Ten races were sailed for both men and women in the PCCSC Singlehanded Championships. After a slight delay to make sure that all competitors made it to the sailing site, sailors launched at 11am for a full day of sailing. The racecourse was set on the Emeryville Flats, just east of Treasure Island.
Conditions ranged from 10 knots at the beginning of the day to a steady 15, before backing to the low double-digits for the final races - a phenomenal day for sailing on San Francisco Bay.
As light and variable conditions were afflicting dinghy sailing on the east coast, sailors strong and determined enough to be proficient in the Laser Radial and Laser Full Rig classes had their sights set on a berth at two of College Sailing’s 6 National Championships. The two events, Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded Championships, hosted by Hope College and Grand Valley State University, will sail either in Macatawa Bay, a small bay in Holland Michigan or on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, November second through the fourth. Needless to say, the conditions expected on Lake Michigan in November likely will add to the already hardcore nature of the Laser- a singlehanded boat stripped down so that the college athlete has no one to turn to as they face the elements.
