Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time: 7pm-12mn
Venue: Cafe Prague
Category: Social
Address:

424 Merchant Street
(between Battery St & Sansome St)
San Francisco, CA 94111
Neighborhood: Financial District
(415) 627-7464 ) Google Map

Another year is about to end and we'll soon be welcoming new year. 2011 and our sailing season is almost over!

Before you get too busy with your own holiday preparations, come and hang out with fellow SEA members at Cafe Prague. Don't miss our volunteer appreciation announcements and raffle!

This will also be a great opportunity to learn more about new SEA members and all of the SEA's current and future activities. Please bring along friends who might be interested to learn more about SEA.

Come celebrate the 2011 winter solstice (12/22)  with us this year on an anchor-out at TI Cove.

Join and exchange sips of toddies or eggnogs with our registered skippers JP, Andy and Timothy.

Hailing all SEA Pirates - It's a Pumpkin Bash & BBQ!

Date: Sunday, October 30
Time: 16:00-Sunset
Cost: Free (suggested $5-7 donation)
Location: SEA Docks

How good are your MOB skills? Come test them on the high seas of Richardson Bay. Pumpkins are bobbing and the skipper and crew to scoop up the most pounds wins a genuine gold bar (SEA style, naturally).

And, what's more  - "thar" be pumpkin soup and more aboard a haunted trawler.

Be there or be square knot! Arghh . . .

SEA folks enjoyed an impromptu gathering of food and spirits dockside last Sunday after several long time members hailed "It's time for more socials!"

And, that's the spirit at SEA - ideas can become reality with a good dose of energy and action by members. And, that's the benefit of a member run organization!

John Paul Watts and Joyce Jones headed up the plans. Thanks, Joyce, for shopping for the goods and John Paul for cooking them up! All those who came took part in some fun, even if it was adding to lively conversation. And, that comes easily when the strangest party vessels pass by with livley waves and passing toasts of wine!

Date: August - See Below
Time: 10:00 - 18:00  2 Days
Location: China Camp
Category: Adventure Sails

Enjoy an incredible, once a year opportunity to anchor out at China Camp in the company of wooden boats from all over the Bay. Master Mariner sailors will be out in force to join up with heritage celebrations by the State Park with the local Chinese fishing community.

Prediction: Rain. Prediction: Cloudy low 60s.

The weatherman was incredibly wrong all week -- we had sunny skies and close to 70 degrees for our keelboat sail. While the wind died down to 5 knots (from a prediction of 25 knots!), John Paul, Pawel and I ventured out with plans to meet Kenichi and Catherine who were also out sailing.

We never made it as we had a big surprise! While cruising on the East side of Angel Island, we had a visitor…a 40 foot whale who was 20 feet from our boat! Little did we know, male whales will come into the Bay. We watched as it swam away, coming up to the surface every few minutes. It was a National Geographic moment in our backyard!

After another hour, we sailed back to Sausalito, completely jazzed with our outing.

Moral of the story: When you least expect it, it will happen. Oh yes, and keelboats sails are amazing!

Date: Wednesdays
Time: 18:00 - Sunset
Location: Sausalito
Cost: Free
Category: Catalina Sails

We are back action with regular Wednesday evening sails and socials at the Trawler.  Please join us for sails and  refreshments for us on Descalza.

Sing up at Catalina Sails
You must RSVP to sail

This year's SEA Flotilla Day, our annual Season Opener, kicked off the season in style. We got lucky with a sunny and warm day in what was a really stormy March! We had boats of all kinds participate, from our small Catalinas, our Santana, as well as our awesome member fleet ranging from Santana 22's all the way up to Michael's 42' Tartan.

Our Catalianas were able to dock unassisted negotiating the fluky, light conditions. Our attempts to negotiate for a fee reduction with the AI Parks folks did not go so well! However, everyone made it in just fine, and quickly moved to the BBQ for grub and cake. Thanks to Frank and Cathy for celebrating their birthdays with us, Leah for brownies and Karen + Wesley for music

The ride back was particularly challenging for our Catalinas, facing light air and a stiff flood on the Tiburon side. They all dialed into the only way out: Short-tacking along Angel Island, where there was some current relief and a lot more breeze.

Date: April
Time: 09:00-16:00
Location: Lunch at Ayala Cove 12:30
Cost: $15 fee docking / boat + lunch
Category: Keelboat Sails

Skippers and SEA Members meet up for our Annual SEA Season Opener.
Join the SEA Member Flotilla to kick off the season sailing and meet up for potluck lunch.

Don't have a boat, no problem! Register to join our member fleet!

The first series of SEA's Catalina Regatta proved to be a successful blast! Congratulations to Wesley Frederick winning title as "SEA's Fastest Catalina  Racer"! Under lights and with wild applause, he was awarded a fanciful French bottle of spirits adorned with a golden SEA seal. Those who witnessed the fifth and final race would agree this skipper left others in his wake. The remaining three dinghies were neck and neck at the finish line, vying for second place.

 Chris Holland overall put the heat on Wesley placing a close second. Wayne McIntosh and Barbara McVeigh tied for third, though timing indicates Wayne was a tad faster (this author hopes for a rematch), and Matt Tibbals placed fourth, earning him great respect. Matt and his crew Cory took Intro to Sailing just this year!