Ventura Sailing Club
Where our goal is to introduce and invite people to take advantage of our great resource – The Channel Islands. We hope to achieve this by increasing participation in sailing by hosting racing and cruising events out to the islands. Beyond our events, we participate in established local racing, help procure crew for boats in need, and provide opportunities for those without boats to get involved in the local racing and cruising scene, thereby becoming a community of boaters.
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Wild Turkey Classic Plastic Results
 
VSC’s 21st annual Wild Turkey Thanksgiving Weekend Classic Plastic race was on November 29, starting and finishing at the Mandalay Buoy. Some have asked why you would schedule a race during Thanksgiving weekend. Well, here are a few good reasons:
-It’s the last chance to sail a race locally for the year
-It’s a great way to get out and move around with all that extra ballast from Thanksgiving aboard
-It sure as heck beats being on the 101 freeway or any of the malls
-Having the oppportunity to meet up with all our friends from PBYC, VYC, VSC, AYC, CIWSA, and CIYC and fill up the AYC clubhouse with smiling faces, food and beverages.
This was a pursuit race, with the slowest boats starting first and faster boats starting later based on handicap. So, rather than watching Cirrus or No Compromise sail over the horizon, they are chasing the fleet from behind. The fleet actually compresses with each mark rounding (which had some folks trying to remember the rules). Read: lots of action and lots of waving to fellow sailors. We were lucky enough to have good weather, flat seas, and consistent 5-10 kt. winds, which gave skippers the opportunity to invite non-sailors to join them.
As the name implies, the race is for classic boats, defined as 20 years or older. We opened the race up to newer boats, forming an Open Class in which we had two entries. ORCA boats and beach cats were invited but they were home polishing their daggerboards. Maybe next year for them! And also as the name implies, the awards are bottles of Wild Turkey, with the crew of No Compromise setting a new record for consuming their first place trophy (and it wasn’t just a pint).
We had 11 entries for non spinnaker and spinnaker classes that are truly classics. Chuck and Holly Manley’s Spitdog, a 1965 Del Rey 24, Brent Swanson’s Velero, a 1967 Islander 29, and Chris and Marisela Hancock’s So Long, a 1970 Ranger 26 are great examples of how enduring these classics are. They, along with the rest of our classics, show that you don’t have to be a tech company CEO to enjoy sailing our beautiful waters. It just takes a little love and care to keep one of these classics out there sailing. Kudos to all the owners that leave the dock and are keeping these fine boats out of landfills.
And thanks to Anacapa Yacht Club for hosting the post-race party and Chuck Manley for cooking up some chili for us.
Special Thanks to Alica & CC
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Interview With Chris and Sail-World
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