This is a follow-up to the survey from this past December where San Francisco, CA was voted the top choice to host the 2012 Melges 20 Nationals. Below you will find the hosting proposal put together by the West Coast owners.  Please email Daniel Thielman with any questions or concerns.

Dates and Venue:

- The proposed date for the Melges 20 Nationals is October 5th – 7th.

- A west coast circuit of regattas will be established for dates before and after the Nationals for those who want to extend their campaign to include other events.

- The Corinthian Yacht Club will host the event.  The Corinthian is located in beautiful downtown Tiburon, which is just across the Golden Gate Bridge with a direct view of San Francisco.

- This venue offers many exciting activities to fill your days surrounding the event.  For example, you can tour the world renowned Napa and Sonoma Valley wine country, spend a day at Alcatraz, hike the redwood forests, visit the many iconic sites in San Francisco (e.g. Painted Ladies, Fisherman’s Wharf, SF Giants, Lombard Street, Cable Cars, Haight/Ashbury, SF Ballet, Opera and Symphony), watch the America’s Cup teams practice in the 72′ catamarans for the AC34 World Series, or just spend the week practicing for Nationals.

Logistics: 


- Dry storage spaces will be provided by Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito, CA at a rate of $210 per month and the North Sails loft in Sausalito will provide mast down storage at a price of $100 per month.

-The host yacht club will provide boat docking slips free of charge for the week of racing.

- LATIS & Layline Services have both provided estimates on the cost of transporting boats: LATIS plans to move the boats by flat bed trailer from Toronto and 1 east coast staging location such as Newport, RI at an estimated one way cost of $3k, and boats staged in Zenda or Michigan at a cost of $2.5k; Layline Services plans to move the boats by train in shipping containers from 1 east coast staging location such as Newport, RI also at an approximate one way cost of $3k.

- Discounted group hotel rates will be available at the following local area hotels: Tiburon Lodge, Larkspur Hotel, and Water Edge Hotel. Tiburon also has a daily ferry service to and from San Francisco for those looking for alternative transportation options when visiting or staying in the city.

Racing:

- There are currently 5 west coast boats with enthusiastic owners that are guaranteed to be on the starting line and from talking to other active owners in the class, we are confident that we will get a big turnout because San Francisco is both an awesome sailing venue and global tourist destination.

- San Francisco’s consistent winds and late summer warm weather will provide fantastic race conditions. The racecourse will be positioned in the vicinity of South Hampton Shoals/Berkeley Circle where it can be moved to the North or South to control wind speed, currents, and sea state.