Singlehanded Sailing Society

LATEST NEWS

7/07/2020

Season Racing Update:

Hello Racers,

I am not the season race chair, but the board is pretty busy and we wanted to update the racing community. At this point we will not be having the RTR race this weekend (July 11). We will provide an update on a new date as soon as that is resolved. Each county has unique rules about social distancing, and this is a complicating factor in the planning of not only the crew rules, but also race committee attendance on race day.

Depending on the relevant social distancing regulations in place in mid-July, there may be more substantive changes to the standard Round The Rocks SIs, designed to enable appropriate social distancing for the race committee. We endeavor to share these modifications to the standard racing format as soon as possible.

Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race Update:

Given the gravity of the recent Covid-19 outbreak, the Singlehanded Sailing Society and registered skippers have concluded that the solo race from San Francisco’s Corinthian Yacht Club to Hanalei Bay in Kauai, with events at Nawiliwili Yacht Club, will be delayed until 2021. Factors playing heavily on the minds of the group included the need to not spread infection, the strain the pandemic has already placed on facilities in both locations, plus consideration of the risk of virus exposure to United States Coast Guard personnel in an emergency. The SSS is moving forward to offer an exciting event in 2021 for the singlehanded race to Hawaii.

Regards,

Singlehanded Sailing Society

2020 Racing schedule.

2019 Start Date	Event	Location	Ocean Race	Race Deck (If Needed)	Preferred Radio Channel
Saturday, January 25, 2020	SSS 3 Bridge Fiasco	Central Bay	No	GGYC	71/72
Saturday, February 29, 2020	SSS Corinthian Race	Central Bay	No	CYC	72
Postponed Saturday, April 11, 2020	SSS Round the Rocks	Central Bay	No	NA	72
Postponed Saturday, May 16, 2020	SSS Single Handed Farallones	Ocean	YES	GGYC	69
Postponed Saturday, June 27, 2020	SSS Singlehanded Trans Pacific Race	Ocean	YES	CYC	69
Saturday, August 22,2020	SSS Drake’s Bay w/ OYRA
Suunday, August 23,2020	SSS Drake’s Bay w/ OYRA
Saturday, September 12, 2020	SSS Half Moon Bay	Ocean	YES	GGYC	69
Saturday, October 17, 2020	SSS Vallejo 1	Central Bay	No	NA	72
Sunday, October 8, 2020	SSS Vallejo 2	Central Bay	No	RYC-finish	72

Commodore’s Welcome Letter

Welcome! The San Francisco SSS offers events where singlehanded and short-handed sailors can share knowledge, gain experience, and find a structured environment to expand their horizons. The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. We are always learning and always sharing knowledge.
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