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I-36 Next Race, S. Bay Bridge Series, April 13, 2024
To register for the South Bay Bridge Series, go to this link to Jibeset.net South Bay Bridge Series.







Spring Meeting
Spring Meeting 3/16/24
A picture perfect spring day with bright sunshine and 15 + knot westerlies greeted our Islander 36 Association members for our Spring Meeting at Richmond Yacht Club. We had 32 people representing 18 boats that gathered for the fun and to hear Kame Richards' presentation on reading tides and currents on San Francisco Bay. To read the story and see the pics, click Spring Meeting 3/18/24.



Think Spring!
Spring 2024 Newsletter
David and Cara did it again and a wonderful way to approach Spring! Good foodies and great prop stories. Enjoy (but it's big so wait for it, it's worth it.) Spring 2024 (25 MB).



3 Bridge Fiasco
3 Bridge Fiasco January 27, 2024
For this year's 3 Bridge Fiasco the wind was better than predicted, until it wasn't. Three I36's showed up; Renaissance of Tahoe, Kapai and us, Luna Sea. Cassiopeia also signed up, but Kit slipped and broke a couple of ribs, so he wasn't in shape to race. Here's the story and some pics: 3 Bridge Fiasco 1/27/24



'Round Alameda
'Round Alameda January 1, 2024
Rinse and Repeat! Just like last year it rained like crazy on 12/31, but the 1st was glorious. 19 Folks aboard 4 Islanders representing 7 Islanders in total enjoyed a beautiful, sunny 6o degree day with little wind in the Estuary. What's remarkable is that three of the four boats also had an I-36 skipper aboard. Commodore Rick Egan (Kapai) had Rick and Sandy Van Mell (Vanishing Animal) aboard; Luna Sea had Ruby & Rob Blenderman (White Horses) aboard, Cassiopeia had Barney Brickner (Barnacle) aboard, and crew Anne Dompe also has her own 27' boat at Alameda (we like her just as much as if it was also an Islander.) Follow the fun: 'Round Alameda Parade 1/1/24



Fall Meeting
Fall Meeting at Coyote Point YC 11/18/23/23
A great core Islander 36 group of 22 strong representing 10 boats braved a showery Saturday, November 18th to gather at Coyote Pont Yacht Club for the Annual Fall Meeting. David & Cara joined via Face Time for the award (more later), and, alas Falcon's Bruce Halberg took a stumble on Friday so couldn't make it. Thanks to Jocelyn and Steve Swanson and Commodore Egan, we once again had a delicious lunch at the friendly Coyote Point Yacht Club with great views of the South Bay and easy parking. Fall Meeting Awards & Pictures.



Nationals Regatta
Nationals Regatta 10/14/23
It was great to return to the Golden Gate Yacht Club for the Nationals Regatta. We had 5 boats racing on the course, plus 1 spectator I-36, and 3 more represented on the Race Committee for a total of 9 boats represented. Cassiopiea took two 1sts to win. See all the pictures and results at Nationals Regatta.


I-36 Seasons Championships
Our regular season Bay Area racing is now completed with our last race sailed last Saturday in the South Bay. Kudos to skippers and crew that participated in one or more of the races scheduled with special thanks to Rich and Tom Shoenhair on Windwalker and Dan Knox on Luna Sea for their almost perfect attendance record. This year's racing included a number of destination races including Vallejo, Encinal and the West Point Regatta intermixed with some around the buoys races in the South Bay Bridge Series. We had divisions for spinnaker and non spinnaker entries with Windwalker dominating the season in the spinnaker division and Kapai taking the non spinnaker category. Kapai was the lone entry for many of the races in the non spinnaker division and we thank Luna Sea for sailing non spin in the last race of the season giving us a chance to eke out a win! Here is a link to the season results: 2023 Season's Championship Results.

Next up: The Nationals Regatta on Saturday, October 14th at Golden Gate Yacht Club.
Beyond that, we plan to honor the winners at our Fall meeting November 18th at Coyote Point YC.
Please plan to join usfor both and save the dates!

All the Best Rick Egan Commodore


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    • October 16-18: China Camp/Mcnears Beach Anchor Out (No Pictures)
    • Nationals Regatta 10/3/20.
    • September 19th Coyote Point Rally Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • Labor Day Rally 9/5/20.
    • August 1-11: Delta Cruise Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • July 18: Plastic Classic Race Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • Summer Sailstice Rally 6/20/20.
    • July 3-5: July 4th Benicia and Ruby Party - Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • June 29: Pacific Cup Start & I-36 support Escort - Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • June 19-21: Jack London Square - I-36 PacCup Racers Dinner Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • May 22-25: Napa Valley YC Cruise - Memorial Day Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • May 2-3: Treasure Island YC Cruise - Cinco de Mayo Party Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • April 17-19: Boat Show Marina Bay - Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • March 21: Rites of Spring Race - Cancelled - COVID-19.
    • Spring Meeting 3/14 - Cancelled by COVID-19
    • Islander 36 - Living the Life at 50.
    • Three Bridge Fiasco 1/25/20.
    • I-36 Survey.
    • 'Round Alameda 1/1/20.
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Here's How to send your boat's picture:

We would like pictures under full sail, that are clear and crisp, and most often show the whole boat, but, hey, if you like the picture, the rest of our members probably will too. They don't have to be any special size or type.

They can be attached to an e-mail. Just highlight and copy the block of text below, click "Send Email to I-36 Webmaster", paste the text into the message area, fill in your data, then attach your picture file and send it!

Boat Name:
Owner:
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You can also snail mail them to:

Rick Van Mell, I-36 Webmaster
1629 Begen Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040

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