The Dutch Shoe Marathon has always been the anticipated race of the summer. It invites hundreds of juniors and adults to more than just a regatta. It celebrates tradition, it fosters generational sailing, and it promotes the future of the sport we all love. This year, San Diego Yacht Club and Coronado Yacht Club were able to co-host the event with even more pride while looking back over 50 years of the Dutch Shoe Marathon.
The 50th anniversary of the race makes it even more special to win. Tyler Sinks in the Senior Fleet was the overall winner of the regatta. "I thought my window for winning the Dutch Shoe had closed twenty-five years ago," Sinks joked. Sinks grew up in SDYC's Junior Sailing program and continues to be a role model for our juniors.
Join us on the Sail Wash Lawn on Tuesday, July 18 at 6 pm (during Family Night!) to listen in on a Dutch Shoe panel featuring Director Alli Bell, Sailing Coach Steve Hunt, and Sabot Expert Danny North. These three speakers will be discussing the “Secret to the Shoe!” highlighting the race, the course, and racing sabots – plus, the very possible story or two of their own time on the water for Dutch Shoe’s past. Also hear a quick note from past Dutch Shoe champion Ronan Servais, and event chairs Julie & David Servais.
Junior sailors, families, Dutch Shoe competitors, and Dutch Shoe enthusiasts are urged to join us for this fun, informative event. Bring along your questions and get expert insight. See you there!
Cheers to 50 years! For five decades, San Diego Yacht Club and Coronado Yacht Club have co-hosted the summer’s staple Sabot race, the Dutch Shoe Marathon. This year, on Friday, July 21, over 150 junior and senior Sabot sailors will sail from La Playa (SDYC) to Glorietta Bay (CYC) in celebration of this special anniversary. If you haven’t registered yet, now’s the time. Don’t miss out on history in the making.
The Dutch Shoe Marathon Celebrates 50 Years!It’s not every day that any regatta turns 50, which just goes to say that there must be something extraordinary about this event. If you ask around some San Diego Yacht Club natives, you might hear the phrase “rite of passage.” You might catch a story or two about generations sharing in the tradition, or about parents making on-the-water memories with their little ones. To honor the anniversary, the regatta is sporting a new theme this year – the 70s! Look out for tie-dye tees and groovy Dutch Shoe prizes.
Fun For Sailors Of All Ages
The Dutch Shoe Marathon is almost a 5-mile race, a long-distance race in the world of 8-foot dinghies. The race starts in between San Diego and Southwestern Yacht Clubs and finishes at the Coronado Yacht Club. Every year almost 200 jr and sr. sailors come to race this fun race. For most of the Jr. sailors ,this will be a challenging and difficult race to complete. We asked rockstar coach Jon Rogers and last year's winner Ronan Servais for some tips.
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