Youth Offshore Team participates in Lead-up to Coastal Cup
RACE NEWS | Posted March 09, 2016
The Newport Sea Base, a youth maritime center for the community operated by the Orange County Boy Scouts in Newport Beach, CA, is sending a team of teenagers to participate in the 2016 Islands Race on March 11-12. This 120-mile offshore race will be one of two lead-up races, the other the 68th Newport to Ensenada Race, ahead of the California Coastal Cup and their planned participation in the SoCal 300 Race.
When California Waters Become a Racing Playground
RACE NEWS | Posted March 02, 2016
The Southern California sailing spring calendar is officially in full bloom for the 2016 season. The 130nm Islands Race (www.islandsrace.com) takes off on March 11, and is SDYC’s first US based offshore race of the year; followed by the SoCal 300 in May and the Rum Runner race in October. This is the seventh year that San Diego Yacht Club will partner with Newport Harbor Yacht Club for the Islands Race. The race will showcase impeccable scenery alongside the California coast as competitors start in Long Beach Harbor, navigate around the Santa Catalina and San Clemente Islands, before completing the race in Point Loma in San Diego.
Islands Race Returns March 11, 2016
RACE NEWS | Posted January 27, 2016
Similar to 2015, the Islands Race will be SDYC’s first (US based) offshore regatta to be followed by the SoCal 300 in May and the Rum Runner regatta in October. Islands Race competitors will start in Long Beach Harbor and sail around Santa Catalina and San Clemente Islands prior to completing the race in Point Loma, San Diego. This event is consistently well-attended by over 30 boats ranging from 25-100 feet in length. I’m thrilled to be serving as chairman of this picturesque race again this year and am excited for another great event.
2015 Islands Race: That’s a Wrap
RACE NEWS | Posted March 27, 2015
The 2015 Islands Race was unlike any other in the 6 year history of the event. With summer-like conditions on the west coast this March, all 34 boats finished (1 retiring after finish), and HL Enloe's Orma 60 trimaran demolished the course record by 3 hours, 19 minutes and 46 seconds.
Howard Enloe: The Multihull Maverick
RACE NEWS | Posted March 27, 2015
Since its introduction in the late 1980s, the ORMA 60 trimaran has seduced the best sailors in the world, especially the solo-sailing cowboys from France. Capable of sustained speeds few powerboats can match, it’s not the sort of boat one would expect your average 78-year-old Texan to campaign, but then again, owner Howard Enloe isn’t your average Texan.