Race (PDF) | 34.55 KB |
| SYC Skipper Entry & Release Form-2009 (PDF) | 9.97 KB |
| SYC Crew Registration & Waiver Form-2009 (PDF) | 10.36 KB |
| SYC 2009 Standing Sailing Instructions (PDF) | 34.07 KB |
| SYC 2009 Redwood Cup (PDF) | 39.1 KB |
| RRS 2009-2012 Showing Changes (PDF) | 921.57 KB |
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