West Coast Sailing Blog

The San Diego Yacht Club Junior Team of Matt Dorgan, Aidan Hoogland, Jack Egan, and Jack Plavan share their thoughts on racing the new RS21 keelboat from RS Sailing at the 2019 San Diego NOOD Regatta.We all had a great time sailing in the NOOD are very grateful to be able to have sailed the Rs21 this past weekend. All of us really appreciate the immense amount of work you guys put into making this happen for us. The charter was full service and definitely the best experience any of us …

Looking for RS21 news? Look no further! Here are all the latest global updates and a few North American specific notes about the new RS21 from RS Sailing. RS 21 Rocks In The USA The RS21 burst onto the scene of competitive racing in the United States last week at the San Diego National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta. RS Sailing, shipped a fleet of 6 RS21’s over the Atlantic in just a single 40 foot container to be a part of this premier keelboat regatta series. The debutante keelbo …

The following is a Radial fleet report from Walt Spevak from the Spring Dinghy 2019 at St. Francis Yacht Club, the second event of the 2019 Laser Grand Prix series sponsored by West Coast Sailing. Full Results: westcoastsailing-grand-prix.myfleet.org/schedule/201 Grand Prix Website: westcoastsailing-grand-prix.myfleet.org/ With high teen west winds forecast for Saturday's racing and minimal breeze, if any, for Sunday, the Race Committee announced at the competitor's brie …

The 2019 sailing season at the Columbia Gorge Racing Association in Cascade Locks, Oregon (famously known as "The Gorge"), is shaping up nicely with tons of great events. West Coast Sailing is pleased to offer charters for the following events. Quantities are limited, so please reserve today!RS Aero Steve Cockerill Clinic June 25-26RS Aero North Americans June 28-30Wind Laser Clinic July 15-18Wind Regatta July 20-21ISA Brett Beyer High Wind Laser Clinic July 22-25ISA Brett Beyer High Wind Laser …

The first event of the 2019 West Coast Sailing District 24 Laser Grand Prix was held at Richmond Yacht Club on March 3rd and 4th, as part of the fourth and final Richmond Midwinters series. 22 sailors took to the start line for four races in great conditions. Congratulations to the top three finishers, Julian Soto (1st), Emilio Castelli (2nd), and Toshinari Takayanagi (3rd). The following is a regatta report from Toshi that will also appear in the next issue of LaserSail …