John Jourdane was our speaker for the June meeting. John Jourdane Sailing Bio: John is one of the most experienced offshore sailors in the world In the last 60 years he has sailed over 350,000 miles 56 crossings between the West Coast and Hawaii (28…
Photo by Terri Honaker Sebastian Steve and Francie Durand’s Second Sun first place finish in the 2017 San Carlos Light Parade. That’s an octopus, not Steve falling off the boat. Very clever lighting. Congratulations.
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…
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…
