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Midwinters Rock 'n' Roll Sailing!

Posted Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:01am by Sandman

There was plenty of rock “n” roll breeze for the California Yacht Club’s Midwinters Regatta. It was in the low teens on Saturday with nearly twice as much on Sunday, resulting in Small Craft Warnings flying from the USCG Station. The wind, combining with an ugly sea state resulted in broken masts in two of the other fleets.

MG is Honored with Yacht of the Year by California Yacht Club

Posted Wed, 01/20/2010 - 9:21am by Denise George

It was close to being a total surprise when Mike George was honored with the prestigious "Yacht of the Year" by California Yacht Club during the Installation Dinner on January 9th. A half hull of "All In" made by Ken Gardiner will be displayed in the bar for all eternity next to other honorees such as Roy Disney, Jeff Janov, John Kilroy and Craig Leeds.

2009 North American Championships

Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 10:20pm by Sami

What’s Red, White, Blue, Yellow, Gray and has 23 boats on the start line?

It must be the 2009 Martin 242 North American Championships. I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted.

Marylynn Hoenemeyer, Tom O’Conor and the California Yacht Club pulled out all the stops and put on a world-class event for all of us to enjoy.

Starting with:

Sites for 2010 and 2011 NA Championships Announced

Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 1:52pm by Sami

Fleet Two (Vancouver Island) has been awarded the 2010 NAs, which will be held in conjunction with the RIPS Regatta in mid-August 2010 at Port Browning, BC.

In 2011 the event shifts back to Fleet 3 (Marina del Rey) in Los Angeles, where it will probably be held in July, and in 2012 it will return to Canada, and be hosted by either Fleet 4 (Sylvan Lake) or Fleet 1 (Vancouver).

Information on the 2010 NAs is as follows:

Minor Adjustments to M242 Class Rules

Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 2:24pm by Sami

Competitors are advised that the IMCA Committee has made some minor adjustments to the M242 Class Rules, which will go into effect January 1, 2010

The slightly revised Class Rules are available for review and commentary by competitors here.

Specifically, the changes that occurred since the last set of Rules were announced in early November are: