2023 Islands Race Canceled
RACE NEWS | Posted February 21, 2023
The Islands Organizing Authority (SDYC and NHYC) have decided to cancel the race this year. Please see Notice to Competitors #2, published Feb 21, 2023, 1600.
Offshore Islands Race Offers Competitive Sailing and Serene Experiences
2023 RACE NEWS | Posted January 10, 2023
Each January, the turn of the new year marks the month when you can finally break out your planners, call your racing buddies, and mark your vacation days for Southern California’s much-anticipated, offshore racing season. Kicking off the season in 2023 once again is the Islands Race, co-hosted by San Diego Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club. On February 24, over 30 boats are expected to race, departing from Long Beach Harbor and making their way around Santa Catalina and San Clemente Islands before finishing in Point Loma. The total course measures approximately 142nm. What better way to spend a weekend in February than with a view of the Pacific for miles, a chilled ocean breeze, and well-earned bragging rights at the finish line?
Register for 2023 Islands Race: NHYC and SDYC’s Annual SoCal Offshore Race
2023 RACE NEWS | Posted November 10, 2022
Newport Harbor Yacht Club and San Diego Yacht Club invite you to compete in the 2023 Islands Race this February. The 130+ nm course is both beautiful and challenging, featuring genuine sea breezes and deep blue ocean swells. Competitors will depart from Pt. Fermin just north of Long Beach and head west. Then, with Santa Catalina and San Clemente Islands to port, competitors will experience some of Southern California’s best sailing before they finish the regatta at San Diego’s Point Loma. See NOR for info on the expected course and required safety rules.
Pyewacket 70 Wins 2022 Islands Race
2022 RACE NEWS | Posted February 26, 2022
The 2022 Islands Race, co-hosted by San Diego Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club, has been a known for a decade as the start to the offshore sailing season. The 142 nautical mile race around Catalina and San Clemente Islands featured 42 boats this year — the biggest turn out in its 13 year history. One boat in particular, Pyewacket 70, showed up ready to prove their preparation for the race is on point, and the set the pace for their offshore season.
2022 Islands Race Sends Record 42 Teams on 142nm Coastal Race
2022 RACE NEWS | Posted February 25, 2022
The 2022 West Coast Offshore Racing Season kicks off with the 142nm race from Point Fermin, around Catalina and San Clemente Islands to the finish in San Diego February 25-26. Co-hosted by Newport Harbor Yacht Club and San Diego Yacht Club, the 13th edition of this annual race sets a new record with 42 entries competing in 6 ORR classes, 1 ORR-ez class, and a single multihull entry.