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View photos from: 2022 Sept IYC Member Dinner

Click the image to view our 2022-2023 Calendar.
For racing dates and registration, click here.

Board Meetings are hosted via Zoom on the 2nd Tuesday @ 6pm PT.

Rescheduled: The Linda Newland All Women's Skipper Race - now Saturday, Oct 22!

4/11/2022

 
Date: Saturday, October 22 - first warning 1255
Entry fee: $30 IYC & US Sailing members, $35 everyone else. Entry includes a souvenir neck gaiter / buff!

In 2022, Island Yacht Club is honoring Linda Newland - our wonderful mentor and founder of our annual Women’s Sailing Seminar - by renaming our annual Sadie Hawkins event to the Linda Newland All-Women's Skipper Race. 
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​You are warmly invited to join us for this uplifting Estuary race. Registration is now open to all boats with a skipper that identifies as female. 
REGISTER NOW ON JIBESET

The course: Our start line is between Coast Guard Island and Alameda Marina–with a course that extends from Jack London Square (West), to Union Point Marina (East). View our Notice of Race.

​Visiting boats can inquire about guest slips with Alameda Marina on: (510) 521-1133
REGISTER NOW ON JIBESET

Join us for our Skipper’s Meeting - Thursday, Oct 20 - 1800 

In the 30th year of WSS, we are delighted to update our landmark race to focus on women empowering other women. We will be hosting a skipper’s meeting via Zoom on the evening of Thursday, October 20 at 6pm, to give both new and experienced women skippers the opportunity to share knowledge and have their questions answered. All racers - skippers, crew and interested women and girls - are welcome to attend. 
Register for the skipper's meeting

Linda Newland after-party and awards - Saturday, October 22
Where: Boathouse Alameda - 2030 Clement Ave, Alameda
When: 1530 ‘till finish

Following the race, everyone is welcome to celebrate women’s racing with us at Boathouse Alameda (2030 Clement Ave). Food and beverages will be available to purchase for racers, Race Committee and our allies. 

Visiting boats can inquire about guest slips with Alameda Marina on: (510) 521-1133

Thank you so much for your support - we look forward to seeing you on the start line!

With power,
Ros de Vries
​Commodore, Island Yacht Club

Learn about Meteorological Instruments and Measuring the Weather with Martin Spizman

2/28/2022

 
** March 14 @ 7pm PT: Meteorological Instruments: Measuring the Weather - with Martin Spizman **

Webinar delivered via Zoom; $15 non-members, $10 members, WSS attendees and instructors with coupon code.

Join Bay Area Tallship sailor Martin Spizman, as we explore a variety of data gathering instruments and their uses in enhancing maritime safety and enjoyment.

Bring your most coveted questions around weather prediction and observations, as there will be the opportunity to answer your own questions during this interactive webinar.
Register now
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About Martin Spizman

Martin got his start sailing small boats in the lakes of Southern California, eventually moving to the Bay area in search of more sailing opportunities. Within weeks of arriving he was volunteering at the Hyde Street Pier Maritime Museum where he got his first taste of Tallship sailing on the Museum's flagship, the schooner Alma. Since then, he has set foot on nearly every Tallship that called the San Francisco Bay home, and even crewed as a First Mate on a few.

Along the way he became an American Sailing Association (ASA) certified instructor so he could share his love of sailing with students. He now works for Davis Instruments in Hayward as a Test Engineer and Technical support representative for both their Marine and Weather product divisions.

A Zoom link will be provided the day before the first event. Can't make it? We'll send you a recording afterwards.

1/4 of fee will be sent to a non-profit of the speaker's choice - Martin has chosen Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS)

Register now

Free webinar: Pathways into Sailing - Thursday, March 31 @ 6pm PT

2/28/2022

 
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Thursday, March 31, 6-7pm PT

Do you want to learn how to sail, embrace the sailing lifestyle, or become more confident with your sailing skills? Do you just feel like you're not sailing enough?

