Recently we passed the 20 boat mark in SF F18 group. In the last year we have added 6 new boats and most of the older boats are going to new people in the class. We have an Active Wednesday night practice fleet that will sail at about 3 pm most Wednesdays (weather permitting). If you are inteerested in the class feel free to contact me directly or on the SF F18 site. http://www.sff18.org/



We are always eager to get new people involved in the fleet and help you learning the boats or finding a new or used boat if you want to buy one and join us. We also have open positions on some weekend races or weekday events where a newbie can come try out the boats.



Even if your in town for some reason and just want to get on the water I can make time to get you out.

Congrats Rich, that is really awesome news! very jelly

First Wednesday 2014
I got to Redwood City early and got some little things changed on the boat. The Capricorn got some new trap lines and a halyard upgrade. I caught the old halyard and cut the cover so I needed to get the new one up the mast. With all the little things done I got the boat ready and waited for the people I was sailing with to show up.
There were four boats scheduled to sail and take advantage of the nice conditions. One of the F18s couldn't make it but the I14 made the fourth. Aurora the new Infusion, High Wire the Wildcat, and Capricorn took to the water for some practice and fun. Ben and Evelyn were sailing with me. Ben has experience sailing the F18 as crew but Evelyn is a rookie on the boat.
We got the boat down the dock and put the sail up. Got the main too high and hooked up and had to flip it to get it down. After that little fiasco we took to the water. A short course was set in the basin and we did practice starts with an upwind and a spin run down to the start finish. These were short couple minute legs that put an emphasis on boat handling and making proper choices. We were slower than the other 2 boats but with 3 people on the boat we were sailing at close to 600 lbs on the boat.
We managed to teach Evelyn to hoist and sheet the spin. We were switching spots on the boat and Ben took over the helm. I shared the spot on the front with Evelyn and we finished out the day. The wind was about 9 with a gust to about 12 sometimes. We hit speeds in the upper 16s downwind and were getting 12 and 13 upwind.
After a quick wash down we put the boat back on the trailer and all the covers on. The first sail of 2014 done and the boat was awesome. Made some new friends and got some new exposure for the class.