San Diego Sail and Power Squadron

Video edutainment

 For your Friday dose of edutainment, I offer you a series of videos that could keep you busy for the whole weekend.

In 1973, 17 boats left Portsmouth, destination Cape Town and beyond. This was the first Whitbread Round the World Race. In addition to the sailing adventures the Whitbread, then the Volovo Ocean Race, and as of the next iteration, The Ocean Race, have brought us, this series has an amazing history of documentation, right from the beginning. Recent races have included a media expert as one of the crew positions, but crew have always brought their video cameras along, resulting in a rich history that we can all enjoy today.

So, start at the beginning with the 1973-1974 Official Film and follow along up to 2019. Look for the all women teams, watch for familiar names from Morning Light and definitely, definitely, keep an eye out for the squirrel.

National Boating Safety Week starts tomorrow, so keep safe, keep learning

Tanya Weimer
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Sydney Hobart race of 1998.

In the last of our series of horrifying ways to sail the ocean (I promised we would cheer up by the end of the week!) I present to you the Sydney Hobart race of 1998. Similar to Fastnet, the race went ahead, and the storms came in. Over and over again, we can see that one of the advantages to cruising, rather than racing, is the ability to watch your weather window. However, freak storms do happen and anyone on the ocean needs to have multiple strategies for dealing with them.

Stay safe, keep learning,

Tanya Weimer
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The Eleventh Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners (17-2020)

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April South Bay Race Cancelled

Hello Racers

 
Hope you are all staying safe and are well. Under a stay at home order and San Diego bay closed to recreational boating. The April race for the South Bay Family Sailing Series will be canceled. 
Especially during this time of Passover and Holy Week, our thoughts and Prayers are with all the victims and first responders of this tragic covid-19 virus. With still increasing numbers of infected people and deaths from covid-19. The chances for a May race is very dim. If we get the green light for the May race, It will be May 16. I will keep you posted.
 
Regards & stay safe. The Race Committee

San Diego Bay are closed. The decision is effective as of March 24

San Diego Bay closed effective as of March 24

Port of San Diego parks, which includes beaches, parking lots, piers, and boat launches, around San Diego Bay are closed. The decision is effective as of March 24, https://www.countynewscenter.com/public-health-order-amended-to-allow-shutdown-of-beaches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-health-order-amended-to-allow-shutdown-of-beaches is consistent with the County of San Diego’s amended public health order, and follows similar moves by the State of California and local city governments to further discourage non-essential gatherings of any size. https://www.portofsandiego.org/press-releases/general-press-releases/port-san-diego-closes-parks-beaches-and-boat-launches-around  Read more here.

Additionally, per an amendment to the https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/health-order.html County’s amended public health order on April 3, boating for recreational purposes, watersports, or swimming are prohibited on or in public waterways and at beaches. This order is effective as of 12 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2020 until further notice. Therefore, San Diego Bay is closed to recreation – including boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, and recreational fishing – until further notice.

Sail Fleet Race – Feb 20, 2020

February 2020 Race ResultsTo All South Bay Racing Participants:There was a great time to be had  last Saturday in the South Bay Family Sailing Series, with nine boat participating.  We enjoyed warm weather, welcome sunshine and fairly consistent winds in the 8 to 12 knot range.  Sharing the fun in the sun pursuit race were: Miller Time III, Fast Sunday, Madam Wu, Bass Boat, Atsa II, Phryxus, Astra (BSA), Ran and Marilee…Tide was coming in at the start of the race, and yet most competitors chose to head into it towards the  San Diego Bay Bridge before tacking to a port rounding of the first mark — Alpha.  Three captains chose to head west toward Bravo before tacking and as luck would have it,  we enjoyed a building wind to carry them to the first mark. ( A pursuit race is always fun for the crew of the Marilee as we can see and photograph many of the competitors.) 

For more information re the Sail Fleet go to the Sail Fleet Page

Power Squadron District 28 Conference

Welcome to San Diego as the San Diego Sail & Power Squadron hosts the District 28 Spring Conference.  Join us for social time, meeting conference and dinner.  Meetings and dinners are open to all District & Squadron members, families and quests.  All meetings and events will be located at the Southwestern Yacht Club, a venue located along the shores of San Diego Bay.  Various hotels are located in the area or contact us to make arrangements for a private home stay.  Come for the meeting, stay for a vacation!  

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Sun Road Boat Show 2020

San Diego Sun Road Marina Boat Show

One watch (two hours)volunteering at the Power Squadron (America’s Boating Club) Boat Show Booth Sign Up at the San Diego Sail and Power Squadron web site (SDSPS.org) San Diego Sunroad Marina, 955 Harbor Island Dr, January 23-26, 2020 Thursday 12-6, Friday 12-6, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-6. Sign up at he San Diego Sail and Power Squadron website SDSPS.org

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