Islands Race Marks First Coastal Race of 2022
2022 RACE NEWS | Posted January 14, 2022
The Islands Race, a 142 nautical mile race around Catalina and San Clemente Islands hosted by San Diego Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club, returns on February 25-26, making it the first offshore race of the year in Southern California. The signature offshore event currently has an entry list of over 20 boats preparing for an overnight at sea. With San Diego Yacht Club's popular Puerto Vallarta Race to Mexico only two weeks following, many sailors use the Islands Race as a practice run for their vessels and crews. While the Islands Race can be considered an exercise for more intense offshore sailors, it is not without its own admiration for many others.
Small But Mighty Antrim 27C Wins 2021 Islands Race
2021 RACE NEWS | Posted March 06, 2021
A full year ago in Spring 2020, Newport Harbor Yacht Club and San Diego Yacht Club hosted the Islands Race with a just a hint of the Covid-19 influence over our lives, one of the last “normal” regattas before the pandemic took over. A few weeks later as the 2020 Puerto Vallarta Race sailed down to Mexico, the US fully embraced the initial Covid lockdown and sailing hasn’t been the same since. But with patience and planning, this year’s Islands Race brought 32 teams to compete in the 142 mile coastal race from Long Beach, around Catalina and San Clemente to San Diego. And for those on the racecourse at night, the offshore racing experience and competition were back in all its glory. Many teams have not had the chance to compete in this way in over a year, so the Islands Race served as its own competition and also training and preparation for teams set to compete in the 600+ mile race to Cabo in March, and the 2225 mile Transpac Race in July. Fifteen of the Islands Race teams will sail the Cabo Race, and 20 will sail in Transpac this year.
Islands Race and Cabo Race Education from Marine Weather U
2021 RACE NEWS | Posted February 27, 2021
The webinar on the Cabo and Islands Races took place in February but lives on online. Check it out prior to racing down the coast this Spring. https://academy.islersailing.com/p/preparing-for-cabo-2021
Compete in the Virtual Islands Race with SailOnline.org
2021 RACE NEWS | Posted January 28, 2021
Not sailing in the 2021 Islands Race this year? You can still join us and "sail" online. @sailonline, a virtual partner, has created a simulated regatta for the Islands Race that you can register online. Sailonline regattas have been used as a teaching aid for wind navigation and in schools. Engage with your friends or family of racers in the sport of sailing and even, when we can bring the tracked real fleet on-screen with us, providing direct competition between virtual racers and the real boats!
2021 Safety at Sea Information
2021 RACE NEWS | Posted January 27, 2021
There are new Safety at Sea rules in place for 2021 that take into account the COVID crisis. Please review.