BASC 2013 – Jeffrey Petersen

Day 1 “Good morning Jeffrey, time to get up.” “Whaaaaat? Why?” “It is BASC today!” (BASC stands for Balboa Advanced Sabot Clinic) So that was the start of my day. I got up and didn’t eat any breakfast. Why? Because BYC...

Bilge Bazaar 2013

On Sunday, June 2, parents and friends of Balboa Yacht Club junior sailors gathered well before the crack of dawn in front of Minney’s Yacht Surplus in Newport Beach to offload a giant U-Haul truck full of “yachting treasures” donated by BYC members...

CMRC Spring Invitational – Ryan Davidson

Dear BYC Maritime Sciences & Seamanship Foundation, My team and I would like to thank you for your support towards our recent travels to the Chicago Match Race Center to compete in our first non-youth match race event, the Spring Invitational. Our team consisted...

CISA Clinic 2013 – Christophe Killian

Dear BYC MSSF, This year I attended the CISA Clinic as a crew in the C420 fleet. Previous to now I had only skippered in 420s but wanted to try crewing because I was the right size for it. The three practice days leading up to the regatta were pretty light not getting...