The first stage of our San Francisco road trip involved a couple of beer can races. The first in Redwood City on Wednesday and the second in Berkeley on Friday. (more…)

Open Sailing is planning a road trip to San Francisco from August 19th to August 26th. We will bring two Open 5.70s and our plan is as follows:

• Wednesday August 19th

  Race out of Sequoia YC, Redwood City.

• Thursday August 20th

  Demo rides on Open 5.70 out of Sequoia YC, anybody whose interested should contact us asap.

• Friday August 21st

  Afternoon – Demo rides on Open 5.70 out of Berkeley YC, anybody whose interested should contact us asap.
  Evening – Berkeley Beer Can Race – contact us if you’d like to crew.

• Saturday/Sunday August 22nd/23rd

  Sarcoma Cup Regatta – one day of buoy racing on Saturday followed by a pursuit race on Sunday. All the local boats will be out for this race so we will have 6 Open 5.70s on the line. Contact us (or the owners) for crewing opportunities.

• Monday August 24th

  Demo rides on Open 5.70 out of Richmond YC, anybody whose interested should contact us asap.

• Tuesday August 25th

  Demo rides on Open 5.70 out of your YC! If you are a member of a yacht club in the San Francisco area and would like to invite Open Sailing for a day of fun on the water sailing the Open 5.70s then contact us.

• Wednesday August 26th

  Race out of Sequoia YC, Redwood City.

San Francisco is a great venue for the Open 5.70 and with four boats on the Bay already we are hoping that this road trip will raise awareness of the Open 5.70 and tip the balance so that the Bay Area one-design fleet starts to flourish as it has done down here in Southern California. Hope to see you there!

On the 5 caravaning north with two Open 570s for a windy weekend of one design racing out of Tiburon yacht club.

Pictures from on the road with hull#2 on it’s way to Miami.

Who says it’s not possible to get some work done while on the road…

Open Sailing is back on the road delivering the black Open 650 to Annapolis. Unfortunately we’re stuck on the 40 after a bad winter storm blew through causing chaos and closing roads. Keep on trucking!!!

Driving back from Miami, FL back to Los Angeles, CA is pretty simple: from miami, head north. When you arrive to the I 10 freeway, turn left and go for 2200 miles. Next stop is our office/showroom in Marina Del Rey, CA !

No need for a GPS…it was great to cross so many states. I love Rest Area and sleeping in the van without Nik was actually very roomy (and not smelly)!