The 47th Annual Fall Regatta hosted by the Tucson Sailing Club & the San Carlos Yacht Club provided a beautiful venue for this long running regatta. Sailors were welcomed & race weekend activities began with a dock party Friday evening at Marina San Carlos, followed by the Commodores Beach Party…
The May regatta racing was challenging and fun. The Saturday race course was to Catch 22 beach. Winds were in the 6 to 12 knot range which resulted in a challenging beat up the coast in sloppy water. Fortunately the race committee moved the mark almost out of the bay…
Travel to Mexico with a boat and trailer is not difficult but there are some rules to follow. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Passports — or other approved identification documents will be required on both sides of the border. DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT THEM. Car of Trailer Permit –for travel to Baja or…
The 2017 TSC sail class was a resounding success. Thirty seven people attended the evening classes, the success of which was due in no small part to Mike Mulcahy, who handled the applications, taught some of the lessons with me & helped arrange parts the power point presentations. Thirty students…
The first cruise involves two crossings of the Gulf of California of 18 plus hours. If you are new to cruising and would like to join us with your boat please call Dr Richard Sebastian, 520-297-4455, for more information and a possible link up with a buddy boat. Most of…
AYC has rebranded their races into a Triple Crown competition which includes the Governor’s Cup (already contested), the Ruth Beals Cup for lady skippers scheduled for January 21st, the Leukemia Cup (previously the Birthday Regatta) scheduled for February 17-19th, and the Tall Cactus Regatta scheduled for sometime in May. Check…
Three TSC boats raced in the Arizona Yacht Club Governor’s Cup, the Muller/ Williamson J24 (yellow boat), the Burgard / Mcdade Santana 20 (middle of picture) , and Paul Bear in his Montgomery 17 (whitest sail right middle). It was great day; winds were steady at 10-15, gusting to 25…
Fifteen boats in four classes competed in near perfect conditions at the TSC annual Fall Regatta in San Carlos, Mexico. The weather was hot and the wind forecasts poor but once again, San Francisco Bay did not disappoint us. The wind arrived right on schedule both days and we had…
We had near perfect conditions for our Spring Regatta with winds both days around 10 knots with smooth waters. We had 20 boats in 5 classes with close racing both days. Three fantastic parties added to the great time had by all. Thanks to Duff Fletcher and and the committee…
The TSC Fall Regatta will be remembered for a hurricane near miss, warm weather and mostly decent winds. With hurricane Patricia nearby there was some talk on Friday of closing the harbor. Fortunately the large swell did not develop and no closure occurred. On Saturday we sailed the the usual…
