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Parade of lights

San Diego Boat Parade of Lights

America’s Boating Club® San Diego

Cordially invites you to

The 55th Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights

Sunday, 14 December 2025

1718 Shelter Island Drive

San Diego 92106

 

16:00 – 20:00

(4:00 – 8:00PM)

 

Contact Lt/C Pete Oberg:[email protected], (858) 883-3735)

 

 

Bring your favorite side dish or dessert.

Join the other SDSPS members & Guests for an evening at the Parade of Lights.

Hot Dogs, hamburgers, condiments, and water will be provided.

Beer and wine will be allowed (BYOB) but NO GLASS BOTTLES!

Be sure to dress warm & bring chairs/blankets and a small table. Pre-Registration is Required.

Cost is $5 per person.

Just a day to hang out and enjoy the Parade.  Bring a potential new member.

Please RSVP your attendance and Potluck Item by December 12, 2025

to Peter Oberg [email protected] or text a message: 858 883-3735.

Burgers/Dogs served at 4pm, Parade starts at 5:30 pm

Location: East of Tunaman’s Memorial/West of Playground

Set Your GPS to: 1718 Shelter Island Dr. San Diego, CA 92106

 

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Marine Engine Maintenance Course

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Marine Engine Maintenance Course
Every Friday from Feb. 21,  to May 9, 2025  (8 weeks)

Engine Maintenance gives you information on how engines work and basic maintenance procedures, as well as how to recognize problems.

6:30 – 8:30 PM

SOUTHWESTERN YACHT CLUB

Cost: $70.00 for Books and Materials

Registration and Class Introduction:
Friday, February 21st at 6:30 PM

Contact [email protected] for more information.

See Calendar

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America’s Boating Course ( Friday August 23 – Saturday August 24)

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Date:  Friday, August 23, 2024 – Saturday, August 24, 2024
Time: Friday, 6pm – 8:30pm: Saturday 8:30am – 5pm
Place:  Southwestern Yacht Club – Directions
Cost:  $40 members/$65 nonmembers
Registration:  Registration to be posted HERE
Contact:  Education Officer – [email protected]

This course is taught Friday night and all day Saturday and includes
safe boating practices and California boating laws.  Passing the test
will qualify you for the California Boater’s Card (required for all 60
years old and younger).

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Results – Saturday March 16, 2024

Here are the Results

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Boat Handling – Seamanship Seminars (Six weeks)

Boat Handling

Date:  Monday, June 3, 2024
Time: 6:00pm – 8pm Monday for six weeks
Place:  Southwestern Yacht Club – Directions
Cost:  Free. Books are $70 (member), $90(non-member)
Registration:  Registration HERE
Contact:  Education Officer – [email protected]

Learn how to handle your boat in a variety of situations and become the skipper you want to be. Gain confidence in docking, underway, anchoring, and other seamanship skills.

Our new Boat Handling course is intended for newer recreational boaters who have completed a basic boating class (like America’s Boating Course) and want to gain more knowledge, skill, and confidence to boat safely and have more fun in a variety of situations.

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The General Membership Meeting

America’s Boating Club®San Diego
Cordially invites you to

The General Membership Meeting
Sunday, July 9, 2023  2-5 pm

DeAnza Cove
2701 N. Mission Bay Drive at DeAnza Road

Based on available space. Look for us around the perimeter of the parking lot

Time for a summer BBQ!!! Bring your favorite side dish or dessert and join the other SDSPS members for a day on the bay.  Hot Dogs, hamburgers, condiments, and water will be provided.  Beer and wine will be allowed (BYOB) but NO GLASS BOTTLES!

Be sure to bring chairs and a small table.  Pre-Registration is Required!

Members and guests are $5

The activity for this GMM will be NOTHING! 

Just a day to hang out with other boating members and catch up.

Please RSVP your attendance and Potluck Item by July 7, 2023

to: Carl Schwartzat [email protected] or leave a message:619 528-9111.

Walk-ins welcome.  Bring a potential new member!!

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South Bay Family Sailing Series – Sailing Instructions: May 21, 2022

(Relaxing/No stress/Sail Racing)                            

When:   May 21, 2022
Where:  San Diego South Bay
Time:   12:00pm Local GPS Time Race

 

STARTING TIMES

    • Start race Q’s 11:45
    • First Warning 11:55-One second blast of the air horn coordinated with GPS time.
    • Group A. –Start 12:00 One second blast of the air horn.
    • Group B.-Start 12:06 One second blast of the air horn.
    • Group C.-Start 12:12. One second blast of the air horn.

It will be a “Pursuit Race

    • Group A: Blew-By-U, Kiss, Fast Sunday, Tom Kat, Pie in the Sky, Miller Time III, Pau Hana, Aragon.
    • Group B: Simplicity, Atsa II, Sanctuary, Bon Temps, Estate Sail
    • Group C:  Tiny Bubbles, Elusive, Ran, Osprey, Consigliere, Marilee Madison 3, Serendipity III
    • If you are not listed above, or are a first-time racer please start at 12 O’clock

Please download and use the RaceQ’s application so you can track the fleet and replay the race.

