by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Crusing Information
It’s purported to be the gradual season in San Diego… simply doesn’t really feel that approach.
The 2025 Sailing Leadership Forum was on the town final week for a 4-day marathon of periods, conferences, and boat demonstrations. The convention lodge was on San Diego Bay, however not a brief drive from anyplace, so my 17-foot whaler took on the 30-minute journey. Whereas cool temperatures, drizzle, and fog made me query the plan, you will need to use all toys.
The US Crusing Offshore workplace additionally visited a neighborhood yacht membership to educate the keelboat community on the ORC score system which is being broadly put to make use of in San Diego. Having by no means used the rule, the session jogged my memory how far a bounce it’s from PHRF. Every part begins with a primary step…I’ve just a few extra to go.
SLF additionally prompted guidelines skilled Dave Perry to host seminars at native golf equipment whereas US Crusing Youth Efficiency Supervisor Phil Muller checked in with the youth crusing group and a Security at Sea Seminar utilized the San Diego Yacht Membership for the pool and conferences. Did I point out the Thistle Midwinters West was being held on the town? Head spinning, all of it.
With the east coast contingent navigating storm journey house, Southern California this week is getting its most vital rainfall of this season. Whereas that tends to snarl freeways, the crusing group was rocked when a US Navy fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay. The 2 pilots safely ejected, and brilliantly aimed their plane away from the adjoining residential space. So fortunate!
Passing the crash scene was the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche which offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine with an estimated worth of $275 million. This got here from drug smuggling vessel interdictions south of the border, which is what the coasties do once they aren’t stopping the close to each day pangas that try migrant passage into San Diego. Loopy instances!
Fortunately, it seems the rain will clear for the Women’s Winter Invitational on February 15-16, which has attracted 24 groups from throughout the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Because the aircraft crash has closed entry to the basin which holds the race course, maybe this reduces visitors for the racing. All the time on the lookout for silver linings.
Personally, I can be wanting ahead to my good friend Tucker Thompson at SDYC on February 19 as he gives an America’s Cup presentation alongside complimentary Mount Homosexual Rum drinks, plus the latest launch to the vary, Mount Homosexual Navy Power. Unsure if its Tucker or the drinks, however I can be there. Sluggish season? Hardly!
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