What is the Southern California
Yachting Association?
Southern California Yachting
Association is the regional yacht
club association for Southern California. All the harbor associations in
Southern California belong to this and all the yacht clubs belong to harbor
associations. The only thing that you need here is the service center.
That's the place you go to get a sail number. If your boat has been raced
before this has probably been done. If your sails have five numbers on them
then you are most likely set. If not then you need a number and this pink
hyperlink will take you there. Then you need a
local
sailmaker to put them on for you. They go on every sail you
own and plan to use racing.
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Who is U.S. Sailing? Do I
need it?
U.S. Sailing is the
national authority for sailing. You don't actually need this but it
will save you money in getting into racing and will get you a lot of
information you will need. They are the national authority that govern yacht
racing. They establish the rules and a lot more. Join!!
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How do I join a yacht
club
Yacht Clubs: The
quickest way to get involved with a yacht club is to join
South Bay
Yacht Racing Club. SBYRC is a paper club devoted to racing
and only racing. Paper clubs do not have landed facilities and therefore are
much less expensive to join. 110 bucks will pay for you first year's dues
and initiation fee. Then it's 50 bucks a year. Each yacht club is a little
different and over the twenty five years I have sailed I have been a
member of four yacht clubs. As your needs change so will your yacht club.
The yacht clubs are all listed on the yacht club hyperlink which is the home
page for the Association of Santa Monica Yacht Clubs. Visit all the clubs
and ask for the membership director. Tell him or her you are looking for a
club to join, if they don't treat you like a honored guest move on. Join
South Bay then take your time finding a landed club. Most SBYRC members
belong to a landed club as well.
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What's a Sailmaker?
Local Sailmakers:
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What's a cruiser class?
Cruiser Class: This is a relatively new program for sailors that want to
get the feel of what racing might be like. Many major races now have
cruising classes. The Wednesday night series in Marina Del Rey Yacht Club
has two cruising classes. This is a system that handicaps the skipper
and crew and not the boat. These are a lot of fun and the best way for
a first timer to get the feel of racing. Check with the yacht clubs in
your area to see who hosts these types races.
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What if I get stuck on something?
Hey that's the basics. If you get stuck email me at
Innove8@email.msn.com with your phone number and the problem and I will
get back to you. You are going to like racing and so will your boat!
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