 Racecourse #4 REVERSE

    • Buoy “R34” to port / Buoy “WR-32A” to starboard (staring line)
    • Buoy “B” to Port
    • Buoy “C” to Port
    • Buoy “R30” to Port
    • Buoy “B” to Starboard
    • Buoy “R26” to Port
    • Buoy “A” to Starboard
    • Buoy “R34” to starboard / Buoy “WR-32A” to port (finish line)

Course Distance 8.6nm

Please Monitor VHF Channel 68 for information, to report problems on the course. Report finish times to Ted Bowler [email protected] or 619-334-7150 before end of day Sunday 5-22-22.

Yellow “Q” flag should be flown aft, where it can be best seen while racing.

  • “A” (N32 40.465 / W117 08.737) 24inch XL Yellow fender marked “A” in Black Letters.
  • “B” (N32 39.177 / W117 08.575) 30inch White Ball marked with Letter “B” in Black Letters
  • “C” (N32 38.542 / W117 08.195) 22inch Ball marked with the Letter “C” in black letters 

 Reference Navigation Charts for Location of the channel marks used for this race.

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The General Membership Meeting and Dinner

America’s Boating Club – San Diego

Cordially invites you to
The General Membership Meeting
Saturday, May 14, 2022 – 6-8 pm

New Location!!

Bay Park Fish Company
4121 Ashton Street
San Diego, CA 92110

 

All members of the San Diego Sail & Power Squadron and their guests are invited to attend the General Membership Meeting, with no-host cocktails at 6 pm.

The business meeting will begin at 6:30 pm.

Meal orders will be placed from their menu.  Separate checks for each party.  Alcoholic beverages available for purchase as well.

Join the other boating members for an evening together.  Come and see what is happening with the San Diego Club!  You can also just join us for an evening!  Come early to socialize.  Please let us know you are coming so we have enough seats available.  Invite a friend or someone that is interested in our mission and what we do.

Please RSVP your attendance by May 8, 2022 to Carl Schwartz at [email protected] or call at 619 528-9111.  Walk-ins are welcome.

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South Bay Family Sailing Series-March 19, 2022

What a race for March. Certainly “March Madness”. Here are the results.

South Bay Family Sailing Series-March 19, 2022
Saturday (?????? Nm.)
Saturday, March 19, 2022 was a wonderful day to be sailing. If you were not out there you really missed a typically fine San Diego sailing day. The sun was shining, with blue skies, and the winds were constant from the west at 10-14 knots. The white caps were just starting to appear on the surface of the water. High tide was scheduled at 10:30 so the current would be ebbing for the whole race.
The Racecourse was a little different. Every boat was to determine their own sequence of buoys. Many questions from captains flew around the internet prior to the race. What is the definition of “rounding”? Is it safe to complete a 270* turn around the buoy?, etc., etc. Well, Dan (Marilee) decided to shake up the course. “March Madness” is a perfect description of the course. At each of the three starts 12:00, 12:05, and 12:10 boats raced off in different directions. We might be able to sail a race like this, however, how would you come up with a way to calculate the finish???? Dan said, “I think I have a way”. It appears he has done it.
There was wonderful participation for this unconventional race. 15 boats were circling the starting line for the beginning of the race, Consigliere, Madison 3, Osprey, Estate Sail, KISS, Ran, Atsa II, Marilee, Malu, Bon Temps, Miller Time III, Aragorn, Serendipity 3, Pau Hana, and Fast Sunday.
We have not seen Mike and crew in Atsa II for a while so it was good to see him back.

Boat across the line order Start Group Finish First across Adj. Finish PHRF HC PHRF Adjusted finish time PHRF FINISH Collins HC
Consigliare 3 1:14:12 1 1:04:12 111 0:51:15 1 11
Madison 3 3 1:15:00 2 1:05:00 114 0:51:42 2 2
Osprey 3 1:15:15 3 1:05:15 60 0:58:15 5 1
Estate Sail 2 1:17:48 4 1:12:48 116 1:01:01 7 8
Kiss 1 1:18:44 5 1:18:44 219 0:53:11 3 6
Ran 3 1:18:46 6 1:08:45 101 0:56:58 4 5
Atsa II 2 1:22:00 7 1:17:00 144 1:00:12 6 7
Marilee 3 1:22:25 8 1:12:25 72 1:04:01 9 12
Malu 2 1:27:17 9 1:22:17 150 1:04:47 11 4
Bon Temps 2 1:27:18 10 1:22:18 140 1:05:58 12 14
Miller Time III 2 1:29:00 11 1:24:00 171 1:04:03 10 10
Aragorn 1 1:34:58 12 1:34:58 267 1:03:49 8 3
Serendipity 3 3 1:40:00 13 1:30:00 114 1:16:42 13 13
Pau Hana 1 1:47:36 14 1:47:36 228 1:21:00 14 9
Fast Sunday 1 2:04:33 15 2:04:33 273 1:32:42 15 15

Congratulations: Osprey, Madison 3, Aragorn, Malu

Our next race is :
Saturday, April 16, 2022. Same time, Same Place
We hope to see you all out on the water again.
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