FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chris Love, chris@sailgroove.org, 774-217-3394
 
SAILGROOVE.ORG TO STREAM 2009 18' SKIFF INTERNATIONAL LIVE
 
Austin, TX – August 28, 2009 — Sailgroove.org will be at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Cal. August 31-September 4, 2009 for the 18' Skiff International regatta, including the world famous Ronstan Bridge to Bridge Race on Thursday, September 3.  Sailgroove will provided the daily videos and reports its fans have come to expect as well as live, streaming coverage of the racing from atop the St. Francis Yacht Club, which starts daily at 1:00PM PST.

Competitors from around the globe are now preparing for five days of tight buoy racing with the Golden Gate Bridge as the backdrop.  Their vessels are triplehanded rocket ships known as 18' Skiffs.  If you aren't familiar with these boats, think of a small canoe with wings; add a crew of three, all equipped with trapeze harnesses; now stick on a main, jib, and the most massive asym you can carry aboard.

The format is for the fleet to complete two races each day, with the 11th running of the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge Race to count as the second race for Thursday.  The annual Bridge to Bridge is an all out drag race that draws not only skiffs, but also windsurfers and kiteboarders.  The course is almost a straight line, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the San Francisco Bay Bridge, all downwind, run in the late afternoon when the breeze is usually strongest.

Sailgroove's coverage, including live streaming video during the regatta, can be found at www.sailgroove.org/videos/coverage/view/235517-18-skiff-international-regatta

Event information, including entry list and race documents, can be found at https://event-manager.compete-at.com/Manager/event/home.do?clubcntxt=stfrancisyc&eventcntxt=18Skiff09

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