Sequoia Yacht Club Racing

The South Bay's Most Active Racing Program

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About Sequoia Racing

The Sequoia Yacht Club hosts over 50 days of scheduled racing plus additional on and off-the-water events throughout the year. While competitive, the goal of racing at Sequoia is to foster sportsmanship, friendship and seamanship. Click on individual race series links below to learn more.

The major series sponsored by Sequoia Yacht Club includes:

• Redwood Cup Series - Davis King
• Winter Series - Mark Isfeld
• Single/Double-handed Series  - Anja Bog
• Summer Series    - Andrew Lesslie
• Wednesday Night Sunset Race Series  - Hans Spanjaart, Mark Isfeld, Mark Wommack

Sequoia also sponsors a number of other events, some of which are held in conjunction with PICYA, including:

• Moonlight Marathon  - Peter Weight
• Westpoint Regatta  - Postponed until 2022
• Hannig Cup  
• Barth Memorial Regatta - Tom Borgstrom
• South Bay Championship  - Andrew Lesslie
• Corkscrew Slough Regatta - Larry Mayne

See the individual racing pages for more details on each of these races. The club extends a warm welcome to any non-members who wish to join.

Our Racing Venue

Complete NOAA Chart 18651 here

Download marks file for GPS here (save using .gpx extension)

Local Current Prediction

2021 NOAA Tidal Current Predictions table here

Click image for latest current prediction

Racing Education at Sequoia

Wednesday Night Sunset Series Information Session

Racing Rules Refresher (Part 1: Definitions and Sections A&B) 

Racing Rules Refresher (Part 2: Definitions and Section C)

Racing Rules Refresher (Part 3: Section D and special case reviews)

World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024

US Sailiing Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024 (free app / hardcopy for purchase or with membership)

Racing Strategies for the South Bay

Boat Speed Seminar