LATEST NEWS7/24/2020
Guidelines Sailing Instructions Standing Sailing Instructions“Registration is now open for the 2020 SSS Round the Rocks Race on Saturday August 8th. Note that there will be both Singlehanded and Doublehanded divisions. Please review the Covid-19 guidelines for Doublehanded racing.
A few other things to note, there will be 2 separate courses, one for Singlehanded and one for Doublehanded racers with 10 different starting divisions to spread out the fleet. Be sure to review the sailing instructions to understand the different course start times and divisions. There will be an entry limit of 80 boats for the Doublehanded divisions and no limit of Singlehanded entries. The skippers meeting will be via Zoom at 1930 on Wednesday 8/5 with login instructions to follow along with a virtual awards meeting on Wednesday August 19th @1930. The deadline to enter is Midnight 8/5. See you on the race course!”
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 |
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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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