Don't let this beautiful springtime weather pass you by; get more sailboat rides by attending our free webinar on Pathways into Sailing. It's not just for new sailors--if you're looking to sail for a great cause or just meet new people, you'll get lots of inspiration here - register now. 

Pathways into Sailing
  • So, you want to sail - now what?
  • Learning to sail and developing skills with community sailing programs
  • Getting rides for a good cause (while having fun!)
Speaker panel:
  • Emily Zugnoni from Alameda Community Sailing Center
  • Lee Stimmel from Blue Water Foundation
  • Jim Hancock from Sailing Science Center, and;
  • Cristina Rubke from Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors
There will also be time to answer your questions, via our interactive Q&A.
Register now for free

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Your host - Ros de Vries
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Ros stepped up to sailing keelboats in 2018--and has since tried every trick in the book to get rides, including walking the docks with beer, volunteering for non-profit organizations, joining crew lists and yes, racing. She now owns a beautiful Santa Cruz 27 - Medusa #145 - which she sails competitively. You can follow her adventures on instagram.com/yarrcat 

Ros is the 2022 Commodore at Island Yacht Club (iyc.org), where she helped produce the first virtual IYC Northern California Women’s Sailing Seminar in 2020. Island Yacht Club runs a year-round racing program from Alameda Marina, CA, as well as training and social events, both in-person and online. 

Register now for free

Kame is back! Learn about Tidal Currents with a focus on the San Francisco Bay - February 7 @ 7pm PT

1/30/2022

 
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Join Alameda sailmaker and sailing legend Kame Richards (Pineapple Sails) for a discussion of how tides and currents make San Francisco Bay a unique and enjoyable location to sail.

​We'll be asking questions like: Why are there tides? Why are there two tides a day? How come high tide does not happen at max flood and low tide does not happen at max ebb? What happens at Alcatraz? How does the Bay affect the waters?

​There will be the opportunity to answer your own questions during this interactive webinar.​
Special offer! New and existing IYC members can receive a $5 discount code by visiting iyc.org/members
REGISTER NOW

A Zoom link will be provided the day before the first event. Can't make it? We'll send you a recording afterwards.

​1/4 of fee will be sent to a non-profit of the speaker's choice. Kame has chosen Alameda Community Sailing Center.

About Kame Richards
Kame Richards is a sailmaker and sail designer at Pineapple Sails which he co-founded in 1973. Pineapple Sails makes both racing and cruising sails, to exacting standards. Every step of the manufacturing process takes place in Alameda, California.

Kame’s racing experience covers San Francisco Bay, the California Coast, 9 Hawaii races, 8 Mexico races, as well as races in the Great Lakes, Florida, Texas, and Europe. He has cruised in Mexico, New Zealand and Australia.

Kame attended the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in Geophysics.

Learn more about Kame and Pinapple Sails at: pineapplesails.com

Learn about San Francisco Bay weather with Rick Whiting on Monday, January 10

12/24/2021

 
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Want to better understand - and harness - the elements when sailing in the Bay?

Join lifelong sailor Rick Whiting for an exploration of the San Francisco Bay Area's unique weather and sailing conditions. Have more fun as a sailor, by knowing what to expect--and sailing more productively. It's a great session for all levels of experience - and it comes to you conveniently via Zoom! Register now.

Special offer! Register for the following 3 webinars for $70 non-members / $30 IYC members, WSS attendees and instructors: 
  1. January 10: Local Weather on the Bay - with Rick Whiting
  2. February 7: Tides and Currents in the San Francisco Bay - with Kame Richards
  3. March 14: Local Weather on the Bay - What’s New & What’s Working in Sailing Instrumentation - with Martin Spizman
All 3 webinars start at 7:00 PM and are delivered via Zoom.

​New and existing IYC members can receive the discount code by visiting iyc.org/members
Register for Local Weather only
Register for all 3 sessions
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