Singlehanded Sailing Society

Bringing solo sailors together since 1977

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March 25, 2026

  • Meeting: RtR Competitors

    March 25, 2026  19:00 - 21:00

    There will be a competitors' meeting on Wednesday March 25 at Oakland YC, from 1900-2100. This meeting will also serve as the awards meeting for the Corinthian race, and as your chance to pick up swag from Fiasco and Corinthian if you raced those.


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March 28, 2026
April 17, 2026

  • Cruise Out: Petaluma (not a race!)

    April 17, 2026 - April 19, 2026  

    Detail to follow on the SSS Forum:  https://forum.sfbaysss.org


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April 25, 2026
May 23, 2026

Recent News

What’s Happening at the Gulf of The Farallones and What Every Member of The SSS Needs to Know

Oct 14, 2016

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SSS member Carliane Johnson collects samples. Not seen, but there: sharks!

Please join us for a presentation on the “At-Sea Research of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS).” Hear about ocean surveys that are being conducted and what this information is telling us about the importance of the sanctuary for birds, whales, white sharks and other wildlife.. Environmental consultant and occasional contract staff to GFNMS, Carliane Johnson, will provide this special presentation on the upwelling nutrient soup that supports an incredible foodweb from the tiniest of krill to the largest animals on earth, and how these surveys are helping us understand oceanic changes. 

 
The presentation will follow the Vallejo 1-2 skippers’ meeting, Wednesday October 19 at 1930 hrs at the Island Yacht Club.  Feel free to pass this announcement to others and invite family and friends, too.

Sequoia YC Cruise-in Nov 5, 2016

Oct 3, 2016

Saturday November 5, 2016

You are invited to take a pleasure sail south along the eastern edge of San Francisco to the Sequoia Yacht Club, located in the balmy locale of Redwood Shores. This is not a race.

A Cruise is your chance to show the people you love the kinder gentler sailor within. This is your chance to show friends and loved ones that sailing is about more than:

  • expensive hardware and technology
  • difficult race strategy and a deep understanding of wind, currents and their unique implications for winning races on the San Francisco Bay and the Gulf of the Farallones

Who do you invite? You invite people who:

  • don’t like racing
  • won’t sail with you during the summer when the wind is howling
  • think your boat is a big fat waste of time and money
  • think sailing is what someone else does while they lay around in the sun drinking wine and beer and fruity liquor drinks

SSS members, disprove the notion that singlehanders have no friends. Plan ahead and cultivate friendships wherever possible: at the grocery store, at traffic stops, with your car mechanic. Introduce yourself to waiters and waitresses in restaurants. Donut shops and pet stores are also excellent points of interaction.

What can you expect? Burgers and dogs, something for vegetarians, and much much more. The Sequoia Yacht Club has promised an open bar and open hearts.

The Friends and Family Award. Not just something to be proud of, but an Actual and Tangible Prize. You get to take it home forever. No more huge impressive trophies that you have to return the next year. How do you win this Award? By arriving at the dock with more friends and family members aboard than anyone else; Contestants must arrive with people aboard: Crew cannot drive down to the Yacht Club and jump on your boat just before people are counted (no no no).

The Oldest Tshirt Award. Borrowing someone else’s Tshirt is discouraged but not prohibited.

Disclaimer: the Singlehanded Sailing Society is Not a Yacht Club.